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NewFilmmakers Spring Series WEDNESDAY, April 19th NewFilmmakers Celebrates Dance 6:00 NEWFILMMAKERS DOCS, MOCKS & MORE  VENEZUELA RISING  Directed by Jennifer Wager. As seen through the eyes of grandmother and community organizer Gladys Bolivar, the documentary follows her and her compatriots five days before it is to be decided by popular referendum whether Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will continue in office or step down. The entire nation has been mobilized will it be SI  yes he will be recalled, or NO he will remain in office. Most in Venezuela feel that no less than the en tire future of their country is at stake. Issues of democracy and politics are addressed -- what constitutes a free and fair election -- and is that enough to ensure citizen participation? How are elections the ultimate measure of a thriving democracy? Venezuela Rising gets behind the headlines and into the neighborhoods of Caracas to find out how participatory democracy works on the ground. 7:00 NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM Jen Senko ROAD MAP WARRIOR WOMEN (2000, 27 minutes, Video) Road Map Warrior Women is an on-the-road documentary short about women in the contemporary Wes; tough, independent souls who have broken the molds and escaped stereotypes. During several road trips in the 1990s, ranging from Montana down to New Mexico, New York-based filmmaker Jen Senko met and interviewed a remarkable variety of women; urban refugees, artists, ex-wives, owners of small businesses and horse wranglers.  They are smart, humorous and surprisingly frank about their lives.  Whether exploring a dream, a refuge, a hunch, each of these people has learned not only to survive but to endure. In the course of her travels, Senko learns about the true nature of women and something about herself as well. Carol Jackson CENSORIOUS (2005. 34 minutes, Video)  8:00 NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATION Multimedia with Amy Greenfield and Andrea Beeman/shorts & live performance Andrea Beeman BIOLUMINESCENCE (2005, 7 minutes, video) world premiere Andrea Beeman Performance (5 minutes) Amy Greenfield DARK SEQUINS: DANCE OF THE SEVENTH VEIL (2005, 13 minutes, 16MM) NY premiere Amy Greenfield LIGHT OF THE BODY (2005, 35 minutes Film/Video) When the Museum of Modern Art mounted a retrospective of Amy Greenfield's films, the "New York Times" heralded her as one of the most important proponents of experimental film/video dance. Her ground-breaking body-centered work has been screened internationally at such fests film/video fests as Berlin; London; Edinburgh; New York - and from Argentina to Japan. Her feature "Antigone/Rites Of Passion" ("Dazzling!" LA Times) is distributed by Wellspring/Genius. Her short. "Wildfire" won a Gold Prize in Worldfest Houston. Her multi-media performance has been named a Best in The Arts in the "New York Times" ("Unforgettable!"). Andrea Beeman has been making dance related films and videos since 1987. Also a freelance producer and editor, her work with William Wegman is currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Andrea performs Middle Eastern dance in theaters, cabarets, clubs and cultural events in NYC and abroad and has performed Middle Eastern dance as a soloist and company member with New York Performing Artists Company, Elena Lentini's Caravanserai, and Anahid Sofian & Dancers. She is a dedicated teacher of both dance and video. More at EnchantressofBioluminosity.com.