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2007 Human Rights Film Series starts Wednesday, October 3

October 3 – November 8, 2007, the 8th Annual Human Rights Film Series showcases films that show how film and video can make a difference for human rights. Discussions with expert speakers follow all screenings. NOTE:All WCL screenings will take place at 6:00pm at the Washington College of Law campus: 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, … Continue reading “2007 Human Rights Film Series starts Wednesday, October 3”

October 3 – November 8, 2007, the 8th Annual Human Rights Film Series showcases films that show how film and video can make a difference for human rights. Discussions with expert speakers follow all screenings.

NOTE:
All WCL screenings will take place at 6:00pm at the Washington College of Law campus: 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC

All AU screenings will take place at at 5:30pm in the Wechsler Theater, 3rd Fl., Mary Graydon Center, American University main campus, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC (unless otherwise noted).

All screenings are FREE and open to the public.

Encounter Point
by Ronit Avni (2006, 85 minutes)
Follow the unlikely journey of two Israelis and two Palestinians as they risk their lives and public standing to promote nonviolence in their communities. A true story about the everyday leaders who refuse to sit back as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates.
WCL Oct 3 @ 6:00
AU Oct 4 @ 5:30

Devil’s Miner
by Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani (2005, 82 minutes)
Fourteen-year-old Basilieo and his younger brother work in the mines of Cerro Rico in Bolivia, where devout Catholic miners sever their ties with God upon entering the mountain. Winner, Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary Special Mention.
WCL Oct 17 @ 6:00
AU Oct 18 @ 5:30

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
by Zach Niles and Banker White (2005, 78 min.)
An inspiring story of survival and rebirth in the wake of the horrors of Sierra Leone’s Civil War, and a triumphant testament to the power of music. SXSW 2006 Film Festival Winner.
WCL Oct 24 @ 6:00
AU Nov 1 @ 5:30

Nov 8 @ 5:30pm
Katzen Arts Center
SPECIAL EVENT! Human Rights in a Time of War: An Evening with Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Award-Winning Producer Liz Garbus

Join us for a powerful evening as Fall 2007 Visiting Filmmaker Liz Garbus shares her experiences and answers your questions about the making of this provocative film. This event takes place against the backdrop of Fernando Botero’s startlingly barbaric exhibit, Botero: Abu Ghraib

Sponsored by the Washington College of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the School of Communication’s Center for Social Media, in collaboration with the Center for Global Peace, the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program, and the Office of the University Chaplain, all of American University.

Center for Environmental Filmmaking/Filmmakers for Conservation screenings at AU in October

Tuesday, Oct. 9, Rhett Turner will be discussing and screening his documentary on the ongoing honey bee crisis, Pollinators in Peril. Tuesday, October 16, David Hamlin, an Emmy award-winning filmmaker at National Geographic TV, will discuss and screen films on wildlife, adventure and archaeology. Tuesday, October 30, Kathy Milani from the Humane Society of the … Continue reading “Center for Environmental Filmmaking/Filmmakers for Conservation screenings at AU in October”

Tuesday, Oct. 9, Rhett Turner will be discussing and screening his documentary on the ongoing honey bee crisis, Pollinators in Peril.

Tuesday, October 16, David Hamlin, an Emmy award-winning filmmaker at National Geographic TV, will discuss and screen films on wildlife, adventure and archaeology.

Tuesday, October 30, Kathy Milani from the Humane Society of the United States uses film and video to further the cause of animal rights.

All Shows are at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays in The Wechsler Theater, 3rd floor, Mary Graydon Center, American University,
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20016. Admission is Free!

