| TWN Production Workshop Screening at Anthology
Join TWN to a screening of recent and
classic Film and Video Production Workshop
pieces! Now
in its 31st Year Anniversary, TWN's
Production Workshop emphasizes the training
of people of color with limited resources and
access to mainstream educational institutions
or traditional training programs within the
film/video industry.
November 7, 6PM
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue @ 2nd Street
Ticket Price: $5
Here To Stay by Mansee Kong, 2007, 7
min.
A short, poignant documentary about an
elderly Chinese man who lives in an
endangered SRO as the Chinatown community
fends off developers.
Citizens of Nowhere by Betty Bastidas,
2007,
8.20 min.
A group of undocumented students who are
about to graduate from high school and hope
to go to college. The students go to
Washington DC to lobby for the "Dream Act"
which would give them that chance.
Bags by Jasmine Murell, 2006, 4.45
min.
Jiyun Kim works at her family's
convenience/wig store in an African American
and Hispanic neighborhood. We meet a feisty
young woman who is pulled between her
family's traditions and the life and
community she now lives in.
Growing the Monster by Kim Chinh, 2005, 4
min.
An animation piece set to a poem, of a little
girls's fears of the night, and her reaction
to her parents' lack of response. A poem of
child fear, rage - and growing up.
Out of Frame by Class of 2004, 15 min.
A photograph has many meanings - as it passes
through the lives of a very different
strangers, only to return to its owner.
Self Defense by Mark Boulos, 2002,
8min.
An interview with a veteran of the mujahedeen
from the Soviet war in Afghanistan provides a
revealing look at the relationship between
personal conviction and global politics.
Chocolate by Ron Domingo, 2002, 4
min.
A short drama set to music, a delightful tale
of a little boy, his ailing grandfather,
strict grandmother - and Hershey's
chocolate.
My Name Is Carlos by Paul Barrera,
2000, 13
min.
Carlos, a Guatemalan immigrant living in New
York City, feels the regret of never having
become successful, so he yearns for his
family and his country.
De*Fat*Ting by Michelle Lewis, 2000,
13 min.
A funny, poignant and cutting meditation on
American society's fascination with
thinness.
Apollo Kids by Mike Torres, 2000, 8.20
min.
One morning, Gio misses the #6 train which
too frequently bypasses his Spanish Harlem
stop. For Gio, one missed train means public
humiliation by his teacher, suspension from
school, and harassment by a cop. A drama
about how forces outside Gio's control, shape
and determine his every day.
Cowtipping by Randy Redroad, 1992, 17
min.
A Cherokee cafe waiter faces customers who
insist on sharing their ignorance about
American Indians--or are they Native
Americans?
| 2008 Film and Video Production Workshop
The 2008 Film and Video Production
Workshop applications are now
available!
This 6 month production workshop covers both
16mm and digital video production, from
preproduction to shooting and editing. Highly
selective, students meet in the evenings and
shoot on the weekends. Aimed at emerging
artists from communities of color, low income
and other marginalized groups, this workshop
is entering its 31st year! Graduates include
feature directors Grace Lee (The Grace Lee
Project), Alice Wu (Saving Face), Byron Hurt
(Beyond Beats and Rhymes) and many more. The
deadline for the 2008 session applications is
January 9th, 2008, and classes start in
February.
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more
| TWN Thanks
TWN is supported in
part by The New York State Council on the
Arts, The
National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford
Foundation, The North Star Fund, The Funding
Exchange, and Manhattan Neighborhood
Network.
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phone:
212.947.9277
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TWN is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization dedicated to fostering the creation,
appreciation, and dissemination of independent media
by and about people of color and social justice issues.
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