Mission

BEST VIDEO FILM & CULTURAL CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AN INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVE OF OVER 30,000 DVDS 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 AND PUBLIC COMMENTARY READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH AUTHORS. LASTLY, BEST VIDEO FILM & CULTURAL CENTER WILL SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING A PLATFORM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO FILM IN UNDERSERVED PUBLIC SCHOOLS.