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Kopkind + CID Filmmakers Retreat 2014
INVITATION TO FILMMAKERS
Deadline to apply is June 10, 2014
We are pleased to announce a call to independent documentary filmmakers who would like to participate in a week long seminar and retreat in southern Vermont, limited to nine filmmakers along with special invited guests.
July 27 - August 3, 2014. Treefrog Farm - Guilford, Vermont.
Imagine: you, your film or work-in-progress, and a week in a bucolic setting with other filmmakers. Enjoy film screenings in the barn, problem solving in the hot tub, networking at the swimming hole, conquering crowdfunding over coffee on the deck...
At a time when you may feel overwhelmed by everything it takes to make your film, this is the week to finally take the time to assess what filmmaking is to you and what it will take to make you succeed on your terms. Join us to explore your own work and the issues you face with your film and recharge your creative battery with a special brand of "radical relaxation: great films, great food and deep discussions on the art, politics and the plain fun of filmmaking."
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Upcoming Broadcasts:
Mothers of Bedford:
The winner of the 2013 Director's Award at the Social Justice Film Festival, will be broadcast on national television March 18th on PBS World Channel's "America Reframed" series. More info
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Coexist
The new broadcast length edition of Coexist will be premiering on The WORLD Channel on PBS on Wednesday April 16th at 6pm AND 9pm in Boston and most other cities across the country in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide. Please check your local listings as times are subject to change. The Coexist website ( coexistdocumentary.org) will also post updated air times and dates by city. More info
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World Premieres:
Regarding Susan Sontag
Producer/Director Nancy Kates is thrilled to announce that the world premiere of her new documentary will take place at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2014 with additional screenings on the 20th, 21st, and 25th! "Regarding Susan Sontag" will be competing in the World Documentary Competition at the festival
The Tinaja Trail
Hundreds of immigrants are dying every year along the U.S.-Mexico border. Others are trying to save their lives. This is their story. Click to view trailer. Premiering at Gasparilla Film Festival, Tampa Florida, March 22, 3:10 PM.
The Winding Stream- Premiering at SXSW March 15th
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 Sailing Soon! It is not too late to book passage with us to Bermuda for our PRIDE OF THE OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL and CINESLAM SEMINARS. Sail with us from June 1st-8th and enjoy an incredible adventure both on the screen and off! For all the latest news and to learn more visit the website: HERE |
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CID FILM NEWS
TRIAL BY FIRE: Lives Re-Forged, the powerful documentary featuring American veteran, actor and Dancing with the Stars Champion, J.R. Martinez, and other extraordinary burn survivors, continues to inspire and enlighten in screenings across the country. TRIAL BY FIRE is now being adopted as a key component of many fire prevention and survivor support efforts. The acclaimed documentary, currently distributed globally by PBS- International, will be made available to air in the United States on PBS stations across America in Fall 2014.More Info
Voices of the Abasiyazzi
Filmmaker Tim McCarthy is currently n Uganda working on phase 2 of this important project. This documentary will explore the cultural and legal history of homosexuality in Uganda up to the present "Kill the Gays Bill"and its impact on the LGBT community there. This will be complemented by LGBTIA Ugandans sharing their lives with their own clans people, in their own language and cultural traditions, including their Traditional Healers and Beliefs. The situation is desperate there daily, and Tim has been keeping us up to date on his facebook page. He REALLY needs our support in getting the word out about the situation. Please visit his FACEBOOK PAGE for more information on how you can help. Donations can also be made to the project and you can see a trailer HERE.
The TACKLE GIRLS: One Team, One Mission
Following a successful NYC sneak-peek preview screening during Super Bowl week, this exhilarating sports documentary featuring the world champion TEAM USA, is in the final stages of post-production. The TACKLE GIRLS will be completed over the summer for a scheduled festival run and broadcast distribution by the end of the year. More Info
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Teenage:
Teenagers didn't always exist. They had to be invented. As the cultural landscape around the world was thrown into turmoil during the industrial revolution, and with a chasm erupting between adults and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, England, or Germany, whether party-crazed Flappers or hip Swing Kids, zealous Nazi Youth or frenzied Sub-Debs, it didn't matter - this was a new idea of how people come of age. They were all "Teenagers." Theatrical release March 14 at the Landmark Sunshine Theatre, NY, NY. Watch the trailer hereThe Guys Next Door:
Filmmakers Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller are excited to announce that post production has begun on THE GUYS NEXT DOOR, a feature-length documentary that celebrates an unusual family: a gay married couple with two young daughters, birthed by their friend Rachel, who is also married and has three children of her own. Thanks to a grant from the LEF Foundation and a successful summer fundraising campaign with support from over 140 donors, they were able to hire veteran editor Rachel Clark in January and are busy putting together a rough cut of the film. To learn more, or to donate to this timely project, please visit their website - More info. 
