Schedule

10:00 am: Cafe + Conchas 

Start BAMMS 2026: Summer Sessions with some coffee and conchas, connect with fellow filmmakers before the panels begin.

10:30 am: Documentary Filmmaking: Activating the Archive 

Presented by BAVC Preservation and Cinemama

Archival content can transform your documentary into a more immersive and dynamic film. Hear from experienced documentary filmmakers, collection holders, and archival preservationists about identifying, sourcing, and implementing these assets for your own documentary project

Moderated by Niema Jordan

Schedule

12:30 pm: Latinx Filmmaking in the Bay Area 

Presented by CiNEOLA and BAVC Media.

From an idea to finding support and audience building, join our panel of local filmmakers as they discuss what helped them get their passion project started. We will explore Samantha Berlanga’s feature-length documentary, Pleasure Seekers, supported by the BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship; Sofia Camargo’s upcoming short La Selva, supported by Vimeo Short Film Grant; and Nicole Amyx's short film Dipsea Generations, supported by The North Face and Seed and Spark Supporters. 

Panelists: Samantha Berlanga, Sofia Camargo, and Nicole Amyx

Moderated by Diana Sánchez Maciel

To conclude BAMMS 2026: Summer Sessions, please join us to celebrate our great community and our amazing films--both made and yet to be made! Come join as we gather to imbibe the fuel of the auteur--lamb and rum!!! It's simple math--Lamb+Rum=Oscars!

Hosted by the Law Office of George M. Rush