Equity at Work: ReWork the Bay’s Journey to Reimagine an Equitable Economy
A short film that highlights ReWork the Bay's approach to creating a liberated and equitable economic future and showcases how we are re-imagining workforce development and the roles that are needed in getting us to an inclusive economy.
DP/EDITOR: Jay Gash
THROUGHLINE
A multidisciplinary art show highlighting emerging Black artists from various mediums. The central theme for THROUGHLINE is a celebration of female identifying change agents of Oakland. Honorees include: Dr. Akilah Cadet, Ashara Ekundayo, Elisha Greenwell, Goapele, Joyce Gordon, Kai Frazier, Kalkidan Gebreyohannes-Royster, Niema Jordan, Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith, Robin McBride, Sherri McMullen, Swan Dotson, and Tanya Holland
DP/EDITOR: Jay Gash (IG: @gashproductions)
MUSIC: Mara Hruby
Excerpt of poem “Chestnut Butter” Written and Performed by: Sir Michael Wayne Turner III
PRODUCER: Xavier Rernard
In Summer 2023, Destiny Arts Center created a safe space for a new group of young people in Carter Gilmore Park in East Oakland. Neighborhood kids dropped their bikes to watch martial arts demonstrations. They practiced hip-hop moves to participate in weekly dance battles, and created their own raps and ballads. Giving youth a space to move, process their emotions, and feel connected is essential to community healing and is grounded in the violence prevention roots upon which Destiny was founded over thirty years ago. Whether in a park, a school, an after-school program, or at our North Oakland Center, Destiny Arts creates spaces for children to reach their highest potential.
DP/EDITOR: Jay Gash
Sound: Elena Botkin-Levy (GEMS Storytelling)
ON THE PULSE OF LIFE, a short experimental documentary, documents the birth justice moment in Alameda County, California, and celebrates new motherhood for Black women. It is in the first few breaths of life that can make our futures equitable — when will we choose to make this a reality?
This film was made in collaboration with BElovedBIRTH Black Centering and is a part of the Futures exhibition at the Smithsonian Arts and Industry Museum, and was executive produced by The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture.
Post-Production Producer: Jay Gash
This short film documents Black women leaders, specifically those who are mothers and/or who have lost their children to violence, of CHANNEL BLACK, the 2018 cohort of The Black Mama’s Storytelling Fellowship. Channel Black democratizes the process by which we make meaning of the world we live in—we change the story and the storyteller. The iterative training program positions Black mothers to shift public narratives by giving them the tools to identify, craft, and share their stories, perspectives, and analysis in their communities, as well as in the media.
This project emerged out of a collaboration between Mia Birdsong and Shanelle Matthews, activists with expertise in communications who work to build empathy for, and power in, Black communities in order to decrease the external and internal discrimination Black people experience.
DP/EDITOR: Jay Gash
Black High Tea is a short (soon to be feature-length) documentary created by Jay Gash about women of color that gather at intergenerational tea parties ranging in age from 6 - 97 years old. The documentary includes a brief history of high tea, interviews with women who have attended teas, and the point of view of the director's mother who has been hosting tea parties for over 15 years. The film premiered at 2018 Queer Women of Color Film Festival.
Produced, Directed, and Edited by Jay Gash
Camera Operators: Jay Gash, Zoë Mountain, Sarah Gonzalez, Diana Yip, Taylor Mosley, Amy Ma, & Claude Lyneis
Audio: Jay Gash, Zoë Mountain, Claude Lyneis
Sound Design: Jay Gash & Claude Lyneis
Transcribers: Rachael Cameron, Latajh Weaver, & Frances Rones
Music by Nadia Cripps and bensound.com
Interview Subjects: Creasie Jordan, Clara West, LaVerne McCall-Douglas, Bertha Dorsey, Lillian Edwards, Jeanette Wortz, Aliyah Edwards, & Toni Broussard
Afropunk Brooklyn Part I
DP/EDITOR: Jay Gash
Afropunk Brooklyn Part II
DP/EDITOR: Jay Gash
Afropunk Brooklyn Part III
DP/EDITOR: Jay Gash
Sephora Digital Makeover Guide
Assistant Camera/2nd Assistant Camera: Jay Gash
GASH Productions 2017 Reel
Song: Redford by The Roots feat. Yia Yia & Pappou
Includes footage from: Bay Area International Children's Film Festival (Camera Operator), Golden Paw Productions (Producer/Director), Speak Now! (Co-Director/Camera Operator), Black High Tea (Producer/Director/Editor), A Day in LA (Director/Camera Operator/Editor), and SWIPE (Producer/Director/Editor)
SWIPE (short film) Ryan is searching the internet for that perfect match but has no luck. Maybe the answer lies closer to home. This sweet film promotes self-care and spending time with yourself while negotiating the superficial world of internet dating.
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Jay Gash
Premiered at 2015 Queer Women of Color Film Festival