Art & Media Issue #15: Harmony October 15, 2024 Filmmaker’s Statement by Juanita Rodriguez 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 Hip Harmony by Juanita Rodriguez his video was produced in 2017 when I was running a health bed and breakfast in the Dominican Republic. It is self-explanatory providing the background of how despite dislocated hips at birth and multiple hip surgeries, I pursued a career in poverty alleviation for 30 years and then ran a health bed and breakfast in the Dominican Republic ...
Read MoreFilm Issue #12: Diagnosis December 31st, 2022 Diagnosis: Short Film as Medical Memoir by M Tamara Cutler n 2001 I was turning thirty, in a new relationship, and starting graduate film school. I was also diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I asked a classmate to film my experience. I wanted documentation for a future date when I was ready to process it. Viewing the film for the first time since the screening twenty years ago, I ...
Read MoreFilm Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Filmmaker’s Statement by Jayme Joyce JTNDZGl2JTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJ0ZXh0LWFsaWduJTNBY2VudGVyJTNCJTIyJTNFJTBBJTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGbzFvMUV4OE9sOFElMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbGxvdyUzRCUyMmFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXIlM0IlMjBhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUzQiUyMGd5cm9zY29wZSUzQiUyMHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRSUwQSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRQ== Local Legends of COVID-19: The Two-Headed Dragon by Jayme Joyce ocal Legends of COVID-19 is the first volume of an anthology series of short documentary films about various individuals who have worked in the relief efforts of “essential” organizations during the pandemic in Chicago. Each film is an up close and personal experience with real people doing extraordinary things despite incredible challenges, ...
Read MoreFilm Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Filmmaker’s Statement by Daniela Lucato JTNDZGl2JTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJ0ZXh0LWFsaWduJTNBY2VudGVyJTNCJTIyJTNFJTBBJTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGN29HSlc4RGpCSm8lMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbGxvdyUzRCUyMmFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXIlM0IlMjBhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUzQiUyMGd5cm9zY29wZSUzQiUyMHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRSUwQSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRQ== My Name Is Sami by Daniela Lucato his short film is entitled “My Name is Sami.” 2020 Length: 3 minutes 45 seconds HD Color Director, Writer, Performer: Daniela Lucato Cinematography: Jacopo Pantaleoni Logline: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sami apparently calls a friend to tell her a tragic episode. This video was made during lockdown and finished on April 25, 2020. It is a reflection on domestic violence, human rights, ...
Read MoreFilm Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Filmmaker’s Statement by Barry Walton JTNDZGl2JTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJ0ZXh0LWFsaWduJTNBY2VudGVyJTNCJTIyJTNFJTBBJTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGc3Ytc3FoV0tYV2MlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbGxvdyUzRCUyMmFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXIlM0IlMjBhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUzQiUyMGd5cm9zY29wZSUzQiUyMHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRSUwQSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRQ== Empty America: A Trailer by Barry Walton he filming of Empty America was inspired by a deep desire to do something more than sitting holed up in my house until our government officials announced the world was safe to enter once again. In my departure, I felt called to go out and see how a world so void of humanity could feel ...
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