May 2-4: The Paley Center for Media Hosts Special 10-Year Collection of Documentary Films from Arts Engine
In celebration of our ten year anniversary, we've teamed up with the Paley Center for Media to present a weekend of Arts Engine's feature length documentaries and select Media That Matters shorts from May 2 - 4. Find out more about our ten year anniversary and a time line of our history here!
From the Emmy Award-nominated film Deadline, a gripping look at capital punishment in the United States, to Outside Looking In, which explores the impact of trans-racial adoption, the retrospective will showcase eight award-winning documentaries created by Arts Engine's production arm, Big Mouth Films.
Preceding each Big Mouth film, we will be screening select Media That Matters films, including Luckiest Nut in the World, Recycle, Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary), A Girl Like Me, Battleground Minnesota, and Garbage Dreams.
The Paley Center, previously the Museum of Television & Radio, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. Through the global programs of its Media Council and International Council, the Paley Center also serves as a neutral setting where media professionals can engage in discussion and debate about the evolving media landscape.
The program for the weekend is as follows:
Friday, May 2nd, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today
(2001, 58 min., dir. Katy Chevigny)
Featured Media That Matters films: Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary) and POPaganda
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
(1999, 67 min., dir. Kirsten Johnson)
Featured Media That Matters films: Vision Test and A Girl Like Me
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Nuyorican Dream
(2000, 82 min., dir. Laurie Collyer)
Featured Media That Matters films: I Promise Africa and Slip of the Tongue
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Election Day
(2007, 84 min., dir. Katy Chevigny)
Featured Media That Matters film: Battleground Minnesota
Sunday, May 4th, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Outside Looking In: Transracial Adoption in America
(2001, 56 min., dir. Phil Bertelsen)
Featured Media That Matters films: A Girl Named Kai and Something Other Than Other
Sunday, May 4th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Arctic Son
(2006, 75 min., dir. Andrew Walton)
Featured Media That Matters films: Garbage Dreams
Sunday, May 4th, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Deadline
(2004, 90 min., directors Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson)
Featured Media That Matters film: Pizza Surveillance Feature
More about the feature length films can be found at Big Mouth Films and you can click the above links for each Media That Matters short to watch it online, join in our discussions, and find ways to take action.
Regular admission will be $10, with a special third-day-free offer for those who attend all three days. Reduced fare for students is $8 and children under 14 are $5. To make reservations, e-mail eduny@paleycenter.org or call 212.621.6664. The event takes place at 25 West 52 Street, New York, NY and is listed on the Paley Center events page.
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