BZ Worldwide

BZ Worldwide teamed up with Lerman Productions to create this video poem based on the writings of Eleanor Lerman.

The first major production from BZ Worldwide. Urban Reality was shot over a six month period in 2001 and chronicles three stories of gentrification in Columbia Heights, Washington D.C.  This was part of a thesis project at the University of Maryland.

Produced by
Gabe Cohen
Berry Blanton
Matt Zuckerman

The second trailer from the feature documentary Pin Of Hope.

This short story tells of the bonds formed and friends made through the Stoked Mentoring program.

A BZ Worldwide Micro Film shot over 43 hours using a Nikon d80, taking one shot every 10-minutes (except for the 3-hours when the battery died in the middle of the night) on the upper west side of New York City during a blizzard.

BZ Worldwide is currently working on this feature documentary. Pin of Hope is the story of a small pin making a big contribution; taking a journey around the world – along the way it’s inspired a youth movement, saved the lives of HIV/AIDS patients in Africa and brought hope to millions.  The film features the work of Partners In Health and FACE AIDS.

For more, visit: pinofhope.com

A BZ Worldwide Film
In Association with Stoked Mentoring

Whoever invented surfing knew that an adrenaline rush straight into your pre-frontal cortex was just what the doctor ordered for a rainy day. What they didn’t know is that action sports also has the potential to transform people, lives, and communities. “Leti’s Story”, a short documentary film, explores a teenager whose life has been enriched and enabled through her involvement with Stoked Mentoring, an action sports mentoring program aimed at creating successful, confident teens. Along her journey, she rubs elbows with action sports celebs Tony Hawk and Sal Masekela while soaking in the action at X Games 15.

Music by:
Max B
The Makepeace Brothers
Action Painters

Whoever invented surfing knew that an adrenaline rush straight into your pre-frontal cortex was just what the doctor ordered for a rainy day. What they didn’t know is that action sports also has the potential to transform people, lives, and communities. “Leti’s Story”, a short documentary film, explores a teenager whose life has been enriched and enabled through her involvement with Stoked Mentoring, an action sports mentoring program aimed at creating successful, confident teens. Along her journey, she rubs elbows with action sports celebs Tony Hawk and Sal Masekela while soaking in the action at X Games 15.

This is a teaser from our short film, Haitian Hope. BZ Worldwide shot this short film days after a fourth hurricane tore through Haiti in the summer of 2008. We went expecting to find stories of hardship and suffering, which we sadly did, but we also found something else that was evident and strong: beauty and hope. The Haitian people, despite living in and through some of the worst conditions in the world are a strong and resilient group. Thank you to Partners In Health and Zamni Lasante for helping tell this story.

BZ shot this short film days after a fourth hurricane tore through Haiti in the summer of 2008. We went expecting to find stories of hardship and suffering, which we sadly did, but we also found something else that was evident and strong: beauty and hope. The Haitian people, despite living in and through some of the worst conditions in the world are a strong and resilient group. Thank you to Partners In Health and Zamni Lasante for helping tell this story.