Program Highlights
Comparing COVID-19 Notes on an International Zoom
Midpen Media recently conducted its second conversation with people in several countries around the world about life since the pandemic. This time we were joined by people living in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Hong Kong, Indore (India), Tbilisi (Georgia), and Tokyo to compare notes on COVID-19 rules, a worldwide resurgence, reactions to the news about vaccines, Read More…
The Audit, A Movie Made Over Zoom
So, you wanna make a movie but, you know, COVID. Well, there’s always Zoom. OK, so when you record on Zoom, you’re at the mercy of whatever webcams your actors happen to have. And whatever the lighting and audio situations happen to be in their homes. And costumes are, well, whatever is in the actors’ Read More…
Meet UNAFF’s Documentary Filmmakers
The United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) went virtual this year, screening documentary films from 60 filmmakers online between October 15th and October 25th. The 23rd annual festival’s theme was “The Power of Empathy.” Midpen Media, a long time UNAFF partner, helped Festival Founder and Director Jasmina Bojic conduct a Zoom-based panel interview with three Read More…
A Pandemic International Zoom Exchange
Denmark was in the house, as were Argentina, Italy, Brazil, Israel, Venezuela, and Mexico. The September 27th Midpen Media-hosted Zoom exchange about life during the pandemic featured an international gathering. Two of the participants had experienced the virus first-hand. One spoke of collective singing from balconies in her town, another of the “community spirit” requested Read More…
Veterans Day Programming
We will show a special block of television programs to remember and celebrate the selfless sacrifices of America’s veterans. Watch cable channel 30 on November 4th, 11th, and 18th to learn about the lasting legacy of our service members. World War II – Japanese Internment (1:30 PM) Japanese-Americans tell their stories of internment in California Read More…
Film Noir November
This November, hunker down with us to watch darkly lit stories from mean city streets and deserted backroads unfold on your screen. We’ll delve into 1950s film noir where crooked cops meet private eyes looking to solve the crime and win the dame. Woman on the Run (1950) Friday, Nov. 6, 8:00 PM and Saturday, Read More…
Watch Our LIVE Election Night Coverage November 3rd
Join us Tuesday, November 3rd, for live local election coverage. Midpen Media has partnered with Palo Alto Weekly to bring you the issues and races that matter most on the Mid-peninsula. Our joint coverage will broadcast live on cable channel 30 and on Midpen Media’s website, and stream live on Palo Alto Weekly’s YouTube channel. Read More…
Voting Resources for State and County Elections
The Midpen Media Center is an invaluable media production studio and outlet for local-level and statewide election voter information. This year, staff member Cathy Keys served as the Elections Program Producer and put her skills as a global project manager to good use. Karen Adams, Midpen Media Co-Director of Production Services supported Keys with her Read More…
Stories of Black Neighbors in Palo Alto
The Palo Alto Historical Association’s (PAHA) 2002 production “Heritage Sharing Our Lives: Black Neighbors of Palo Alto” is airing this month on channel 30. The near 20-year old footage of area residents sharing stories about how their families came to live in Palo Alto reaches back into the community’s collective memory to the early 1900s. Read More…
EPA Generational Conversations
East Palo Alto elders and youth came together for a Zoom panel discussion, “Generational Conversations #1: Community Discussion on Racial Injustice” on June 29th, co-produced by Midpen Media and the Nairobi Committee. The elders helped to establish Nairobi College in EPA in the 1960s as an alternative junior college for minorities, and the next generation Read More…