Dear Friends, In 2000, I established the Bridge Film Festival. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to continue to direct the Festival. The dream was for our student filmmakers to have a platform to share their vision of the 21st century for a better and more just world. The Festival connected our Friends’ educational institutions and Meetings around the world significantly, connecting and celebrating our diversity and common values. The BFF has encouraged students to produce intentional, values-based films that have raised awareness of a myriad of issues of concern to our communities. I espe ..read more

 The reviews are there, and once again Ken Burns illustrates why he is the pre-eminent documentary filmmaker of our time. CNN -  'Muhammad Ali' lets Ken Burns go four fascinating rounds with the champ's life and legacy Variety -‘Muhammad Ali,’ a Thorough New Docuseries From Ken Burns and Company, Gives a Complex Icon His Due New York Times - ‘Muhammad Ali’ Explores the Many Layers of ‘the Greatest’ In full discloser: The Bridge Film Festival will always be grateful for the kindness and support of Ken Burns ..read more

Princeton Friends School Students win "The Big One" Two notes from Abby Botts film Advisor: Hi Andy! I wanted to let you know that Bota and I watched the awards show with the kids on Friday morning. None of them knew about the award at that time. There were many cheers and tears of joy when their film was announced..it was a very special moment! I'm attaching a photo of the group so that you can see how happy they are, even through the masks. :-) Thanks so much..what a fantastic experience! All the best, Abby Hi Andy, Sure, feel free to use the photo and my note. I'll also send you ..read more

Judges' Choice Awards 2021 Documentary Award: Seeger's Seek of Truth, George School Narrative Award: Integritas, George School New Media Award: New to the Woods, New Garden Friends School Public Service Announcement Award: Choose Your Own Future, New Garden Friends School Spirit of the Festival Award: Colored in Black, Princeton Friends School Below are the Judge's Advices for all the films and tabs to the scoring for all the categories. Entries are evaluated on communication skills, creativity, technical quality, quaker relevancy, and ..read more

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In this year of uncertainty, our Festival has come through with 26 entries from 10 schools and 3 continents! All of the entries have been posted here on this site. There are 7 documentaries, 9 narratives, 4 new media, and 6 public service announcements. Our Judges are evaluating the entries based on five criteria, communication skill, creativity, technical quality, Quaker relevancy, and originality. Their results and advices will be published in April and there will be once again a virtual Judges' Choice Awards show that will be made available to the public. Official 2021 Trailer ..read more

We are happy to welcome the first entries into the Bridge Film Festival 2021. Once submissions are received, they are reviewed and, if they meet the criteria of the Festival, they are immediately posted on our website for everyone to share and enjoy. We are happy to include any additional information in the description of your youtube video.  These descriptions help interested viewers to find the film.   The description from The Friends School of Tasmania not only speaks of the film but also describes their very innovative program for engaging students in film, allowing them ..read more

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Student Voices Matter Here! Well, 2020 has brought a global pandemic, massive wildfires, catastrophic flooding, political power grabs, explosions, uprisings, and massive street protests. In the USA we’ve even had murder hornets! We can try to make jokes about it but COVID-19 has brought great loss to us all.  What else is happening in our mask-wearing quarantined worlds? The UK’s got Brexit, a possible second Scottish independence referendum, and perhaps a unification of the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland. The US is facing a chaotic election with active voter suppression and d ..read more

Advisor & Student Connection Pt-2 Since its inception, the Bridge Film Festival has encouraged faculty and student collaboration. Scaffolding of support for students based on age and ability is essential. The healthy exchange of ideas between students and their advisors enables them to clarify the message and effectively communicate it. As guide rails, we rely on the Friends pedagogical values of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship. Often advisors who are not trained filmmakers, learn and are inspired through this process as well as their students. Over the ..read more