How to Produce and Publish Your First Project

How to Produce and Publish Your First Project is a Professional Development session on 2025-03-26 at 2:00 PM; location and city: Location TBA; made possible by Sony Electronics. John Beder (he/him), described as Emmy Award-winning and Emmy-nominated, is an Asian American documentary director and Bedrock Productions co-founder whose community-centered work explores identity, resistance, social justice, public health and climate change; he shares actionable guidance on nonfiction filmmaking, ideas, development, pitching, funding, networking, mentors, financial challenges and impact. His roles span the Asian American Documentary Network, Documentary Producers Alliance, The Video Consortium, ArtsBuild’s board, Tennessee Arts Commission Fellow and Kartemquin/Southern Documentary Fund mentor; films include Emmy-nominated Dying in Your Mother’s Arms with The New York Times and award-winning, 2025 Oscar-qualified How to Sue the Klan with Ben Crump, addressing anti-oppression and resistance to

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