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UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR:
"GLOBAL REACH, GLOBAL REVENUE - WORLDWIDE IMPACT AND INCOME"
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Join CID for a free webinar with doc industry veteran,
Louise Rosen, whose background includes project pre-sales, distribution, sales agency and production. She'll be speaking with us about co-productions, pre-sales, and getting your project out in the world.
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KEEPER
S OF THE LIGHT
ONLINE LAUNCH CELEBRATI
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We are proud to partner with the
KEEPERS OF THE LIGHT
documentary to bring you this special event. The film about an iconic 200 year old lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard can be
watched online now here
. Be amongst the first in the nation to watch, and then join in on
May 7th at 8pm EST for the online launch celebration on Zoom
where the filmmakers and special guests will discuss the film with you and answer your questions.
Register for the online celebration and Q&A here
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WHERE THE
PAVEMENT ENDS
BROADCAST PREMIER
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Where The Pavement Ends
transports viewers to Missouri towns Kinloch and Ferguson, examining
the shared histories and deep racial divides affecting both. Through archival audio recordings,
photographs and the recollections of residents from what was then all-Black Kinloch and the all-
white community of Ferguson, director Jane Gillooly, a Ferguson native, draws parallels between a 1960s dispute over a physical barricade erected between the towns and the 2014 shooting death by police of Michael Brown which brought her town national attention.
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THE TROUBLE WITH WOLVES
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
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THE TROUBLE WITH WOLVES
, directed by Collin Monda,
will be released on May 12th
! Pre-order your copy today to benefit Wolf Haven International.
Death threats, court battles, and an iconic endangered species in the middle... The Trouble With Wolves takes an up-close look at one of the most heated and controversial wildlife conservation debates of our time: America’s reintroduction of the gray wolf. The film aims to find out whether coexistence is really possible by hearing from the people directly involved.
The filmmaker is donating 50% of all pre-order proceeds to benefit wolves
if a goal of 250 pre-orders is reached by May 11th
. The donation will go to
Wolf Haven International
, a 501 non-profit organization providing sanctuary for rescued wolves and breeding programs to support dwindling wild populations.
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BECOMING JOHANNA
BROADCAST PREMIERE
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Jonathan Skurnik’s
YOUTH AND GENDER MEDIA PROJECT
film
Becoming Johanna
will have its
broadcast premiere on May 23rd at 7:30pm on PBS Socal
, the second largest PBS audience in the country. And later in the year, the film will have a national broadcast on LINK TV.
When Johanna, a 16-year-old transgender Latina, begins her transition and gets kicked out of her home and school, she finds a foster family who loves her and a supportive school principal who helps her graduate and thrive.
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ACTIVIZED
SCREENING PART OF "STAY HOME, WATCH TOGETHER"
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Eric Stange's film
ACTIVIZED
screened online on Sunday, April 26th. The screening was followed by a live Q&A moderated by D.D. Guttenplan, editor of The Nation and the author, most recently, of "The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority" (Seven Stories Press), now out in paperback. "ACTIVIZED" follows six first-time activists working on gun violence prevention, voting rights and immigration rights.
The screening was part of
Stay Home, Watch Together
, a timely initiative organized by
Together Films
and from a dedicated group of impact producers, distributors and documentarists. The list of participating films include Oscar nominated documentaries such as
For Sama
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NEW SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVE FROM
THE G WORD
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This past April,
THE G WORD
team launched a new social media initiative,
#MyGiftedStory
. In tandem with producing our documentary film, we're experimenting with a
visual storytelling project
that focuses on our nation’s gifted and talented population at every stage of life - from urban, suburban, and rural settings, representing zip codes from all 50 states. To learn more about the project and the deeper story behind it, check out this
recent blog
from Marc Smolowitz, director and producer of THE G WORD. The team also continues to grow its
National Partnership Network
. We're teaming up with nonprofits and education organizations to create an unprecedented national dialogue that invites people in all 50 states to reconsider gifted/special education, learning differences, and neurodiversity, as well as the need for social justice, equity, and access associated with all types of intelligence in the 21st century.
