In this episode, we sit down with Madeleine Lim. Originally from Singapore, Madeleine Lim is QWOCMAP’s Founding Executive/Artistic Director and an award-winning filmmaker with 30 years of experience. Her films have screened at sold-out theaters at international film festivals around the world, featured at universities, museums, and broadcast to millions on PBS. Her documentaries include Jewelle: A Just Vision (2022); The Worlds of Bernice Bing (2013); and Sambal Belacan in San Francisco (1997), which continues to be banned in Singapore. We sit down to discuss the 21st annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival (QWOCFF25) going down June 13-15th at San Francisco's historic Presidio Theatre in the Presidio National Park! This year's Festival Focus, "Fierce Determination," showcases 49 films across 7 screenings—from the ancestral traditions of Mauna Kea to Black Southern liberation stories—illuminating how LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities persist, thrive, and imagine liberatory futures through radical artistry and collective care.

Transmission Studio is a series of intimate conversations with the independent artists and community-based organizations living and working within the vibrant, complicated and ever-evolving ecosystem of San Francisco arts and culture. It aspires to inform, inspire and more importantly spark meaningful and critical dialogue on the state of the artists who remain committed to this city in spite of unprecedented social, economic and political challenges.

Watch Transmission Studio on SF COMMONS every 2nd and 4th Thursday at SFC.TV

SF COMMONS is the home of public access TV in San Francisco, broadcasting live from our state-of-the-art studio. We offer our services to help you develop the skills to create broadcast-ready content. Interested in producing your own how? Find out more at https://www.sfc.tv

Credits:

• Transmission Studio is produced by SF Commons x BAVC Media

• Executive Producer: Andy Kawanami

• Producers: Javan Jiles, Isa Nakazawa

• Host: Isa Nakazawa

• Editor: Javan Jiles

• Design & Animation: Katherine Pertuso

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In this episode, we sit down with the Marketing and Events Coordinator at SOMA West Community Benefit District, Chine Emeahara. Born and raised in San Jose, Chine has lived all over the Bay Area and is passionate about storytelling, event producing, economic development and expressing himself creatively through music, fashion and more. It was an honor to talk to Chine about his unique perspective as both an artist and a producer. Together we discuss what it means to become a leader and the joys and challenges of working with others towards a common vision of re-energizing San Francisco's small business community. Learn more about SOMA West CBD at https://www.instagram.com/somawestcbd/ and check out the next SOMA Nights every 4th Thursday.

Transmission Studio is a series of intimate conversations with the independent artists and community-based organizations living and working within the vibrant, complicated and ever-evolving ecosystem of San Francisco arts and culture. It aspires to inform, inspire and more importantly spark meaningful and critical dialogue on the state of the artists who remain committed to this city in spite of unprecedented social, economic and political challenges.

Watch Transmission Studio on SF COMMONS every 2nd and 4th Thursday at SFC.TV

SF COMMONS is the home of public access TV in San Francisco, broadcasting live from our state-of-the-art studio. We offer our services to help you develop the skills to create broadcast-ready content. Interested in producing your own how? Find out more at https://www.sfc.tv

Credits:

• Transmission Studio is produced by SF Commons x BAVC Media

• Executive Producer: Andy Kawanami

• Producers: Javan Jiles, Isa Nakazawa

• Host: Isa Nakazawa

• Editor: Javan Jiles

• Design & Animation: Katherine Pertuso

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In this episode, we sit down with award-winning filmmaker and executive editor of the San Francisco Bayview National Black Newspaper, Kevin Epps. Born and raised in Bayview Hunters Point, Kevin is a true reflection of Frisco’s signature political consciousness, activist spirit and independent hustle. It was an honor to talk to Kevin about his journey from filmmaking to journalism and his passion for his community.

The San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper, founded in 1976, is a communications network for the Black community worldwide, with its website, sfbayview.com, the most visited Black newspaper on the web, second only to the Final Call, and one of a kind print edition that’s distributed throughout the Bay Area and mailed to subscribers, including thousands of prisoners all over the country.

Transmission Studio is a series of intimate conversations with the independent artists and community-based organizations living and working within the vibrant, complicated and ever-evolving ecosystem of San Francisco arts and culture. It aspires to inform, inspire and more importantly spark meaningful and critical dialogue on the state of the artists who remain committed to this city in spite of unprecedented social, economic and political challenges.

Watch Transmission Studio on SF COMMONS every 2nd and 4th Thursday at SFC.TV

SF COMMONS is the home of public access TV in San Francisco, broadcasting live from our state-of-the-art studio. We offer our services to help you develop the skills to create broadcast-ready content. Interested in producing your own how? Find out more at https://www.sfc.tv

Credits:

• Transmission Studio is produced by SF Commons x BAVC Media

• Executive Producer: Andy Kawanami

• Producers: Javan Jiles, Isa Nakazawa

• Host: Isa Nakazawa

• Editor: Javan Jiles

• Design & Animation: Katherine Pertuso

BAVC Media a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area, serving thousands of filmmakers, artists and activists every year. Inspiring social change by empowering media makers to develop and share diverse stories through art, education and technology.

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