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SFWFF - Local Filmmakers Panel: Documentary and Activism. Judith Helfand in conversation with Chicken & Egg Funded Bay Area Filmmakers about how STORY LEADS TO ACTION!
We live in an age where documentary films have the power to inform the masses on hot topic issues from global warming, preserving freedom of speech to the genetically modified food debate. SF Womens Film Festival will host a panel dedicated to how STORY leads to the ACTIVISM -- individual, collective and at the policy level.
Chicken & Egg Pictures is a hybrid film fund and non-profit production company dedicated to supporting women filmmakers who are as passionate about the craft of storytelling as they are about the social justice, environmental and human rights issues theyre embracing, translating and exploring on film.
Meet, talk with and see the work of Chicken & Egg supported San Francisco Bay Area filmmakers. All of them currently in process -- incubating, hatching, editing and preparing for TAKE OFF!
Celebrate the emergent and the veteran image-makers - and through them and their stories you will learn more about CHICKEN & EGG Pictures, and the range of projects they are nurturing and the power of their type of community building.
Panelists include:
Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday directors of the Barber of Birmingham
Christie Herring director of The Campaign
Sally Rubin co-director of Deep Down
Dawn Valadez co-director of Going On 13
Gabrielle Mullem director of The Music's Gonna Get You Through
Lynn Hershmann director of W.A.R - Women Art Revolution
Panel moderated by Judith Helfand - Co-Founder of Chicken and Egg Pictures
The Barber of Birmingham directed by Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday
The film features 85-year old Mr. Armstrong, an African American barber in Birmingham, Alabama, as he experiences the manifestation of an unimaginable dream: the election of the first African American president. This colorful and courageous activist of the Civil Rights era casts his vote, celebrates Obamas victory and proudly unfurls the American flag as he is inducted into the Foot Soldiers Hall of Fame. Mr. Armstrong links the magnitude of the present paradigm shift with challenges he faced in the past: from his sons integration into an all white school to the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights. The documentary raises questions about democracy and patriotism in the face of adversity, and the vigilance and action required to ensure continued forward movement to end racial injustice. This film is a recipient of a Chicken & Egg Celebration grant for veteran women filmmakers.
The Campaign directed by Christie Herring
The Campaign follows a divisive election in a state split about gay marriage and a community divided over the best way to fight for its rights. With exclusive access to the San Francisco headquarters, observational footage and action interviews combine for an inside view of the No on 8 Campaign. Characters are first-time activists and LGBT rights veterans, their stories exploring the intersections of religion, race and homosexuality.
Proposition 8 shocked activists across the nation who expected an easy win in what many consider the nations most progressive state. Although the film tells the heartbreaking story of a lost battle, hope is inspired through the passionate work of the characters and the re-energizing of the movement, culminating in the October 2009 March on Washington. This film is a recipient of a Chicken & Egg I Believe In You Grant.
Deep Down directed by Jen Gilomen and Sally Rubin
Appalachia supplies nearly half of Americas electricity in the form of coal, and is a region that is central to the American story. As its coal is extracted through a new, aggressive form of mining called mountaintop removal, the region is undergoing a vast and irreversible transformation. Deep Down follows one small community in Eastern Kentucky as the mining draws nearer to their homes. Through this story of people connected deeply to the mountains and to each other, we learn about Appalachias complex contemporary struggle with the black rock that fuels our nation. This film is a recipient of a Chicken & Egg Which Came First Fund Environmental Film/I Believe In You Grant.
Going on 13 directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Dawn Valadez
Going on 13 is a documentary that explores the lives of four urban pre-teen girls of color on the cusp of adolescence. Shot over four years, the film follows each girl: from elementary to middle school, from Saturday morning cartoons to internet chat rooms, and from Bible Study to sex education. This
truthful and poignant narrative shows the girls grappling with the realities of racism, poverty, identity, and inadequate schooling, as they transition from little girls to young women. This film is a recipient of a Chicken & Egg I Believe In You Grant.
The Music's Gonna Get You Through directed by Gabrielle Mullem
Sophisticated and funky, Henry Butler is not only a virtuoso jazz and blues artist, but also an advocate for disability rights, whose frustration with the lack of opportunities for visually challenged children leads him to take matters into his own hands. Drawing on his New Orleans heritage, extensive music study and experience making his way in the world as a blind black man, Henry creates a music camp in his native city to give blind and visually-impaired teenagers tools for Success. See What Im Saying examines the power of the lessons in music, as both master and students face daunting challenges during the camp and in the years following. This film is a recipient of a Chicken & Egg I Believe In You Grant.
W.A.R. - Women Art Revolution directed by Lynn Hershmann
Having been a part of the Feminist Art Movement with my own work as an artist, I experienced its development, struggle, and impact on the art world firsthand. Through personal stories, artwork, and rarely seen archival film and video, Women Art Revolution illustrates the history of landmark feminist
art education programs, alternative art spaces, political protests, activist publications, and feminist innovations in genres such as performance, video, installation, textiles, and public art. It considers how this Movement, driven by personal and political imperatives of social justice and civil rights, radically transformed the art and culture of our times. This film is a recipient of a Chicken & Egg Celebration grant for veteran women filmmakers.
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LocationThe David Brower Center/Tamalpais Room (View)
2150 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States
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