Center For
Independent
Documentary
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Industry News & Opportunities
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KOPKIND CID FILM CAMP:
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
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Join us to recharge your creative battery with a special brand of radical relaxation: great films, great food and deep discussions on the art, politics and plain fun of filmmaking.
Our Kopkind CID Film Camp will be taking place July 28th - August 4th in Guilford, VT.
Plan on bringing 20 minutes of your work to share - either a work-in-progress or one that you’ve recently completed - for brainstorming, problem solving, and deep discussion. The seminars are organized by Susi Walsh, Executive Director of CID, and John Scagliotti, Emmy Award-winning documentary producer. Guest speakers will join throughout the week.
Applications are due May 30th. Learn more on how to apply
here
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FOLLOW FOCUS GRANT
FOR SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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ScreeningRoom,
Jigsaw Productions
and the
Points North Institute
are excited to announce the launch of Follow Focus, a new grant opportunity for a short documentary film entering into post-production.
One selected documentary filmmaker or video journalist will receive a $10,000 grant towards the creation of a short, cinematic documentary film, a one year ScreeningRoom Pro account, and mentorship in the form of feedback from Jigsaw, ScreeningRoom and Points North.
The selected filmmaker will also have the opportunity to premiere their film at the 2019 Camden International Film Festival in September.
Applications will open on April 10, 2019 and be accepted through May 31, 2019. Learn more
here
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Massachusetts Production Coalition's (MPC) spring meeting will be held
Wednesday, May 15th from 6pm - 9pm at District Hall
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Join the Massachusetts community of film and media professionals for a fun night of cocktails and presentations!
Learn more and register
here
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NEW IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE VISIONS SCREEN & DISCUSS IN LEXINGTON, MA
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The event will feature
three different films
, followed by audience discussion with the filmmakers and film subjects about the issues raised by the films, including immigrant contributions to our social and economic fabric, similarities and differences with all American families, integration and assimilation enablers and inhibitors, media coverage of immigrant issues, and immigration policy.
Audience members will receive resources for exploring these issues in greater depth and suggestions for how they can use these films to stimulate dialogue in their own communities. Free and open to the public.
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ERNIE & JOE
WINS GRAND JURY PRIZE AT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON
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Ernie & Joe
is a 360-degree look at what's at stake when the mentally ill and law enforcement collide. Part buddy film, part social commentary, and all vérité,
Ernie & Joe
takes audiences on a personal journey, weaving together the protagonists' experiences during their daily encounters with people in crisis.
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DAWNLAND
SPECIAL FREE ONLINE SCREENING
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DAWNLAND
, a feature documentary about stolen children and cultural survival is screening across the country. Join us for a special
free online screening
with Q & A from the film team on
Tuesday May 21st at 6:30p EDT
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The New York City premiere is June 1
and more screenings are happening throughout May including Boston, Newburyport, MA, Amherst, MA, Bar Harbor, ME, La Conner, WA, Suquamish, WA.
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FROM BAGHDAD TO THE BAY
RECEIVES JURY AWARD AT QFLIX PHILADELPHIA
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FROM BAGHDAD TO THE BAY
has received the Jury Award for Best Documentary at qFlix Philadelphia! This is the 5th award the film has received since the start or its festival run in 2018.
From the festival jury: "All of us found this film to be an original, powerfully told, complex and compelling story, and it came full circle for us. It received the highest overall score among the categories.” Check out the full list of award winners
here
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From Baghdad to the Bay
is a documentary that follows the journey of an Iraqi refugee and former translator for the US military. Wrongfully accused of being a double agent, tortured by the U.S., and ostracized from his family and country, Ghazwan Alsharif struggles to rebuild his life in the United States while coming out as an openly gay man. Visit the film's website
here
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PATERNAL RITES
AT THE 14TH ANNUAL TRANSLATIONS FILM FESTIVAL IN SEATTLE
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PATERNAL RITES
returns to
Seattle to screen at Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center on Friday, May 3rd at 7:30pm
as part of the 14th Annual Translations Film Festival, presented by Three Dollar Bill Cinema. Tickets and details
here
. In 2018, Paternal Rites was named special jury selection at TWIST, the Seattle Queer Film Festival, a celebration of LGBTQ film also run by the team at Three Dollar Bill Cinema. We're so delighted they're inviting the film back. Jules' short,
SOMETHING TO CRY ABOUT
screens at the
Maryland Film Festival two times, once on Friday, May 10th at 2:15 PM and again on Saturday, May 11th @ 11:00 AM
. Details
here
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LIFE AFTER LIFE
AVAILABLE ON ITUNES
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Life After Life
follows the stories of Harrison, Noel, and Chris as they return home from San Quentin State Prison. After spending most of their lives incarcerated, they are forced to reconcile their perception of themselves with a reality they are unprepared for.
