Bonfire Media Co

03/09/2023

Happy International Women's Day!

02/21/2023

Education Law Center is big on helping families, educators and young people. Shoutout to a great client! Here are some of Bonfire’s shots from their recent ceremony at Vie By Cescaphe. Preserving this momentous ceremony - full of powerful stories and joyous moments - was very exciting. Bonfire also shot Education Law Center’s staff headshots, as so much of their staff and network were present for the event. It was a great opportunity to get professional headshots for many people. Contact us if you need photography, video, or animation services through @Bonfire.coop

01/29/2023

E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!!

01/25/2023

Hi everyone! We are hoping that your 2023 is getting off to a great start. We here at Bonfire Media Collective have been taking time to reflect on the past year and what we are striving for in the future. We are reevaluating some of our approaches and also looking to connect with more video professionals and media cooperatives in the Philadelphia region and beyond. We are grateful for the amazing clients that we got to work with in 2022. Look out for new posts from us soon highlighting our recent projects! Until then here’s a collage of some of our favorite shots from this year.

If you would like to connect with Bonfire, we encourage you to reach out to us via our website or email us at [email protected]. Links are also in our bio.

A big thanks to our 2022 clients: Alexis Lieberman MD, Advocare Fairmount Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Philadelphia Bail Fund, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, Education Law Center, Theatre In The X, The 24 Hour Plays, and Anglers Club of Philadelphia. We look forward to another year of video production, photography, animation, and live streaming facilitation.

01/07/2023

It was fantastic to have Theatre In The X as a photography client in 2022. Seeing their production of Dreamgirls was a highlight of the summer. Here are just a few of the shots we got that night.

12/06/2022

Thanks to our past client Councilmember Kendra Brooks for sharing information about resources for our communities.

Did you know that ALL Philadelphia residents are eligible for FREE food? 🥔🥬 Just visit phila.gov/food or call 311 to find a food site near you.

11/24/2022

We are thankful for our fantastic network, community, and clients. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday!

11/02/2022

Halloween is over for now but take a look at some costumes we have photographed

10/27/2022

Very cool workshops from a local media org in our network.

Hello PWIFT Members!

Scribe Video Center has released their Fall-Winter 2022-2023 programs and offerings. This season’s workshops have something for everyone, at a variety of skill levels and ages.

Whether you are just starting out and want to get your hands dirty with production, podcasting and radio (Camera and Lighting, Audio Field Recording, etc), or you are a more seasoned filmmaker trying to take your craft to the next level (Scaling Up, Festival Ready, etc) there is a class or workshop for you.

Join the media community! Visit scribe.org to learn more about what Scribe Video Center has to offer, join their mailing list, become a member, and see what other resources there are for makers, producers, and storytellers of all levels.

Follow on social media , where they will be posting more information about each program and other opportunities and events.

Scribe Video Center, a non-profit organization founded in December of 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, seeks to explore, develop, and advance the use of electronic media. Including video and audio, as an artistic media and as tools for progressive social change. The workshop program at Scribe Video Center is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

08/24/2022

They're your Dreamgirls! Thrilled to witness and photograph Theatre In The X's stage adaptation of Dreamgirls. Take a look at some of the night's photography from Alex Wiles. Theatre in the X put on a captivating and emotional performance several nights in a row- bringing arts and culture to the West Philly community. Keep your eye on them because more big things are definitely to come.

08/17/2022

We just heard noise rock duo Lightning Bolt is coming back to Philly next month. Here are some of our photos from their intense, sold-out show with Moor Mother at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia in 2018.

08/17/2022

A few photos from the Philly Theater Meetup today at PHS Pop Up Garden on South today. Big thanks to for organizing this fun event.

06/25/2022

Some photos from the protest Friday. Philly will never fail to show up and stand up for our rights and for each other.

04/01/2022

An engaging interview with the insightful Nailah Frye of Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance. Big thanks to Making Worlds Bookstore for providing us a great location. Making Worlds is PACA's newest co-op!

04/01/2022

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Happy April Fools! 😂

02/23/2022

This warm weather is giving flashbacks to Spring.

We got this colorful flower footage at a shoot on the farms of Saul Agricultural High School

02/10/2022

that time The Spanish American Civic Association hired Bonfire to teach them hands on, how to plan end execute their own video productions. We worked with them in areas of sound, light, camera operation and much more.

02/10/2022

to Kendra Brooks' campaign. It was a real joy to support their media strategy with video. Councilwoman Kendra Brooks and her team ran a fantastic campaign. Thursday or not, it's always a great time to celebrate great leaders in our community.

Kendra Brooks is the first Working Families Party member elected to Philadelphia City Council in history. Kendra has deep roots working across movement-build...

02/03/2022

Happy and !

12/25/2021

We hope you're all having a safe and happy holiday.

