2015/07/07 Optik Allusions Meeting

Tuesday july 7th

Attendees

 * Jabari
 * Sean
 * Dennis
 * Noemie

Announcements

 * Article: woman wants to interview us about OpAl. We'll do it with, Jabari and Noemie
 * Jabari an Dragon are going to film fundraising video for the Power to The People/ Africa project!

Changing names

 * FearlessFilms
 * Films Not
 * Fearless Video Collective
 * Unapologetic Video Collective
 * Bandana Films
 * Under the rock
 * Radical lenses
 * Triple Optik
 * Third Lense Blind
 * We cover stories that the mainstream doesn't cover


 * Unseen Video Collective
 * Unheard Video Collective
 * I of the Unseen
 * Third look/ third glance

Finances

 * Grants: Emily is a grant writer. She finds money for folks. She's helping a film maker to find grants; She said she would be willing to come to a meeting to see if she can help. Organizations that are non profit have better chances to get a grant.
 * Berkeley Film Foundation: have money for filmmakers!

Projects

 * Seeds of struggle:
 * Setting up a meeting with them:
 * Wanda would be a good person:
 * Saturday: farmer's market. Anytime from 10 to 3: 12pm at 5316 telegraph
 * Mr. Scott: Dennis will be writing questions.
 * Need to formalize our organizational model for this project.