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MINISTER OF LONELINESS
UPDATE
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Momentum picks up for
MINISTER OF LONELINESS
, a film about the global epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The director, Stu Maddux, launched a social impact campaign for the film in April by sharing some of the fascinating ways people are breaking their grip on loneliness. Social care professionals got the first look at what they are discovering during the American Society of Aging’s national conference. Meanwhile, producer Joe Applebaum says interest is growing from potential international NGOs to help fund more production (the film is now 40% shot). But until then, they have an immediate need of about $30,000 to immerse themselves in the lives of people just starting to open up about their crippling loneliness. Can’t stop now!
To learn more and contribute to the film, click
here
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INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTING
CANADIAN PREMIERE
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INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTING
, a film by CID sponsored filmmaker Amy Jenkins, will have its Canadian Premiere at
DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver, May 8th
. More details
here
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Instructions on Parting
is an intimate portrait of the filmmaker’s own life and of those dearest to her as they deal with marriage, childbirth, and three cancer diagnoses in her immediate family.
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A SPARK OF NERVE
ON MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION
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The medical innovation documentary,
A SPARK OF NERVE
, will be broadcast on all
Maryland
Public TV stations on Sunday, May 12
th
at 6:00 p.m.
It includes a segment at the Walter Reed Peripheral Nerve Center showing how nerve transfer surgery is being used to help save limb movement in our Wounded Warriors. Also included are interviews with Dr. Allan Belzberg from Johns Hopkins.
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THE BANJO PROJECT DIGITAL MUSEUM
FEATURED IN WBUR'S MORNING EDITION
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"For more than 15 years, Fields has been on a quest to capture, share and contextualize banjo history. Now his work is on display in a new museum. But you don’t need to leave the couch to visit because Fields’ archive-in-the-making, called The Banjo Project, is all online."
To learn more about and contribute to the Digital Museum, click
here
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CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR
THE ANNUAL IRISH AMERICAN MOVIE HOOLEY
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The Fifth Annual Irish American Movie Hooley will be returning
Sep. 27, 28, and 29th at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago
. If your film is chosen you will be flown to Chicago and put up for the weekend at the luxurious Chicago Hilton on Michigan Avenue. Read more
here.
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A REVOLUTIONARY TRIO
AT THE CONCORD MUSEUM AND THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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The filmmakers behind
A REVOLUTIONARY TRIO: THE STORIES BEHIND THEIR VOICES
spoke in April at two wonderful museums: The Concord Museum on April 26th, and the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia on April 30th. They were thrilled to have the opportunity to spread these educational films to their intended audiences.
To learn more and stream the films for free, click
here
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3 SECONDS BEHIND THE WHEEL
ON AMAZON PRIME
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3 SECONDS BEHIND THE WHEEL
was released on Amazon Prime Video in April. Just after the release, Good Morning America called the documentary "Groundbreaking." The film follows the lives of eight drivers over 6 months using in-car cameras and tracking technology to monitor the often-hidden behavior of distracted drivers. It takes a different approach because it doesn't lecture the audience. It is simply a study of human behavior. Read the full GMA piece
here
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Next up, the filmmakers are working to make communities aware of the doc as a teaching tool through their website. They are also raising dollars for a part 2 that looks at distraction from the perspective of cyclists and pedestrians. Check out the website and learn more
here
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TRAP FISHING
AT MONADNOCK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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David Wells' (director of CID sponsored film CALL EM FISHERMEN) short film
Trap Fishing
screened on April 27th at the Colonial Theatre as part of
MONIFF
(Monadnock International Film Festival). Read more
here.
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Featured Resource Of The Month
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In this special panel from Getting Real 2018, moderator Lawrence Carter-Long of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Director of Communications joins panelists Jason DaSilva, Cheryl Green, Jim LeBrecht and Day Al-Mohamed as they discuss the current state of nonfiction filmmaking and detail the ways in which disability intersects with activism, visibility, and representation in addition to how non-disabled allies can help advance opportunity and accessibility in the industry.
Watch the full session
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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