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The Fruit of our Labor - Afghan Perspectives in Film

It's exactly a year since we introduced many of you to the idea of Community Supported Film (CSFilm) and showed you the pitch reel for the film Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War (BTKW). Your support and encouragement throughout the year motivated us to refine our mission and push ahead with the project.

A year later we are eager to share with you the progress we've made, show you some of the results from the recent documentary filmmaking training in Afghanistan and get your input on our rapidly evolving vision for CSFilm and BTKW.

Please join us from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Monday, December 13th at 147 Bay State Road (Eli Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies) on the BU Campus.

During the next months we hope you can help organize or solicit opportunities for screenings of the short films made during the recent training of Afghan filmmakers. These shorts bring to life Afghans' daily efforts to address their challenging social and economic conditions. In line with our original goals for the Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War project, these films show a perspective of Afghanistan unseen by Americans.

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 6:30-8:30
Boston University
147 Bay State Road, 2nd floor (corner of Silber Way and Bay State Road)
FREE - Ample parking is available on the street. The closest T stop is Kenmore on the Green Line

Sustainability and the Planet

Bunker Hill Community College ART GALLERY presents:
"Sustainability and the Planet"
Works by filmmakers exploring environmental issues
Including: Jay Critchley, Michael Sheridan, Michael Conti, Tim Geers, Sandra Sprecher, Kristin Alexander, Mary Ackley, Kristian Maynard
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009, 6:30pm
Bunker Hill Community College Gallery, Main Building, 3rd floor
250 New Rutherford Avenue
FREE
Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery

volatile

inFluxdance presents:
"volatile"
An evening of Contemporary Dance and Film
March 27 & 28, 8pm Julie Ince Thompson Theatre
Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Tickets $15/$12 students
Reservations (617) 233 1343
influxdance.org

inFluxdance is known for its vibrant, interdisciplinary and collaborative work. In the past years inFluxdance has earned recognition in the US and Canada and was voted best dance performance of the Fringe Festival Montreal 2006 and in San Francisco 2007 and 2008.

"volatile", a night of various Contemporary Dance choreographies and Film features old and new faces of the inFluxdance choreographers' collective plus guests. "volatile" explores states or things that do not last but fleet ranging from stock prices, beauty, politics, stability, privacy, values, possessions, freedom, identity etc.

Special feature for both evenings will be short films including Michael Sheridan's Counter Crisis.

TransCultural Exchange

2009 Conference - International Opportunities in the Arts
April 3 - 5, 2009, at Boston's Omni Parker House Hotel
Need time for your work? Money? Inspiration? Find out how to have it all. Join speakers from every corner of the globe to learn about funding for your work, long- and short-term residencies for artists (including writers and musicians) and other exciting exhibition, performing and lecturing opportunities abroad. Come to Boston to meet, network and have your work seen by the Conference's distinguished residency directors, curators, critics and grant makers. Don't miss out: The world awaits.

Presenter: Michael Sheridan, Senior Fulbright Scholar, 2007 Indonesia
Opportunities in Indonesia in collaboration with universities and artist groups, primarily for film and video artists.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Country Overview of Programs for Artists: Indonesia, Location: Alcott
Moderator: M. Isabel Meirelles, Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts, Northeastern University
Respondent: Claire Watson, Visual Arts Program Coordinator, Asialink Centre

For more information: transculturalexchange.org
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