FESTIVAL NEWS
January 28: RMA and MTM Present: Lunch Matters Screening of A Nomad’s Life and Filmmaker Q&A in NY, NY at 1:00 p.m.
RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART and Media That Matters present Lunch Matters: THE NOMADIC PEOPLES PROJECT Wednesdays at 1 p.m. $10 / Free to RMA members (Tickets include a post-program tour of the galleries) Curated by Aziz Rahman, founder/director of the Nomadic Peoples Project, which brings attention to the rich cultural history and challenging modern-day realities for nomadic communities in a rapidly changing world. For more information, visit nomadhome.blogspot.com. January 7 - JUNGLE NOMADS OF THE HIMALAYAS For centuries the Raji nomads of the Himalayan foothills have collected wild bee honey. Climbing the incredibly tall trees of the Terai jungle, they risk their lives to harvest this honey, made by the world's largest migrating bees. January 14 - RIDING THE RAILS Post-screening Q&A with filmmakers Michael Uys & Lexy Lovell At the height of the Great Depression more than a quarter of a million teenagers lived on the road in America, many crossing the country by illegally hopping freight trains. This award-winning documentary follows the stories of ten teenage hobos while echoing the lives of today's migrant laborers, who continue this tradition of a nomadic lifestyle. January 21 - TWO SHORT FILMS Post-screening Q&A with Casey Beck Mongolia: Land Without Fences More than half of Mongolia's two and a half million people live as nomads. Withstanding an already harsh landscape, the lives of these nomadic peoples have become even more difficult thanks to catastrophic winters, which have killed off large numbers of livestock in the country. Afghan Nomads: The Maldar From the foothills of the Hindu Kush the nomadic Maldar people reflect a centuries-old mixture of faith and distrust that has kept them - and nomads around the world - both separated from and dependent on settled peoples. January 28 - A NOMAD'S LIFE from the eighth annual MTM Festival Post-screening Q&A with filmmakers Lynne True & Nelson Walker In Tibet's Kham region a young family questions whether their nomadic traditions can survive against the challenges of a rapidly modernizing world. EAT WHILE YOU WATCH: Visitors are encouraged to bring their lunch and drinks from the Cafe @ RMA down to the theater to enjoy during Lunch Matters. The Cafe @ RMA offers a wide range of seasonal food and beverage items inspired by the regions and flavors of the Himalayas. Sample new menu items include spicy potato and cheese samosas, tandoori masala vegetable sandwiches in fresh onion naan, as well as beverages such as chai, homemade lassis, and select specialty regional teas. PROGRAM TICKET INCLUDES ADMISSION TO: The Last Nomads: The Wuzhu Muqin are the last remaining nomadic tribe in China, and have become Mongolian photographer A Yin's source of inspiration. Yin has become his people's advocate, exposing to the rest of the world the ancient lifestyle they maintain in the face of rapid modernization. Comprised of images captured over ten years, The Last Nomads: Photographs from Inner Mongolia by A Yin offers a striking visual account of daily life in the Inner Mongolian highlands: from the labors of migration to the intimacies of kinship. A Yin is a 2007 recipient of the All Roads Film and Photography Program award, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART 150 WEST 17TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY 212.620.5000 x344 www.rmanyc.orgPublished on January 28, 2009
January 28: The Apollos Screening at Amnesty International Film Group: Eyes On The Prize in Pittsburgh, PA at 7:00 p.m.
The Apollos, from the seventh annual Media That Matters Film Festival, is being screened at Amnesty International Film Group: EYES ON THE PRIZE program at the Shadow Lounge in Pittsburgh, PA on January 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. EYES ON THE PRIZE program: From MLK to Obama, social justice is still on the move. Shorts include MLK’s classic I Have A Dream, the short filmThe Apollos (high school students who made MLK a national holiday), Obama speech excerpts focusing on social justice, Will.i.am, and more. For more information on this program or about Amnesty International Film Group please contact Eve Wider at ewider@gmail.com.Published on January 28, 2009
January 16th: The Countdown is Screening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA at 10:00 a.m.
Director Rene Dongo and spoken word poet Sofia Snow will appear at Youth Producing Change, a day showcasing youth-made films at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in Boston. The Countdown, which screened at the Eighth Annual Media That Film Festival, was directed by Rene Dongo, winner of the Emerging Artist award, and stars the poetry and personality of Sofia Snow. They will both be part of a panel discussion and Q&A following the screening of their film, which is to play alongside eight other youth-made films about social justice issues. Youth Producing Change will take place on Friday, January 16th at 6pm at the Museum of Fine Arts. Remis Auditorium, Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Tickets are $8 for members, students, and seniors, while general admission is $10. Click Here to reserve yours.Published on January 16, 2009
Tribeca Film Institute and Media That Matters Pair Up For 2009 Winter Youth Screening Series, New York, NY
This year, the Media That Matters Film Festival is partnering for a fourth season with the Tribeca Film Institute's Tribeca Youth Screening Series, pairing a feature length film with an MTM short. The first of these in 2009 will take place on January 22nd, and will consist of the the full-length animated film Persepolis, about a young girl during the Iranian Revolution, alongside Power Up, an animated short addressing contemporary politics and war. The next month's presentation will take place on February 11th, and will feature the film Zoned In, a look at race and class in the American education system, which will be shown with Superstar, a youth-made short about a young man's dreams of being a professional basketball player. A Q&A with the director of Zoned In, Daniela Zanzotto, will follow the screening.
Please join us for these exciting collaborations! If you are a New York Public High School educator and are interested in bringing your school group to join us for our screening series, please email us at youth@TribecaFilmInstitute.org.
The films will screen at Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013
@ Laight Street, one block below Canal Street.
Persepolis and Power Up will show at 12pm, while Zoned In and Superstar are set to begin at 12:30 p.m.
Visit the TFI website for more information.
Published on January 14, 2009
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