11/29/2021

We traveled out to Lancaster to Spanish American Civic Association to set up their new media center! Editing stations, cameras, audio equipment, hardware, software and even furniture! Soon we'll return to teach staff how to use all this cool equipment to do interviews and other film and video projects. Ben Felker-Quinn Alex Wiles Emily Ana Zeitlyn

11/09/2021

Tomorrow at 7pm! Pre-register to see our work with Amistad Law Project & many other awesome local filmmakers at Scribe's Storyville! Q&A afterwards

This season, Scribe extends its summer Street Movies! series into the fall. This special screening will showcase five Philadelphia-based independent films focusing on community stories of resilience, justice and calls to defund the police.

11/05/2021

Check out our newest video that we created for New Jersey Policy Perspective!

Alex Wiles
Ben Felker-Quinn
Emily Ana Zeitlyn

This is "Blueprint to Secure A Just Recovery - New Jersey Policy Perspective w/captions" by Bonfire Media on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and…

11/05/2021

Please attend this virtual event which will include our video we created for Amistad Law Project! Wednesday at 7pm! Thanks for running this amazing program, Scribe Video Center!

This season, Scribe extends its summer Street Movies! series into the fall. This special screening will showcase five Philadelphia-based independent films focusing on community stories of resilience, justice and calls to defund the police.

09/06/2021

Happy Labor Day! Here's a lo-fi flashback to when Bonfire member Alex Wiles interviewed Jim Moran on MMPTV about organized labor's role in national politics and what can be learned from efforts to form a national Labor Party in the mid 90s.

In addition to heading up the Philadelphia branch of the Labor Party, Moran was also executive director of the Philadelphia Project on Occupational Safety and Health and was a member of seven different unions. Moran also shares his thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street movement, the challenges facing American workers and the need for various interest groups to join forces to fight for economic justice and human rights.

In this election-week edition of MMPTV, host Alex Wiles interviews Philadelphia labor legend Jim Moran to learn about organized labor's role in national poli...

09/06/2021

Happy Labor Day! We're proud to have made this video about the Fair Workweek laws passed a few years ago giving more workers more protections under the law. Because workers deserve to be treated fairly!

Workers tell their stories about why they need a with better rules and better protections in the workplace.

09/06/2021

UVC Sanitizing box made by Bonfire member Helyx Chase Scearce Horwitz! Very cool device that uses UV light to kill viruses and bacteria which makes our equipment and work cleaner and safer. Cool as heck! Thanks Helyx and happy Labor Day to everyone.

06/04/2021

Bonfire member is doing production support for a musical and spoken word performance in the woods for the Annenberg Center. It is a haunting and emotional performance by "The Crossing" about artists' feelings and experiences throughout the past year.

05/06/2021

¡Presente! Media is hiring a Video Producer/Production Coordinator!

Apply to the Emerging Journalists Program and Multimedia Internship tow work with ¡Presente! Media.

05/03/2021

For us, telling human stories that catalyze social change means creating quality interviews where people feel safe speaking and owning their truth. Our work here with Amistad Law Project showcases community members talking about solutions to public safety.

04/30/2021

Thank you for your work, Councilmember Kendra Brooks!

Kendra Brooks is the first Working Families Party member elected to Philadelphia City Council in history. Kendra has deep roots working across movement-build...

04/30/2021

More amazing moves by a past client of ours. We're definitely proud to have worked with Councilmember Kendra Brooks!

The bill expands the definition of domestic violence in the City code to ensure survivors have access to paid sick leave, renter protections, and protection from employment discrimination. PHILADELPHIA—Today, City …

04/23/2021

So proud to see our past clients doing big things for our community. Go !!!

04/15/2021

Live streaming and filming at the Annenberg Center today! This time, a jazz performance. Shows and events are still be possible with the right expertise and equipment.

04/09/2021

Amistad Law Project is debuting their new site with all of the videos we made for them where community members talk about safety in Philadelphia's communities. Urgent and relevant storytelling. Check it out!

In the middle of the 2020 uprising for Black lives, we found ourselves in a pitched battle to reduce the Philadelphia Police Department budget.

04/07/2021

We crafted this video in 2019 for Philly Kid Writing Project: an innovative and child-centered approach to early literacy. Guides and tools developed by educators and researchers were made to help other teachers follow successful practices. We made this video for educators in this program to help them spread their teaching philosophy which instills in children enjoyment for reading, writing, and storytelling.

Kid Writing is a child-centered approach to early literacy. Guides and tools developed were made to help other teachers follow successful practices and philo...

04/05/2021

We've been developing trainings to help other people start their own media co-ops!

04/01/2021

A Bonfire member will be filming and helping manage live streaming at the Annenberg center's hip hop and break dance show tonight and through the rest of their Spring Digital Season.

Bonfire can help make you and your events more accessible to larger communities with our knowledge in media solutions.