Best Video Film & Cultural Center
Hamden, CT
BEST VIDEO FILM & CULTERAL CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AN INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVE OF OVER 30,000 DVD'S AND EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO BRING PEOPLE, FILM, AND MUSIC TOGETHER IN A COMMUNITY SPACE. IT WILL ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING A) MOVIE SCREENINGS WITH INTRODUCTIONS AND POST-FILM DISCUSSIONS THAT ENRICH THE APPRECIATION OF THE FILM CONTENT B) A PERFORMANCE SPACE COMMITTED TO AN ECLECTIC PROGRAMMING THAT VALUES INDIVIDUAL MUSICAL VISION THROUGH DIVERSE GENRES OF MUSIC: JAZZ, FOLK, ROCK, CLASSICAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL WHILE FOSTERING CONVERSATION THAT INFORMS, EDUCATES, AND ENRICHES AUDIENCE PERFORMERS. C) A VENUE FOR LITERARY EVENTS, INCLUDING POETRY, SHORT STORY, PUBLIC COMMENTARY READINGS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH AUTHORS. LASTLY, BEST VIDEO FILM & CULTERAL CENTER WILL SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING A PLATFORM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO FILM IN UNDERSERVED PUBLIC SCHOOLS.