FILMMAKER SHOWCASE

Bailey Francisco

 

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Bailey Francisco, 22, grew up on an Army base in Fountain, Colorado. He graduated from Fountain-Ft. Carson High School, and did some time at CSU Fort Collins. Bailey was apart of YDA’s first ever summer session. His film “AFTER WAR” followed his families experiences with PTSD. When asked why he chose this subject Bailey said “this is a problem that affects more people than you can imagine. More kids than you could imagine. Growing up in a military town I’ve seen the effects war has on families, and I wanted to bring this issue to light, to show that everyone is affected by war”.

AFTER WAR premiered at the Rocky Mt. Women’s Film Festival and then at the Boulder International Film Festival where Bailey presented his film along side Academy-Award winning filmmaker Lucy Walker. It also has screened at Colorado College, the Fine Arts Center, and Inside/Out in Colorado Springs. Bailey is the 2014 recipient of the Pikes Peak Art Council’s ‘Rising Star’ Award. “AFTER WAR” is also the 2015 recipient of The All American High-school Film Festivals “Best Documentary” award.

Bailey Francisco currently lives in Colorado Springs where he still promotes Youth Documentary Academy actively and is pursuing his passion of Stand-Up Comedy.

Don’t be scared to tell your story. My entire life, I was kind of embarrassed to talk about it. But I’ve shown people at school my film, and they’ve said ‘I have the same story, thank you so much, it helped me.’

Bailey Francisco, 17