Going on 13

10/06/2023

Bay Area Media Makers! Please complete the survey!!

Bay Area Film & Media Maker Survey A study of our local Film and Media Sector. Take the survey → To effectively support and advocate for the film and media sector, we need to know how people working in the field are doing and what challenges they face. If you live in

09/27/2023

SF parents and teachers! We have a cool program for high school aged students in SF! Free media training and $250 when they complete the semester. We are doing rolling sign ups until mid October. There are on a few spots left!! Please share!!

Next Gen Don’t just consume media, make it. Learn how to tell your own story through video, audio, or animation using high-quality equipment and software in a supportive, collaborative environment. If you are between the ages 14-17, you are eligible to join Next Gen, BAVC Media’s FREE after scho...

07/30/2023

Gente Nomínate!! And your friends too!!

Rep. Joaquin Castro is launching a campaign to ask the public to nominate Latino films to add to the National Film Registry.

10/03/2018

So excited to announce that GOING ON 13 will be screening in Nashville on Monday, November 5 through this amazing program for young women filmmakers!!

http://www.belcourt.org/education-and-engagement/student-events

08/28/2018

Given the current consciousness happening around s*xuality, gender/ gender identity, and consent - this article is a great reminder and one of the reasons we made Going on 13 (10 years ago!!) in the first place!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/s*x-educators-teach-kids_us_5b7345bee4b0df9b093a3450

The "s*x talk" should be an ongoing conversation -- and it definitely doesn't have to be awkward.

08/26/2018

Headed to see Eighth Grade today with my 9th-grade goddaughter. What did you think when you saw it?

08/22/2018

Mixed feelings about this:

15 years after its release, ‘thirteen’ still holds up as a raw representation of teenhood - VICEhttps://apple.news/A49GOgVRkTb-tTOQjtMQcZw

10/12/2017

GIRLS MATTER!!

1. Share the film and tell us what means to you
2. Take action at http://www.globalgoals.org/dayofthegirl

Every day girls around the world are fighting for their freedom. This International Day of the Girl - join them and raise your voice: 1. Share the film and t...

05/03/2017

Hi friends of GOING ON 13 - I am working on a film about teachers of color. Please share! Please donate!

The stories of 5 leaders of color in the Bay Area becoming teachers in the system that failed them | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!

04/05/2017

This is just one of the reasons why girls need to have access to building and creating hands-on "toys"

Albert Einstein has a new rival – and she is already one of the most well-known and accomplished physicists in the United States. Sabrina G...

01/08/2017

This!

11/27/2016

Girls voices are strong and powerful! I'm impressed with Teen Vogue - giving space for Native girls to speak truth to power.

https://www.facebook.com/teenvogue/videos/10154224379571312/

11/25/2016

S*xism hurts all of us, including the perpetrators.

http://www.teenvogue.com/story/s*xist-men-are-more-likely-to-be-depressed?mbid=social_twitter

Share this with your jerk uncle.

11/07/2016

Thanks for the great and critical reviews of GOING ON 13 on Amazon Prime!

GOING ON 13 shows us a reality far more complex than what we are used to seeing in the media about pre-teen girls and urban girls of color. Without simplifying or sensationalizing their lives, we come to see these four girls as multi-faceted and gripping individuals. Using a mix of intimate intervie...

11/07/2016

"What does this mean for parents? Taken together, these findings suggest that parents who are concerned about girls' leadership can use examples of gender bias in this election as a starting point for an important conversation. In other words: Let's use this election as an opportunity to include our kids in a national conversation about gender and leadership, to show them that to effectively challenge bias we must examine and confront it."

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/09/no_matter_who_wins_this_electi.html

By Richard Weissbourd and Alison Cashin Special to The Washington Post Even if Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election in November, the 2016 campaign still could have profoundly negative consequences for a generation of girls exploring their own leadership potential....