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It’s FREE!: Film/Video Art series this fall at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

I missed the first one, an exhibition of a couple Hollis Frampton films this past weekend, but there are four more screenings on the calendar. The screenings will be at the McEvoy Auditorium in the museum which is located at 8th and F Sts. NW. (Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown on the Red Line). The remaining programs … Continue reading “It’s FREE!: Film/Video Art series this fall at the Smithsonian American Art Museum”

I missed the first one, an exhibition of a couple Hollis Frampton films this past weekend, but there are four more screenings on the calendar. The screenings will be at the McEvoy Auditorium in the museum which is located at 8th and F Sts. NW. (Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown on the Red Line). The remaining programs are:

Thursday, Sept. 20, 6 p.m., Mediated Narratives

This program features a selection of titles drawn from the history of independent film and video art. The works all represent, through a variety of formal and narrative strategies, how we see and imagine our world through the media. Included in the program are Morgan Fisher’s Projection Instructions (1976); George Landow’s Film in Which There Appear Sprocket Holes, Edge Lettering, Dirt Particles, Etc. (1965–66); Nam June Paik’s Videotape Study #3 (1967–69); John Baldessari’s Ed Henderson Recreates Movie Scenarios (1973); Sadie Benning’s It Wasn’t Love (1992); Peggy Ahwesh’s A Scary Movie (1993); Robert Breer’s Fuji (1974); and Kota Ezawa’s The Simpson Verdict (2002). (Approx. 90 min.) Please note that programs are unrated and some material may not be appropriate for all audiences.

– from their website.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., Vito Acconci: The Red Tapes

Thursday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m., Gary Hill: Word and Image

Thursday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m., Dan Graham: Rock My Religion

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Free Screenings on the AU campus: Center for Environmental Filmmaking Fall Series

All Shows are held in The Wechsler Theater at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays.3rd floor, Mary Graydon Center, American University,4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20016 Tuesday, September 18Boyd Matson on Wild Filmmaking Adventures. Boyd hosts Wild Chronicles on PBS and has hosted National Geographic Explorer. Hear about his thrilling expeditions, high-adrenaline adventures, and being an … Continue reading “Free Screenings on the AU campus: Center for Environmental Filmmaking Fall Series”

All Shows are held in The Wechsler Theater at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays.
3rd floor, Mary Graydon Center, American University,
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20016

Tuesday, September 18
Boyd Matson on Wild Filmmaking Adventures. Boyd hosts Wild Chronicles on PBS and has hosted National Geographic Explorer. Hear about his thrilling expeditions, high-adrenaline adventures, and being an up-close witness to amazing natural history and anthropology events.

Tuesday, October 9
Rhett Turner on the Bee Crisis. Rhett is a natural history documentary producer. He will show his renowned film Pollinators in Peril and talk about the crisis in bees.

Tuesday, October 16
David Hamlin from National Geographic. David is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker at National Geographic TV. His specialties include films on wildlife, adventure and archaeology.

Tuesday, October 30
Kathy Milani from the Humane Society of the United States. Kathy is a leading animal rights activist and uses video and film to fight for her cause.

Tuesday, November 6
Dan Basta, Director of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program. Dan will show clips and talk about the power of storytelling and filmmaking to convey vital information about the nation’s natural resources.

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A visit from filmmaker Adrian Cowell

One of AU’s treasures that everyone should know about is the The Center for Social Media. The Center champions films and filmmakers that bring to light issues of injustice and inequality in society. It’s a project of the School of Communication and is directed by faculty member Pat Aufderheide. Among the events on their current … Continue reading “A visit from filmmaker Adrian Cowell”

One of AU’s treasures that everyone should know about is the The Center for Social Media. The Center champions films and filmmakers that bring to light issues of injustice and inequality in society. It’s a project of the School of Communication and is directed by faculty member Pat Aufderheide.
Among the events on their current calendar are a couple of appearances by Adrian Cowell during the Environmental Film Festival in the latter half of March. Cowell will be on campus March 20 at 6:30pm in the Wechsler Theater in Mary Graydon Center to screen and discuss his film Banking on Disaster (VHS 760) and on March 22 at 6pm to screen and discuss Finding the Story: From the Amazon to Burma and Back. Other Cowell films you can view in Media Services are The Last of the Hiding Tribes ( VHS 6441-3) and In the Ashes of the Forest (VHS 1675).