Jul 11, 2019 | Arts and Culture, CVCF News
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate The Central Valley Community Foundation is thrilled to present the 4th annual The Big Tell; a film contest featuring undiscovered stories from the Central Valley. These 5-min mini documentaries tell the stories of places...
Oct 18, 2018 | Arts and Culture
Orlando Gomez was born and raised in Fresno, a place he will always call home, despite leaving at various times to pursue career opportunities. He has run his own production company, Stellar Lense Productions, Inc. for over 13 years and appreciates the opportunities...
Oct 17, 2018 | Arts and Culture
Carissa Garcia is an interdisciplinary artist who approaches her work as a storyteller and poet. She considers herself a “greñuda filmmaker”, working on untamed methods of documenting and reversing erasure as a decolonial means of creating and recuperating knowledge....
Oct 16, 2018 | Arts and Culture
For most of us, rock bottom exists only in the deepest corners of our imagination; a nightmare scenario that fuels our fears and motivates our actions. We learn to spend our lives building safety nets to prevent such tragedies. But for those who have watched their...
Oct 15, 2018 | Arts and Culture
Laura Gromis has been passionate about the environment since she was young. Her grandfather was a coal miner in what is now Poland. He also instilled in her a love of hiking, nature, and a keen curiosity to question the world we live in. Although originally from...
Oct 13, 2018 | Arts and Culture
Judo is a sport centered around the “Ippon,” a perfectly executed throw of your opponent that scores an automatic win during a match. To achieve perfect form, techniques for hundreds of throws are practiced over and over again, in repetitive exercises...
