Projects
2024 COMPLETED PROJECTS
Lens of Hope Award presented to Cycling Without Age
July 24–26, 2024 – 2024 Indy Shorts Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN
Daughters Film Screening and Panel Discussion
TDB Family Foundation hosted two film screenings and panel discussions with Co-Director, Angela Patton, cast member, Chad Morris, and Impact Producer, Lisa Mazzotta. Daughters is the story of four girls who participated in a transformative empowerment program, Girls for a Change, as they prepare for a momentous Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers who are going through a unique fatherhood program in a Washington DC jail. Daughters made its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and took home two awards: Festival Favorite and Audience Choice: U.S. Documentary Competition.
The Carter Center’s Annual Week Event – Screening of “The Test”
Terri was honored to attend The Carter Center’s Annual Week event to hear updates on the powerful work it is doing around the world. This year, the event was at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego. Terri was given the opportunity to share the film, “The Test” with the other guests. She shared the film because it relates to the center’s work promoting democracy, supporting caretakers, and working to bring awareness and progress in the mental health space.
26.2 to Life Screening and Sponsorship of Life Strides Foundation
June 7–9, 2024 – Colorado Springs, CO
Panel discussion with Markelle “the Gazelle” Taylor, Melissa Stapanowich, Life Strides Director, and former state Senator Pete Lee. 26.2 to Life explores the transformative power of San Quentin State Prison’s 1000 Mile Club, in which incarcerated men train for and run an annual marathon and complete the hard work of rehabilitation for a second change in life. This running program inspired a similar running program at the local juvenile detention facility.
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CuriOdyssey’s 70th Anniversary Celebration
TDB Family Foundation Sponsorship of “Night at the Museum.” As a nonprofit science museum and zoo, CuriOdyssey lets kids loose to observe wild animals, experiment with scientific phenomena, and let the natural world answer their questions. We treat kids like the geniuses they are.
“The Test” Screening and Panel Discussion
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Being Michelle Film and Panel Discussion
February 7, 2024 – Roundup Fellowship 50th Anniversary Fundraiser, Colorado Springs, CO
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Using Film to Build Awareness,
Engagement and Philanthropy
Our founder, Terri Bullock, joined film producer, Sudnya Shroff (Fremont), for this engaging panel discussion and reception hosted by Caridad Partners and Forward Global.
2023 COMPLETED PROJECTS
Social Impact for Education:
Opportunities, Equity, and Hope
Major partner for two film festival screenings, moderated a panel discussion, hosted and luncheon and VIP reception, and coordinated nonprofit impact tables focused on transformative educational opportunities in three documentary short films: Finding Ubuntu, Developing Our Future, and Barefoot Empress.
Camera as Witness: Screening of Violins of Hope – Strings of the Holocaust
The foundation promoted this event at the Stanford Research Center and participated on the panel for this film that featured Israeli master violinmaker, Amnon Weinstein, and his efforts to restore violins from the Holocaust.
Watch Violins of Hope – Strings of the Holocaust streaming on PBS.com
The Pet Cross
August–November 2023
The Pet Cross offers free veterinary care to the pets of senior citizens, low-income families, and the homeless with a mobile vet clinic at convenient locations in Colorado Springs. The foundation provided a grant to cover basic operational expenses, introductions to other sources of funding, and technical expertise totaling over $15,000 in support.
Youth Documentary Academy – 10th Anniversary Events
The foundation provided significant financial support and direct assistance for two signature events to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Colorado Springs-based Youth Documentary Academy. We also provided the initial funding and recruited additional partners for a matching gift incentive that helped to raise more than $10,000.
In The Dirt – Film Screenings
Major Sponsor for World Premiere of In the Dirt at Crested Butte Film Festival. Organizer and Host for Colorado Springs Screening of In the Dirt. Provided direct engagement and promotional support for both film screenings and support for cast members and families to attend both events. Coordinated fundraising efforts to generate support for Silver Stallion Bicycle and Coffee Works.
Gratis 7 Productions and In the Dirt
“A Divine Journey” Screenings
The foundation hosted these two private film events to introduce people to “A Divine Journey”, and help raise financial assistance for Supportive Pillar Organisation, created to build a leadership academy for refugee orphans and help marginalized youth access education in a safe and loving environment.
The 50 Film Screening – Beach Break Film Festival
Provided direct engagement in the planning and promotion of a film festival screening, VIP reception, and moderating a panel discussion with the Director and three formerly incarcerated subjects in the film who are now actively working as peer counselors in their communities.
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The Power of Small – Kindness Film Project by Gratis 7 Films
The foundation is supporting the pre-production phase of a film on kindness, The Power of Small. In a world longing for compassion, imagine gathering a diverse group, endowing them with unexpected financial means, and setting them on a single mission: spread kindness. No rules, no supervision – just empathy as their guide.
Learn more about Gratis 7 Productions and The Power of Small
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