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Perfect Strangers:
Jan Krawitz recently completed Perfect Strangers, a 69-minute film about a woman who decided to donate a kidney to a complete stranger. The film has been screening at film festivals around the country. Krawitz received a Fledgling Fund grant to support an outreach and engagement campaign that will elevate the dialogue about altruism and the growing crisis in organ availability. Perfect Strangers
was reviewed on the NPR station KRCC in conjunction with a showing at the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival. In late March, Krawitz will be screening the film at six venues in Georgia and Louisiana as part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.More info
The Ghost Army
Filmmaker Rick Beyer's World War II documentary THE GHOST ARMY was honored with a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. For over 50 years, the CINE Golden Eagle Award has signified excellence within the film and television industry. The award came in the TV Documentary/ History category. Winners are chosen through a rigorous two-tiered judging process. Previous honorees include such notable filmmakers as Stephen Spielberg, Ron Howard, Ken Burns, Werner Herzog, and Albert Maysles.
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The Youth and Gender Media Project:
The Fledgling Fund has granted The Youth and Gender Media Project $10,000 to support the creation of middle and high school curriculum for four films about transgender and gender nonconforming youth. More about Jonathan Skurnik's film Suitcase of Love and Shame: Tender, erotic, and pathetic, this reconstructed narrative examines the obsession to chronicle the details of an adulterous affair. Suitcase of Love and Shame is a mesmerizing collage woven from 60 hours of reel-to-reel audiotape discovered in a suitcase purchased on eBay. Recorded in the 1960's, a Mid-western woman and her lover become reliant on recording devises to document and memorialize their affair. The film suggestively foregrounds the tape recorder as the confidant, witness, and participant that the couple come to depend on - always omnipresent, the recorder creates a welcomed ménage-à-trois.
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Angkhor's Children:
Filmmaker Lauren Shaw and her team are seeking $20,000.00 to help complete this feature length documentary film. The money pledged during the 30 day Kickstarter campaign will go toward post-production costs which include sound mixing and color correction. This money will also enable the filmmakers to seek distribution and raise awareness about the issues presented in the film. Angkor's Children tells the story of three young Cambodians in their effort to overcome what seem to be insurmountable obstacles to accomplish their dreams. It is the story of their undeterred resilience in the drive to take hold of their future. Kickstarter Page
Light Years:
Claire Panke has been working on her film Light Years about creative reinvention in midlife and beyond for many years. She'll be launching a Kickstarter in the next month and would appreciate your support!
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Yurumein:
YURUMEIN (Homeland) is a 50-minute documentary film which recounts the painful past of the Caribs on the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, their extermination at the hands of the British 200+ years ago, the decimation of their culture on the island, and their exile to Central America where much of that culture survived, even thrived. YURUMEIN (your -o- main) also explores what few cultural remnants of the Caribs, also known as Garifuna, still exist on St. Vincent and the beginnings of a movement to teach and revitalize Garifuna language, music and dance, and ritual to younger generations of Garifuna/ Caribs on St. Vincent. Please help us to raise money for Yurumein's distribution. More info
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Refuge: Caring for Survivors of Torture:
A video documentary on the identification, treatment, and support of immigrant torture survivors living in the United States. The film is a powerful tool for educating, engaging, and motivating healthcare, mental health and social service providers and students, as well as for community organizers and groups serving immigrant communities. Its goals are to increase public awareness and understanding of the situations of torture survivors and their families in our communities; to help providers recognize torture survivors among their immigrant clients; to demonstrate ways that providers can effectively confront the issues that are unique to immigrant torture survivors; and to motivate, inspire and empower clinicians and students to meet the needs of this growing and increasingly vulnerable population. Since its release, the film has been featured at a number of conferences: American Public Health Association, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Psychologists for Social Responsibility and the UNSPOKEN Human Rights festival. More info
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Opportunities & Deadlines
- The Boston Jewish Film Festival's 4th Annual Short Film Competition is now accepting submissions! Spread the news to friends and students. Deadlines fall in May. More info
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- The 12th Annual Boston Cinema Census is now accepting submissions. The BCC is an annual screening event at the Brattle Theatre, providing an intimate and entertaining way for local filmmakers to present their work to a film loving audience. Deadlines: , March 15 (Last Call). More info
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- The Camden International Film Festival is now accepting submissions for their 10th annual fest. Deadlines: April 18 (Regular), May 23 (Late), June 20 (Extended). More info
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Center for Independent Documentary was founded in 1981 to collaborate with independent producers to create films and videos on issues on issues of contemporary social and cultural concern. These programs have been broadcast nationally on public and cable television, screened globally, have won numerous awards, and are in distribution to educational markets worldwide. documentaries.org
We are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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