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One of Filmmakers Collaborative's longtime members Barbara Gullahorn Holecek passed away on
Friday, August 4, at Beth Israel Hospital. Barbara was an intrepid adventurer, making films
all over the world, among them,
Hunters of the Seal (
in the
Canadian Arctic), the Business of Extinction (in Singapore and Japan),
Anthropology on Trial (in Papua New Guinea and Oakland), The Doctors
of Nigeria, India: Machinery of Hope, and Goodbye Louisiana, which
foreshadowed the Katrina disaster, and Testimonies, on the stories of victims of torture.
Collaborating with FC Founder & filmmaker Michal Goldman, she co-produced Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt narrated by Omar Sharif and featured at the 1996 New York Film Festival.
She is remembered for her love of exploring other cultures and championing human rights.
"Barbara held a wide world view that certainly helped shape my own interests as a young producer," shared Linda Harrar. "I am grateful to have had that formative experience, and then of having been her friend in later years."
After receiving an undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, and becoming a full time activist in civil rights and the struggle of the U.S. during the Vietnam era, Barbara returned to school at UCLA and received a master's degree in documentary filmmaking. She made more than forty films and videos throughout the world. Barbara worked for NOVA, along with other PBS programs, UNICEF and several nonprofit organizations, as well as shorter videos for business, and
executive produced several award winning documentaries.
Barbara was an early member and supporter of Filmmakers Collaborative and worked with students and other groups, giving film talks and teaching film courses. Her major passions were global health and human rights issues, and finding ways for all of us to have our voices heard through the media.
FC Founder Michal Goldman shared her sentiments: "Barbara was always fully committed to an independent point of view and progressive politics. She loved a good time and could make one out of the barest means; she had fun at every FC meeting she attended. In 1993 she came with me to Cairo on the film about the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum. Her sense of strategy and interpersonal politics was invaluable. She somehow managed to get through to Omar Sharif and convinced him to consider doing the narration for my film. She had a great appetite for life. She was intrepid."
A memorial service is expected to be announced soon and FC will share those details as soon as they are made public.
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On February 10, 2017, the
National Endowment for the Arts and the International Documentary Association hosted a one-day Documentary Sustainability Summit featuring 80 filmmakers, producers, distributors, film festival representatives, funders, and other stakeholders in the documentary community, as well as leaders from the federal, state, and local governments (including representatives from nine federal agencies).
Through panel presentations and small group activities, conference participants shared their perspectives on the issues facing the community with a goal of articulating tangible, actionable strategies and initiatives to positively impact the field.
The purpose of this report is to reflect current conversations in the field and provide an overview of key findings and actions that will strengthen the documentary ecosystem.
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Filmmakers Collaborative created the Boston International Kids Film Festival in 2013 at a time when the average teen was spending almost 7 hours per day on some form of an electronic device. Our goal in showing films from around the world, all made either for or by kids, is to show teens and tweens that there is more to tech than texting, snapchatting, and instagramming their friends - that making a film can be a powerful way to tell a story, express your emotions, state a point of view while having fun!
We kick off each year's festival with day-long field trips, inviting middle school students from around the Greater Boston area to watch a film, and have an opportunity to meet the filmmakers and ask questions. The young filmmakers that participate in our after-school and summer filmmaking program are given center stage at special blocks throughout the weekend, as we screen the short films that they have created in front of their family and friends.
Our festival also showcases professionally-made films that promise to entertain the entire family while giving the storyteller in each of us something to strive towards.
Combine all that with hands-on workshops on stop-motion animation, special effects, and Gopro movie-making, and you are in for an event that families of Greater Boston will be enjoying for years to come!
If you're interested in sponsorship, advertising or volunteer opportunities, contact Laura Azevedo at laura@filmmakerscollab.org.
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As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Filmmakers Collaborative (FC) has provided an array of resources and fiscal sponsorship for the independent filmmaking community for the past 30 years. We are proud that we have served as the fiscal sponsor for hundreds of films, including numerous award-winners, at a cost that remains among the lowest in the country.
All of FC's programs are as unique as our member base. We offer vital opportunities to empower young, aspiring, media makers just starting out on their careers while also providing the vital resource of fiscal sponsorship to award-winning producers at the top of their craft. Both will ultimately produce films that will screen in living rooms, theaters and museums around the world.
Please support Filmmakers Collaborative with your tax-deductible contribution today! You also may choose to become a sustaining donor giving an amount of your choice each month or quarter, automatically deducted from your credit card.
Make a gift today to ensure that Filmmakers Collaborative remains a vibrant resource for the independent filmmaking community.
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