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Talofa, Hafa Adai, and Aloha,
Included in this month's newsletter:
- 2015 Media Makers Series: Mike Taibbi, Veteran TV Journalist
- PBS Broadcast and Screenings of Language Matters with Bob Holman
- Never Alone: 1/26 Presentation by Gloria O'Neill, Indigenous Video Game Developer, Honolulu
- Producer Ciara Lacy Named Sundance Institute Time Warner Fellow
- Independent Film on PBS: A National Listening Tour
- Producers' Post: Announcements, Deadlines, Trainings
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2015 Media Makers Series: Mike Taibbi, Hawaiian TV Journalist
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Hawaiian TV journalist Mike Taibbi was recently in Hawaiʻi for his first reporting assignment for PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND, and graciously shared his background, TV journalism experiences, and his "Rules for Reporting on Television" during presentations to TV/video production high school students and Hawaiian Media Makers participants.
Mike is a veteran news correspondent with over half a century of experience of covering news stories around the globe, yet his story begins here in the middle of the Pacific. He was born in Honolulu to a Hawaiian-Filipino mother and was later adopted in New York by an Italian-American couple, Salvatore and Gaetana Taibbi. He still considers himself a "child of the island," and has recently endeavored to learn more about his heritage, establishing a relationship with two of his half-brothers by his birth mother on Oʻahu.
Read more.
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PBS Broadcast & Screenings of Language Matters with Bob Holman
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 | | Teacher Pele Harmon with 5th grade students of Ke Kula 'O Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u |
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Please check your local listings for the PBS premiere of Language Matters with Bob Holman, a film by David Grubin. This two-hour documentary asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?
Upcoming Free Screenings:
Written, produced, and directed by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and hosted by poet Bob Holman, the program travels to a remote island off the coast of Australia where 400 Aboriginal people speak 10 different languages, all at risk; to Wales, where Welsh, once in danger, is today making a comeback; and to Hawaiʻi, where Hawaiians are fighting to save their language. Grubin says: "Most people in the world speak more than one language-monolingualism is a recent phenomenon. We're really celebrating diversity, looking at the vast domains of creativity, knowledge and thought encoded in language and what is lost when a language disappears."
Language Matters received R&D, Production, and Completion funds from PIC's Media Fund. For further information about the program, visit languagemattersfilm.com.
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An Inside Look at Never Alone: Harnessing the Power of Video Games to Share and Celebrate Indigenous Cultures
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Join us in Honolulu on Monday, January 26 for a look at the first Native-produced video game, Never Alone. Gloria O'Neill, President/CEO, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. will share her community's journey to develop this award-winning puzzle-platform video game through an innovative collaboration and business venture rooted in the rich art and imagery of Alaska Native cultures.
Kakaʻako Agora @ 441 Cooke Street 6 pm : Gloria's talk Storytelling for the Next Generation, Harnessing the Power of Video Games to Share and Celebrate Cultures Followed by Q&A with Gloria and Mike Angst, CEO of game developer E-Line Media 7-9 pm : Open game-play Step into Never Alone and try your hand at the game. We will have the game set-up on XBOX ONE and PC for anyone to play. Explore the stories and visuals first-hand!
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PIC-funded producer Ciara Leinaʻala Lacy (Out of State, R&D, Production) has been named a Time Warner Fellow by the Sundance Institute. These fellows will be supported on their projects while at this year's Sundance Film Festival and participate in screenings, networking events and individually tailored meetings with industry leaders. Lacy's current project, Out of State, is a documentary profiling a group of Hawaiian prisoners keeping their traditional practices alive despite being behind bars in Arizona.
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This series of events is designed to ignite conversations about the importance of independent documentary films - and the need to provide a prominent platform for indies. In keeping with its commitment to being the "home to indies," over the next few months PBS programming leadership will meet with independent filmmakers, producers, programmers, and other public media and community partners. At each stop, event participants will voice their priorities, concerns, and ideas on how all the stakeholders can work together to strengthen audience and community engagement with social issues storytelling. Next stop: February 23, New York City
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 The Producers' Post, a regular update for producers, is available on our website. Included in the latest update:
- Announcements
- Events
- Festival Deadlines
- Funding Deadlines
- Job Opportunities
- Resources
- Trainings
Read the most recent post here!
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The mission of Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) is to support, advance, and develop Pacific Island media content and talent that results in a deeper understanding of Pacific Island history, culture, and contemporary challenges.
Established in Honolulu in 1991 as a national nonprofit media arts corporation, PIC is a member of the National Minority Consortia, which collectively addresses the need for programming that reflects America's growing ethnic and cultural diversity. Primary funding for PIC and the Consortia is provided through an annual grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Visit piccom.org for additional information.
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