Center For
Independent
Documentary
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Industry News & Opportunities
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SAVE THE DATE FOR MASS MEDIA EXPO
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Mark your calendar on
Saturday, November 2nd
for MPC's annual
Mass Media Expo
at
WGBH Boston
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The region's l
argest film and media conversation returns, and promises a truly special lineup of exhibitions, speakers, panels, interactive media, screenings, and more! W
atch for announcements throughout the fall and opportunities to secure early bird passes.
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DAWNLAND
SCREENINGS AND EMMY NOMINATIONS
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DAWNLAND
examines the first government sanctioned truth and reconciliation commission in U.S History. Schools, libraries, circle keepers, and teachers can now purchase DAWNLAND for via Tugg Edu at
Dawnland.org/buy
A special free DAWNLAND screening with filmmaker and participant Q & A is happening
TONIGHT (August 1) at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston at 5:30pm
with filmmaker Adam Mazo, film participant gkisedtanamoogk, senior adviser Chris Newell and learning director Dr. Mishy Lesser.
Congratulations to the
Dawnland
team on two Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Research" and "Outstanding Music & Sound"! Read the full list of nominees
here
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WORLDS OF URSULA K. LE GUIN
ON AMERICAN MASTERS
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(Check your local PBS station for times in your location.)
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
is the first feature documentary film about Ursula K. Le Guin, a singular writer who defiantly held her ground on the frontier of American letters until the sheer excellence of her work, at long last, forced the mainstream to embrace fantastic literature. Read more
here
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WBCN AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
IN RHODE ISLAND AND WOODS HOLE
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WBCN AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
has been invited to screen at the
RI International Film Festival
. A chance for those in Rhode Island and Southern New England to see the film at a great event.
Showing
Aug 07, 2019 3:00 PM at the Jamestown Philomenian Library in Jamestown, RI.
Purchase tickets
here
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Tickets are still available for
Woods Hole Film Festival
screening of
WBCN and The American Revolution
: Q & A's to follow film with director/producer Bill Lichtenstein; WBCN announcer Deborah Ullman; and WBCN general manager Al Perry.
Showing
Mon, Jul 29, 2019 9:00 pm at the Redfield Auditorium in Woods Hole, Falmouth, MA
. Tickets available
here
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COMING FROM BEHIND
, A NEW FILM FROM BOB NESSON AND SUSAN EDWARDS
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Bob Nesson and Susan Edwards are teaming up on their fourth film project,
COMING FROM BEHIND
. This documentary profiles Ed Jordon who rebuilds his life after 19 years in prison.
“Today, Ed is an ironworker, entrepreneur, and important mentor,” said Bob. “Ed’s life is all
about positive outcomes. We see Ed Jordan as a valuable role model for others --- and the film as
a highly accessible vehicle for delivering his story of hope and guidance.”
“The film is part of a larger civic engagement project,” said Edwards. “We are planning several
elements: educational modules in a variety of formats; a graphic novel that tells the broader story of incarceration and marginalized America; and a podcast series produced in conjunction with
Emerson College’s WERS radio.”
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ADAM'S APPLE
RECEIVES GRANTS FROM PERSPECTIVE FUND AND LEF FOUNDATION
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WHY DOCTORS WRITE
FEATURED AT 'GOLD FOUNDATION HUMANISM IN MEDICINE SUMMIT'
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October 29, 2019, in Orlando, Florida
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The soon-to-be-released documentary, now in post-production, explores the growing
movement in medicine to use writing, humanities, and the arts as means to support practicing
clinicians and prepare medical students for an increasingly challenging healthcare environment.
What began as “medical humanities” in the late 1970s has exploded into myriad 21st century
programs such as Narrative Medicine, physician writing groups, on-line medical student
journals, observation skill training in art museums, and reflective writing seminars in medical
school and pre-med curricula. Some of today’s leading writer-MDs, Danielle Ofri, Rafael
Campo, and others appear in the film. The Gold Summit presents a preview screening of the
film, followed by a panel discussion with the film director Ken Browne and four prominent
physician-writers/educators who appear in the film.
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CID Sponsored Film Of The Month
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"HOW DO YOU KNOW"
A film by
Alexandra Geller
HOW DO YOU KNOW
seeks to reevaluate our modern-day conception of marriage by exploring the social, legislative, economic, and personal forces that drive people to — or away from — formalizing intimate partnerships through the state. Between the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in the U.S., to an interracial couple who wed overseas due to anti-miscegenation laws in their home state, the documentary will weave highly personal, historically significant stories with contextual commentary from pertinent economists, policy-makers, historians, writers, and academics.
Read more and contribute to the film
here.
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Featured Resource Of The Month
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"When Filming Abroad, Consider the Laws"
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Foreign production and distribution of a documentary raise a variety of distinct legal issues. Read responses to frequently asked questions
here
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We are grateful for the generous support of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Mass Cultural Council, and administered by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.
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Center For Independent Documentary | 1-339-364-1278 | www.documentaries.org
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