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Third World Newsreel Workshops
Greetings. More great workshops for indie filmmakers. | TWN Workshops The Fall 2008 Wednesday Night Workshops continue with a Free Workshop with Cyrille Phipps Wednesday, October 22nd at 6:30 PM. Register now! Walk-in seminars on film/video/digital production topics from funding … Continue reading
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Another Screening of “One People”
Greetings. Just heard that “One People” will screen in Harlem on October 10th. at 6:30pm. The venue is the Maysles Film Studio, 127th. Street and Lenox Avenue. This screening is part of the St. Clair Bourne Tribute Film Festival, which … Continue reading
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Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
Greetings. I’m am pleased to announce that our short experimental narrative film “One People” is an official selection of the 2008 Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival. The festival is scheduled to take place on September 26-28, 2008 in … Continue reading
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Merchant Marine Film
We’re looking to interview more retired Merchant Marines of color. If you are a retired Merchant Marine, or know of any who served between 1938 and 1975, and was a member of the National Maritime Union (NMU), please contact us … Continue reading
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Love Me Through It
Love Me Through It is a narrative short produced by Emmanuel Baptist Church in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York and directed by first time director Robert Holley. The film, shot in mini dv 24p by yours truly, with the assistance … Continue reading
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Merchant Marine Film On Track
Hi all. Our documentary about U.S. Merchant Marines is progressing according to plans. We have conducted extensive interviews with retired mariners from Puerto Rico and are expanding the scope to include, African-Americans, West Indians and Asians. We are currently seeking … Continue reading
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Reparation Blues
My most recent collaboration is with Brooklyn-based performance artist Ghai’l Rhodes Benjamin in the production of a 4 min. video titled Reparation Blues, for the WGBH Lab’s Open Call. The rough cut is currently on their site http://lab.wgbh.org/. We would … Continue reading
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Al Santana Films At BAM
Films At BAM Please join me on Monday, October 1, 2007, 7:00 PM at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a retrospective of my work. We’ll be screening excerpts from two long-form films: Voices of The Gods, (1985) and Durban … Continue reading
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