Congratulations to all of our grantees at DocuWeeks 2010!
Big Congratulations to all of our DFP grantees who will be screening at the 14th Annual Docuweeks 2010!
Now eligible to run for an Academy Award, these stories from Israel/Palestine, Russia, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Tibet and the U.S. cover the globe. Please check out their projects below and join us in support of their screenings in New York and Los Angeles!
BUDRUS — Director/Producer/Writer: Julia Bacha
Los Angeles: (July 30 – August 5) / New York: (August 6 – August 12)
Ayed Morrar took leave of his comfortable job at the Palestinian Authority upon hearing that the Israeli government was planning to build a separation barrier through Budrus, his small agricultural village. He convened a town-hall meeting, invited Israeli civilians, and formed a movement whose motto, “We Can Do It,” resonates with community organizers worldwide. To everyone’s surprise, Ayed became the leader of the first unarmed movement to successfully protect and even expand Palestinian territory—an accomplishment made possible in large part by Ayed’s 15-year-old daughter Iltezam, who launched a women’s contingent that quickly moved to the front lines.
Click here to see screening times and buy tickets: http://www.justvision.org/en/events/table?eventtype%5b%5d=Budrus+Screening
MY PERESTROIKA — Director: Robin Hessman
Los Angeles: (August 6 – August 12) / New York: (August 13 – August 19)
My Perestroika follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times—from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. Using a wealth of footage rarely seen outside of Russia—including home movies from the USSR in the 1970s—the film combines an intimate view of the past with the contemporary lives of these former schoolmates, painting a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.
Click here to see screening times and buy tickets : http://myperestroika.com/screenings/
PUSHING THE ELEPHANT — Directors: Beth Davenport, Elizabeth Mandel
Los Angeles: (August 13 – August 19) / New York: (August 6 – August 12)
Rose Mapendo lost her family and home to the ethnic violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo, yet she emerged from the suffering advocating peace and reconciliation. But after helping numerous victims to recover and rebuild their lives, there is one person Rose must still teach to forgive: her daughter Nangabire, now 17 and living in Arizona. Pushing the Elephant captures one of the most important stories of our age, in which genocidal violence is challenged by the moral fortitude and grace of one woman’s mission for peace.
Click here to see website/trailer: http://www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant/
SUMMER PASTURE – Directors: Lynn True Nelson Walker and Tsering Perlo
Los Angeles : (August 6 – August 12) / New York: (July 30 – August 5)
Filmed in the high grasslands of eastern Tibet, with unprecedented access to a place seldom visited by outsiders, Summer Pasture is a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a young couple and their infant daughter during a time of great transition. Locho and Yama are nomadic herders who carve their existence from the land as their ancestors have for generations. But now, as traditional nomadic life confronts rapid modernization, Summer Pasture captures a family at a crossroads, ultimately revealing the profound sacrifice they will make to ensure their daughter’s future.
Click here to see screening times and buy tickets : http://www.khamfilmproject.org/SummerPasture.php