Top secret Bakersfield filmmaker meeting held in comic book store - By N.L. Belardes

I didn’t eat many of the French Fries I brought from Frosty King. To be honest, French Fries are the boon of mankind. We need to eradicate them. I brought a hamburger too, and notepad—just in case there were secret codes and notes to write down. I did eventually munch down the burger. But not until I sat and talked to a few mystery filmmakers about unity in the Bakersfield film scene. Oh yes, another B.I.F.F. (Bakersfield Independent Film Festival) is right around the corner. You didn’t know?

And we came to an understanding. In the Bakersfield Media Renaissance for the Arts, there also needs to be a film website. Oh we have theatreaddict.com for local theatre (and one other online theatre site that talks about all local theatre), we have Paperback Writer and BUMS for the local music scene, literary arts and more. Bakotopia represents large media but is a friend of the arts, and there are a lot of blogs from local folks. Now we need something for film…


This is the only photo I could sneak at this top secret meeting meant to promote filmmakers...

It’s all about this Southern Central Valley taking citizen media by storm in an artistic movement growing out of Bakersfield…

Oh, and if you’re a filmmaker, actor, video person, please get in touch as the website being developed needs your bio, your links, your film trailers...

Email questions, bios, etc. to nl@nlbelardes.com

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