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SPRING
2009
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Tuesday, April 21st in the Deren Theater @ Anthology NewFilmmakers welcomes the Digital Film Academy and presents an evening of new films as well as two Lebanese films. 6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL PROGRAM FILM SCREENING AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES DFA film students will present their short thesis films, which they wrote, produced, directed and edited. This showcase features digitally recorded films, shot on professional Panasonic digital cameras in standard or high definition. Cynthia McDermitt, CLEAN SLATE (2009, 14:30 Minutes, Video) Adam Dekraker, TINTED WINDOWS (2009, 10:30 Minutes, Video) Rebecca Pahle, ACTIVE FAN ENGAGEMENT (2009, 9 Minutes, Video) Ravi-Kumar, DEEP INSIDE (2009, 13 Minutes, Video) Benjamin Dawson, WRONG FLOOR (2009, 17:30 Minutes, Video) Kerri Accardi, HINDSIGHT (2008, 13:30 Minutes, Video) Sammie Amachree, BLIND DATE (2009, 9 Minutes, Video) Francesco Segre, THE GREY SCALE (2009, 13:30 Minutes, Video) At the conclusion of the screening, attendees can vote for their favorite film and participate in a prize drawing sponsored by Digital Film Academy. 8:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM Christopher Jarvis THE FLY (2006, 4 Minutes, Video) Paul Jeremiah Hayes DON’T DIE BEFORE I DO (2006, 9 Minutes, Video) Merlin Decaillot I EAT NEW YORK (2006, 8 Minutes, Video) Emily Kowalczyk THE HEART IS A MUSCLE (2006, 8 Minutes, Video) Borja Alvarez VERONIKA (2008, 12 Minutes, Video) Dustin Brown CHOCOLATE DEATH (2008, 8 Minutes, Video) 9:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE PRESENTATIONS Wissam Kabbara LETTERS FROM MY NEW HOME (2008, 65 Minutes, Video) Raised in America, a Lebanese-born filmmaker reaches out to his aging grandmother in Lebanon to document the stories of his family and country of origin. Deborah Harse MARATHON BEIRUT (2008, 73 Minutes, Video) In the aftermath of the 2006 July War, despite devastation and political upheaval, the Beirut Marathon Association chose not to cancel their November marathon, but rather to hold it as a testament to the resilience of the Lebanese people. But just five days before the race, a government minister, Pierre Gemayel, was assassinated. After much deliberation they again decided not to cancel, but to postpone the race by one week. Then, just two days before the new marathon date, Hezbollah called for a rally to overthrow the existing government. There was concern that the demonstration might make the Lebanese fearful of coming out for the marathon, but instead there were even more participants than expected. The event took place with 22,000 people, in solidarity, running or walking the 5km, 10km and 42km races with "For the Love of Lebanon" as the theme. And of course, a Kenyan won. |
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