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June 13: Media That Matters to Speak on Rooftop Films’ Panel “Message vs. Craft” in Brooklyn, NY at 5:00PM
Media That Matters Festival and Outreach Manager, Leah Sapin will be presenting on a panel this Saturday, June 13 as part of Rooftop Films’ series: ROOFTOP PANORAMA: PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND FILM SCREENING which will be taking place on the roof of the Old American Can Factory at 232 3rd St. @ 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/ Park Slope, Brooklyn).
Directions: F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union Ave.
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same location
5:00PM: Panel discussion: “Message vs. Craft,” outside in courtyard
6:30PM: Panel discussion: “Filmmaking Strategy,” outside in courtyard
7:30PM - 9:00PM: Reception in courtyard including free sangria courtesy of Carlo Rossi
8:30PM: Live music presented by Sound Fix Records
9:00PM: Film
Tickets: $9 at the door or online at www.rooftopfilms.com
Presented in partnership with: Cinereach, New York magazine, IndiePix, Shooting People & XØ Projects
5:00-6:00pm
Message vs. Craft: The Art of Effective “Issue” Storytelling
When a filmmaker takes on a topic related to social justice or human rights it is often with the hope of influencing public opinion and inspiring action. To achieve that, a film must reach and engage the right audience, in the right numbers. It must also portray the human impact of the issue or problem persuasively. How does a “social issue” filmmaker balance the need to educate with the public’s desire to be entertained? How does he/she move past preaching to the choir and make a film that can become a catalyst for real change? This panel will provide advice on the above from documentary and fiction filmmakers including, Justin Schein (No Impact Man), Fabio Wuytack (Persona Non Grata) and Paola Mendoza (Entre Nos), whose work successfully walks the issue/entertainment line. Leah Sapin of Arts Engine (which specializes in production and outreach for socially relevant films), and New York magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri will join the discussion, to be moderated by Lina Srivastava.
Film screening will be US Premiere of:
Persona Non Grata (Fabio Wuytack | Belgium & Venezuela | 90 min.)
Prosecuted as a rebel. Banned as a priest. Committed as an artist. Loved as a father. An inspiring documentary—co-funded by Rooftop Films - about the filmmaker’s father, Franz Wuytack, a radical left-wing Belgian missionary in the slums of Venezuela in the 1960s.
Published on June 13, 2009
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