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JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL REVISITED
AVAILABLE TO STREAM
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When Grammy- and Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker Ted Reed learned that the Juke Joint Festival, located in Clarksdale, Miss., scheduled for April 17, 2020 was cancelled due to the global health crisis, he immediately leapt into action pushing back the release of his original documentary
THE BLUES TRAIL REVISITED
and instead worked to create a new film celebrating the performers and performances of the festival of 2019. “JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL REVISITED”, a 60 minute film, created for digital release, features exclusive performances with some of the world’s blues legends, old and new. This film celebrates the worldwide impact the Juke Joint Festival has on blues tourism, blues culture, and the unwavering passion and dedication to keeping the blues alive for generations to come. The film is available
here
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Reed also announced that his original documentary,
The Blues Trail Revisited
, a personal memoir that encompasses the evolution of American music, the power of memory, and a reflection on the treasures of personal experience, will be complete later this summer. He added that he's currently scheduling virtual screenings for late May and June. Watch the film trailer
here
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TELL ME A MEMORY
WEBSITE LAUNCHES
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The
TELL ME A MEMORY website has been launched!
Tell Me A Memory is a collection of shared stories and video portraits from the LGBTQIAPK+ community in Memphis, TN. You can watch the trailer
here. The first finished portraits will be coming soon.
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EXPERIMENTS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- A HYBRID VR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
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CID filmmaker, Christopher Dawes, a producer on this hybrid virtual reality theatrical performance, invites you to join him in either three dimensions (if you have a virtual reality headset), or in two dimensions (via web browser). Details
here
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Experiments in Digital Storytelling
is an initiative by CultureHub and La MaMa that explores the potential of emerging technologies to create dynamic and engaging live storytelling experiences. Initially set as an in-person series in The Downstairs at La MaMa, CultureHub brings the initiative fully online with open rehearsals, prototype performances, and discussions.
In this performance, Double Eye Studios will share a short, prototyped theatrical performance in VR. Actors, directors, designers, and technologists use VRChat to create a cohesive virtual world. After each performance, director Kiira Benzing and her team share their processes working in the emerging field of VR theatre/film and how they approach character, story, and aesthetic.
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YURUMEIN
AVAILABLE FOR FREE STREAMING
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Yurumein
was screened recently in NYC at the Beth Israel Synagogue. The synagogue is providing asylum assistance to a Garifuna family from Honduras seeking refuge. There was a panel discussion following the film with an update on the violence in Honduras towards the Garifuna community whose lands are being threatened by developers.
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WBCN AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
DURING COVID-19
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WBCN AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
had to cancel a dozen screenings around the country due to the COVID-19 shutdown. However, work continues on the film and its outreach. Most recently, Bill was interviewed by Radio Survivor, a widely listened to podcast focusing on community radio. He discussed the history of WBCN, and the documentary, and why the story couldn't be more timely. You can listen
here
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CAPE VERDE INDEPENDENCE JULY 5TH & 6TH 1975
SELECTED FOR HOT DOCS
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CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR
6TH ANNUAL IRISH AMERICAN MOVIE HOOLEY
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Call for Entries!
6th Annual Irish American Movie Hooley
on
September 25, 26, 27, 2020 in Chicago at The Gene Siskel Film Center
. The festival aims to discover Irish American filmmakers who epitomize Irish American pride, bravado, and legendary storytelling. All work submitted should represent the best of the Irish American experience on screen. Airfare and hotel is paid for all filmmakers. More info available
here
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THE EARTHKEEPERS
VIRTUAL WORLD PREMIERE
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THE EARTHKEEPERS
, directed by Mitchell Teplitsky and Gabriel Lantz, had its virtual world premiere on April 21st in partnership with Indiana Humanities. The film tells the story of a married couple in southern Indiana who decide to leave academia to start a composting business employing ex-offenders along the way. Now they're on a mission to avert a looming waste crisis in Indiana, and beyond.
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CID Sponsored Film Of The Month
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"RESISTANCE, INK"
Directed by David Schendel
RESISTANCE, INK tells the story of the courage and compassion of Monterey residents as Japanese Americans returned to their hometowns after being released from the Internment Camps. This recently discovered story examines an organized protest against powerful attempts to discourage Japanese Americans from returning to their Monterey Bay communities after incarceration in the camps.
Read more and contribute to the film
here.
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Featured Resource Of The Month
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"Arts Resources During COVID-19 Outbreak"
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Creative Capital has compiled an extensive list of relief programs and grants, as well as a list of arts events that have moved online.
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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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