The Big Picture Alliance educates disadvantaged and underserved youth in developing self-expression, life and job skills through the inspiring and collaborative process of creating media arts.
Partnering with schools, community centers and arts organizations, the BPA programs support students in accessing advanced technologies, including digital media, computer arts and the Internet. Through hands-on training, the BPA uses young people's interest in media making to develop language and communication skills, critical thinking, teamwork and self-esteem.
Under the guidance of the BPA's diverse staff and network of professional media makers, students are empowered to create projects that speak of their lives, dreams and communities. Through community and film festival screenings of the students' films, the BPA reaches successive groups of students who hear and respond to the voices of their peers.
