What We Do
We bring filmmaking programs to kids with serious illnesses to improve their morale, self-confidence, and sense of hope.
Filmmaking
BayKids empowers children with illnesses to express themselves through the power of filmmaking.
Mentoring
Volunteers from our network of film and tech industry companies like LucasFilm, Pixar, and Apple mentor and inspire our kids in creative workshops.
Sharing
We celebrate our kids’ courage and creativity with the greater community through film screenings, in Oscar-like film festivals, and online.
Why Filmmaking?
Through filmmaking children learn they are so much more than their illness. As they develop their stories, design props and sets, and become actors and directors, they gain a sense of purpose and optimism. They learn that their story matters.
And this helps them cope with their illness.
News and Events
Newsletter January 2020
The new year is in full swing but we would like to use this opportunity to wish all of you a very healthy and happy new year for this young decade! We think it is never [...]
BayKids Studios Film Festival at LucasFilm a Hit!
On Sunday, June 2nd, more than a hundred family members and supporters gathered at LucasFilm’s Permier Theater in San Francisco to celebrate the work of our young filmmakers. With the assistance of our marvelous partners [...]
BayKids Studios Co-Hosts Creative Arts Festival
On March 15th, UC Davis Children’s Hospital and BayKids Studios co-hosted their annual Creative Arts Festival at the Mind Institute in Sacramento. More than two dozen children received awards for their achievements in fine art, [...]
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Every Child Has a Story
BayKids Studios is proud to have worked with many visionary organizations to help bring movie making magic to seriously ill children.
Adobe
Apple
Dolby
JW House
Kaiser
LucasFilm
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Pixar
Ronald McDonald House
Skywalker Sound
Stanford Blood Center
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
UCSF Benioff Children’s Oakland
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
