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Media and Advocacy Special Presentation
Please join us for a special presentation from the filmmakers of the documentary film Pushing The Elephant on:
Rose Mapendo was separated from her daughter, Nangabire, when ethnic violence came to her village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over a decade later, mother and daughter are reunited in the United States. Through the eyes of this remarkable pair, Pushing The Elephant explores the effects of conflict on women, and the role of women in bringing peace and reconciliation to war-torn countries.
Screening video footage from Pushing The Elephant, the filmmakers and the film’s cultural consultant will discuss the use of media in activism and advocacy.
Who:
Beth Davenport & Elizabeth Mandel, filmmakers
Marie-Claudine Mukamabano (survivor of genocide in Rwanda), artist, activist and cultural consultant
When: Monday, June 15th, 12:30-1:30pm
Where: Classroom of Dr. Theresa Nona
Lehman College, Room 212, Carman Hall
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468
(by subway, take the 4 to Kingsbridge or the D to Bedford)
Free and open to the public
For more information, call 646-230-6228 x235 or visit www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant
Special thanks to Dr. Theresa Nona and Lehman College.
Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel are 2008 Artists’ Fellowship recipients of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). This presentation is co-sponsored by Artists & Audiences Exchange, a public program of NYFA.
Published on June 09
Arts Engine’s Ninth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival WORLD PREMIERE!
Arts Engine is pleased to announce the world premiere of the
ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival in New York City!
Media That Matters: MORE THAN A FESTIVAL
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
6:00 - impACT salon
7:00 - Screening
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
Visual Arts Theater
333 West 23rd Street
New York, NY
The theater is accessible by wheelchair.
Join us for the world premiere of the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival! Be among the first to see the 12 inspiring short films we selected this year. Arrive early to take part in the impACT salon for Take Action opportunities and a chance to meet the festival filmmakers!
Buy your tickets today before they sell out!
After the official launch on June 3,
we invite you to Screen. Act. Impact.
Media That Matters: MORE THAN A FESTIVAL.
SCREEN the collection of jury-selected films online, at home or in your community.
- Stream all our films and follow news updates on our website mediathatmattersfest.org
- Join one of the hundreds of film screenings worldwide
- Watch the films from our partner sites such as Netflix, Miro, iTunes.
- Purchase the annual festival DVD or create a customized collection based on theme, audience or genre
ACT now to make a change.
- Follow the Take Action Links connected with each film and learn about organizations working closely with each social issue
- Download our free Discussion Guide for tools and resources to use with audiences
- Organize a Do-It-Yourself screening to inspire change in your own community or school and check our website for more screening tools
- Create your own film – documentary, animation, fiction & even music videos and submit your piece to our next Media That Matters Collection
IMPACT your community by incorporating short films with on-the-ground activism.
- Share Media That Matters with your own film festival, conference, workshop or your local broadcast channel
- Become a member of MediaRights.org to read up on and dialogue with other online members committed to the field of social-issue media
- Send us feedback and stories about how Media That Matters was used in your community – this helps us speak greater about the work YOU are doing
- Support the festival either by becoming a partner or a future sponsor
Published on May 21
May DocuClub Screening at 92YTribeca
DocuClub’s next rough cut screening is Parting The Waters, by Josh Waletzky and Jenny Levison. Parting the Waters follows African-American Olympic swimmers Maritza Correia and Cullen Jones, and three talented young black and Latino swimmers coming up behind them, in a fish-out-of water story that takes place in the water. The screening date is May 27, 2009. Visit DocuClub.org to find out how you can attend and become a member!
Published on May 21
Kim Longinotto and Documentary Filmmaking
DocuClub is proud to co-present this session of the Women Make Movies Master Class filmmaking series featuring Kim Longinotto, purveyor of cinéma vérité and lauded by critics for her sensitive treatment of groundbreaking subject matter. At the event, Longinotto will share clips, documentary techniques, working experiences, as well as craft and process from her 30+ year career as a documentarian. Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director of Women Make Movies, will moderate the event.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
1-4 p.m.
Location: DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street, 3rd Fl Studio
RSVP here: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=zhnzn
$50 for DocuClub members and members of co-sponsoring organizations
$75 for everyone else
Become a DocuClub member at www.artsengine.net/store/#tools_consul!
RSVP soon as seating is very limited!
Published on May 04
Gaming Prodigy Film to Screen at DocuClub
DocuClub’s next rough cut, Lil Poison by Beth Earl, tells the story of five-year-old Victor De Leon III, the youngest professional video game player in the world. Screening tomorrow night, April 29, 2009. Read more.
Published on April 28
Arts Engine Survey: Last Chance to Win a Flip Camera
Please take our survey, like MediaRights member Stacey Brook did, and help Arts Engine better serve its membership. The 2008-2009 survey will close April 22 and we will announce the Flip camera winner in the next newsletter.
MediaRights.org member Stacey Brook said, “Filling out this survey was actually pretty enlightening. It’s interesting to see the issues that are on my fellow media makers’ minds, distilled and categorized. And thanks for keeping it short and sweet. Also, I will happily fill out any survey in the future in which you award a Flip camera to a random participant. Did I win??!!”
Published on April 15
April 22: Media That Matters at Immigrant Heritage Week
Declared an official, annual celebration by Mayor Bloomberg, Immigrant Heritage Week is a unique celebration of the vibrant immigrant cultures, heritage, and communities found in every corner of the city. Media That Matters and Breakthrough have partnered to present this free workshop at the Paley Center, NY.
Join us for a special Immigrant Heritage Week selection of films and discussion on
Wednesday April 22, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Paley Media Center, 25 West 52nd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Published on April 02
Arts Engine Staffer Angela Tucker NAMAC’s Featured Leader
The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) recently highlighted Arts Engine’s own Angela Tucker as a Featured Leader in the media arts field. Check out her interview with NAMAC.
Hear more from Angela by checking out her blog posts on our Arts Engine blog, Engine Feed.
Published on March 17