Screenings
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Please join us for a FREE
New Orleans Community Cinema Screening!
DIRT! THE MOVIE
By Bill Benenson & Gene Rosow
Saturday, March 20, 2010
6:30 PM
Our School at Blair Grocery
1740 Benton Street - MAP
New Orleans, LA 70117
FREE Admission!
It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how
did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan's acclaimed book
Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming,
mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts,
starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we
eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like,
well...dirt. (57 min) View Film Trailer!
Community Cinema is a free monthly screening series that pairs independently produced documentary
films on timely and important social issues with leading organizations working
on related issues in communities across the country. Screenings are followed by a panel discussion, featured speaker, or other
presentation.
Arrive at 5:30 p.m. and participate in a FREE Vegetable Growing Workshop with Our School at Blair Grocery staff.
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What will become of America 50 years from now?
Beginning March 8, ITVS will launch a new online fictional series called FUTURESTATES, which will explore many of today's complex social issues by imagining how they play out in the world of tomorrow.
The series will be accessible exclusively online and be available
for FREE. ITVS worked with over 20 of today's best and emerging indie
filmmakers to complete the 11 films for the series. Contributors
include acclaimed director Ramin Bahrani, whose mini-feature entitled Plastic Bag is narrated by the legendary Werner Herzog, Greg Pak's Mister Green and Tze Chun's Silver Sling.
Can't wait until March 8? Join the brand new FUTURESTATES Facebook Fan Page to watch more video previews and to get the latest news on the series.
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH SCREENING
Thursday, March 4, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Westbank Palace 16
1151 Manhattan Blvd
Harvey, LA 70058This
International Women's Day, celebrate the movement that's changing the
world one woman at a time! In honor of International Women's Day, CARE will present Half
the Sky LIVE in movie theatres nationwide!
Inspired by the best-selling book from Pulitzer-prize winning
journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky LIVE
celebrates International Women's Day 2010 with musical performances,
celebrity commentary and the world premiere of "Woineshet," a powerful
short film directed by Academy Award® Winner Marisa Tomei and Lisa
Leone. Watch the pages of Half the Sky come to life onscreen as
"Woineshet" chronicles the struggles of a poor Ethiopian woman who
ultimately triumphs over sexual violence and discrimination.
Half the Sky LIVE is much more than a night at the movies. This
one-night-only, interactive event - with appearances by India. Arie;
Maria Bello; Diane Birch; Michael Franti; Dr. Helene Gayle (CARE);
Angelique Kidjo; Nicholas Kristof; Rachel Mayanja (UN); Marisa Tomei;
Sarah, Duchess of York; Sheryl WuDunn and others - will motivate
audiences to participate in the growing movement to empower women and
girls in the fight against global poverty. You will leave the theatre
ready to help women around the world turn oppression into opportunity! ITVS is a proud media partner of CARE. For more information look here. |
Community
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CFN FUNDRAISER
 . Please join us for the screening of
MADAME TIZO, by David BelleSaturday, March 6
6:00 PM
ANTENNA
3163 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117Madam TiZo (Mrs. Little Bones) is a documentary portrait of a dynamic peasant healer from Jacmel, Haiti. The film tells the story of an extraordinary Haitian elder who runs the equivalent of a rural health clinic from her modest thatched roof hut, situated near the Jacmel River. While taking care of numerous relatives and neighbors who depend upon her, Mrs. Little Bones or Mother Bones as friends know her, simultaneously works as a midwife and leaf doctor for an endless stream of men, women and children who find their way to her yard seeking relief from their maladies. Humorous, mysterious and insightful, the film offers a rare glimpse into the traditional life of Haitian peasants. A reality where faith in the spirit world is central to resolving problems and where access to modern medicine is extremely limited. (64 minutes)
$10 donation at the door.All donations will benefit Ciné Institute - Haiti's only film school.Space is limited, please r.s.v.p. at mail@chairitablefilmnetwork.org Sponsors: Charitable Film Network, Scrub Brush Productions, Press Street and Antenna.
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Haitian Relief Efforts from PATOIS:
The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival
CONCERT: Patois for Haiti: Songs of Solidarity
Thursday, March 11 at 8:00 pm
Maison, 508 Frenchman Street, $8
Featuring Luther Gray and Bamboula 2000, Wise Intelligent,
E-PROPS, Truth Universal, Bzy Bee, and Slangston Hughes. With DJ EF Cuttin. Proceeds
benefit Partners in Health.
TEACH-IN: Haiti: Revolution, Reconstruction, Restitution
Saturday, March 13 at 2:00 pm
Warren Easton Senior High School, 3019 Canal Street, $8
Discuss Haiti's history of revolution, occupation, and exploitation,
the emerging shock doctrine the US and corporate partners have planned, and
what the American Left can do to support Haitian-led reconstruction. With speakers Max
Rameau, Valery Jean, and Bill Quigley. Featuring video reports from Haiti's
Ciné Institute. Proceeds benefit Plateforme Haïtienne de Plaidoyer pour un
Développement Alternatif (PAPDA).
FYRE YOUTH SQUAD PRESENTS: Haiti is Home - We Are Haiti
Saturday, March 20 at 6:00 pm
Warren Easton Senior High School, 3019 Canal Street, Free
Illuminating the deep bonds between New Orleans and Haiti,
past and present, while generating resources for Haitian people - through story,
dramatization, music, and dance we will understand more... Please bring material and monetary donations are welcome. We will also facilitate personal letter-writing
and have a kids' zone on site.
PARTY with DJ Dynamite Dave Soul
Saturday, March 20 at 11:00 pm
McKenna Museum of African American Art, 2003 Carondelet Street, $8
Benefit for Ciné
Institute, Moving Stories, and Gris Gris Lab. 11pm. $8.
For more information visit PATOIS at patoisfilmfest.org.
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 ALTERNATIVE
MEDIA EXPO - 2010
Presented by: Antigravity Magazine
SATURDAY, APRIL 17th
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Featuring
tons of exhibitors, comics, 'zines, fashion, crafts, music, films,
community activism and much more. Reserve your exhibit space today!
SPONSORS: Dirty Coast, Gambit, Charitable Film Network, Craft Mafia, Defend New Orleans & Crescent City Comics.
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Festivals
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PATOIS: The New Orleans International
Human Rights Film Festival
MARCH 12 - 21, 2010
Founded by New Orleans artists and activists, PATOIS is dedicated to
nurturing the New Orleans human rights community, supporting the efforts of
local organizers and organizations involved in human rights issues, and
providing a forum for artistic expression of local and international
issues. For more information visit patoisfilmfest.org. |
THE LOUISIANA FILM FESTIVAL
Student Division
March 26 - 27, 2010
For more information visit lafilmfest.org.
Sponsors: Robinson Film Center, Centenary College of Louisiana,
Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Louisiana Division of the Arts, and
Charitable Film Network.
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The Charitable Film Network
is looking for great films by Louisiana Filmmakers to sell online and
during community events. We are currently accepting films under
consignment and sale-or-return agreements. For more information contact
CFN at (504) 896-7333, or email mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org.
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