Saturday, October 27, 2007

Alumnus Chandler Griffin's Barefoot Workshops


Chandler Griffin is a New York City based independent documentary filmmaker and educator. His projects have taken him to film and teach in Latin America, North America, the UK, Africa, and India. Chandler is the Founding Director of Barefoot Workshops. He has developed and produced educational programs in Northern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, South Africa, Honduras, India and various locations in the USA. He is a Founding Member of Video Volunteers and is on Jackson Hole Film Festival's Global Insight Advisory Committee. Chandler started The Arnold & Friends Fund (www.TAAFF.org) and Registered Redneck (www.registeredredneck.com) to fundraise for AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe. He has collaborated with Navsarjan Trust, PLANusa, 1 Giant Leap, PBS, The American Cancer Society, FXB, Ocean Classroom, Maritime Challenge, The Ford Foundation, The RFK Center for Human Rights, FilmAid International, The International Film & Television Workshops, Global Media Adventures and the State Department's Digital Freedom Initiative. He holds a BFA in Photography and a BFA in Video/Film from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Chandler and wife, Alison Fast, are constantly working to develop new programs for Barefoot Workshops.

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