Third World Newsreel Announces 2021 Evening Seminars for Filmmakers and their Fans
TWN sponsors a free and open to the public virtual series of workshops on various film production topics aimed particularly at emerging media makers of color, in the spring and fall. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs with the City Council, the Peace Development Fund and individual donors.
Thurs, Feb 4th at 6:30 PM: Film Talk: THE APOLLO DOCUMENTARY and talk
Watch the Emmy winning doc THE APOLLO by Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams, followed by a talk with Producer Lisa Cortés, Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes with filmmaker Anjanette Levert. CoPresented by Spelman College, the Atlanta Documentary Society, the AUC Camera Collective, and Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY. https://bit.ly/3iyiy8t
Thursday, Feb 11th at 6:30 PM: Pandemic Pivot: Creatives, Filmmakers, Festivals — what are they doing?
Join us for a talk with Calixto Chinchilla of the NY Latino Film Festival, Barbara Vasconez of NY Women in Film and Television, Anjanette Levert, filmmaker/professor, and flmmakers Amitabh Joshi and Erik Spinks on how they have adapted to these new conditions, their recommendations to othres and how they see 2021 shaping up. Presented by Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY. https://bit.ly/2Nz8wIF
Tuesday, Feb 16th at 6 PM: Jerome Foundation and NYC Filmmakers: new grant offerings
Join Lann Briel, program officer at the Jerome Foundation and indigenous activist, to hear about new opportunities from the Jerome Foundation specifically for NYC filmmakers. Presented by Third World Newsreelhurs and the Documentary Forum at CCNY and the Jerome Foundation. https://bit.ly/3c14Ucz
Thursday, Feb 18th: A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AUDRE LORDE with filmmakers
On Audre Lorde’s birthday, the 90 minute version of this historic film will be presented by Third World Newsreel with ZAMI NOBLA: National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging, as part of the Women Sweet on Women: Black Lesbian Film Festival, folllowed by a talk with filmmakers Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson. You must register for this free event at https://bit.ly/3ry9tQu
Thursday, Feb 25th at 6:30 PM: STATELESS and filmmaker Michèle Stephenson
Stephenson explores the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic in a film that premiered at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Feb 27th is the anniversary of the Dominican Republic’s controversial “independence” from Haiti. Presented by Spelman College Documentary Filmmaking with Third World Newsreel, the Documentary Forum at CCNY, Atlanta Documentary Society and DominicansLoveHaitians. RSVP to: https://bit.ly/2YKUMwZ
More to Come!
The TWN Evening Seminars and the TWN Production Workshops are made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the NY State Legislature, Public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, The Peace Development Fund, and individual donors. Special support this year from NEA CARES, Humanities NY CARES and the NYCT CARES.
