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Celebrate the Northwest Edition of The Independent
Friday, November 8th, 7-10pm
$5 (donation)
The Independent, America's foremost publication reporting on indie film and video production, is dedicating their entire November issue to Seattle and the Northwest scene. Please join us to welcome Ruby Lerner, Executive Director of The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF) and Publisher of The Independent. Help us celebrate a monumental occasion as we, the terminally wet and overlooked, get to strut our stuff in a high-brow New York glossy. Many local media folk will be in attendance. This should be a great networking opportunity for 911 members.
In the spirit of international Coming Out Day, Dykes Against the Right present an evening of coming out stories. Whether coming out means your own personal journey, a public confrontation, a series of odd relationships, dealing with your parents, or meeting your first true love, you're sure to enjoy this showcase. Coming Out Stories features an array of dyke images as well as Coming Out Stories 1994 by TriDyke, Dyke March 1996, and video from last summer's Pride Parade and Freedom Day Rally featuring Dykes on Bikes.
Wednesday, November 13th, 7 & 9pm
Calling the Ghosts: A Story About Rape, War and Women
A film by Mandy Jacobson and Karmen Jelincic (USA, 1996).
Jadranka Cigelj and Nusreta Sivac, childhood friends and legal professionals, enjoyed lives of ordinary modern women in Bosnia-Herzegovina until they were put in the Serb-run concentration camp at Omarska where they were raped and tortured by their former neighbors and colleagues.
Jadranka Cigelj, Nusreat, Sivac and Karmen Jelincic will be present at the screening.
Devil's Children
A film by Annie Arnou and Stev Van Thielen (Belgium, 1995).
A chilling investigation of the use of rape as a humiliating weapon against women in Rwanda during the genocide of 1994.
Thursday, November 14th, 7 & 9pm
Intezzar
A film by Rashwid Masharawi (UK/Palestine, 1995).
In this provocative documentary, director Masharawi critically scrutinizes the refugee camps established as a temporary solution for the Palestinians who lost their homes in what became the state of Israel.
All Hell Broke Loose
A film by Amir Feldmam (Israel, 1995).
Scores have been killed in suicide bombings in Israel over the past year, leaving friends and families grieving and creating political turmoil. All Hell Broke Loose is a highly stylized look at the survivors of a car bomb attack on a bus in northern Israel. One year after the bombing, filmmaker Feldman meets with the Jews and Arabs who were on the bus and discusses the effects the event has had on their lives.
119 Bullets + Three
A film by Yeud Levanon (Israel, 1996).
This explosive political documentary addresses the historical conflict in Israel between religious and secular Jews since Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination.
Friday, November 15th,7 & 9pm
Mass Grave
A film by Joao Bodoy (Brazil, 1995).
Brazil's decades of military government control, its death squads and its legacy of torture and disappearances have received much less attention from the international community in recent years than have the brutal regimes of some of its neighbors. Mass Grave exposes a startling episode from Brazil's dark past: the story of disappeared political prisoners who were buried in an illegal mass grave in a public cemetery in Sao Paulo in the 1970's.
How The Hell Did They Survive?
A film by Trix Betlam (The Netherlands, 1993).
The incredible, but true, story of three brothers of French and Moroccan nationality who spent over 18 years (1973-1991) in Moroccan prison camps without ever receiving a trial or having charges brought against them.
Saturday, November 16th, 7pm
Ollie's Army
A film by Brett Morgan (USA, 1996).
Armed with only a Hi-8 camera and a microphone, filmmaker Brett Morgan set out on his own to document Oliver North's historic 1994 campaign for the Virginia Senate. A startling look at a unique campaign, this film succeeds in going beyond the sound bytes.
Where Credit Is Due
A film by David Wilson Scott and Michelle Genece (USA 1995).
Where Credit Is Due profiles the work of activists Mark Winston Griffith and Errol Louis who founded the Central Brooklyn Partnership to stem the flow of capital from the country's largest African-American community.
Saturday, November 16th, 9pm
Days of Democracy
A film by Attiyat El-Abnoudi (Egypt 1996).
This tragi-comic documentary records the highs and lows of women candidates running for the 1995 People's Assembly in Egypt.
Devil's Children
A film by Annie Arnou and Stev Van Thielen (Belgium, 1995).
A chilling investigation of the use of rape as a humiliating weapon against women in Rwanda during the genocide of 1994.
Sunday, November 17th, 5pm
Broadway Performance Hall
Black Kites
A film by Jo Andres (USA 1995).
Dream-like and spectral, Black Kites is based on the 1992 journals and drawings of Sarajevan video artist Alma Hajric who, with friends from an arts collective, was forced into a basement shelter in order to survive the lengthy siege of Sarajevo.
Yellow Wasps: Anatomy of a War Crime
A film by Ilan Ziv and Rory O'Conner (USA 1995).
This searing documentary examines the ugly activity in the former Yugoslavia that has given the world the phrase "ethnic cleansing."
Sunday, November 17th, 7pm
Broadway Performance Hall
Lost In Mississippi
A film by Jim Chambers (USA 1996).
An original and shocking portrait of today's South, Lost in Mississippi probes the mysteriously high suicide rate among individuals imprisoned in Mississippi's 47 prisons in the last five years, half of whom were African Americans.
8 is the magic number! Since 1988, Al Nigrin's 8 millimeter media festival has toured the world, displaying America's best small-gauge film and video works. That's 8 consecutive years! Come and be elated by the 5 award-winning works which were debated and curated by an 18-member committee from over 80 entries!
The festival includes: NYC Symphony by Reynold Isto; The Silence Between by Jacqueline Turnure; Fat of the Land by Niki Cousino, Sarah Lewison, Julie Konop, Florence Dore, and Gina Todos; Clit-O-Matic by Jennifer Reeder; and No Accident by Michel Negroponte.
This festival comes straight from the great New Jersey Media Arts Center and The Rutgers Film Co-op. Remember, 8 is great!
3D used to mean flying fonts and tracking shots down endless digital tunnels. Today's animators have moved beyond the gee-whiz factor of their high horsepower work stations and are creating unique narratives. The only limitation to digital imaging is that of the creator's imagination -- and the amount memory on their hardrives.
Join 911 and Mesmer fx as we present an evening of partially and completely rendered 3D stuff on the big screen. As always, everyone is welcome to bring their own animation (3D or not) to screen.
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