March 30, 2010
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SPELMAN COLLEGE WELCOMES INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR
FOR REEL WOMEN STUDENT FILM SHOWCASE
ATLANTA (March 30, 2010)The Digital Moving Image Salon presents the 6th Annual Reel Women Film Showcase, April 6-7, on the campus of Spelman College. This event will celebrate the achievements of women in film by showcasing student-produced films and a featured conversation with special guest, internally acclaimed director, Euzhan Palcy, the first Black female director of a major studio Hollywood film.Palcy produced her first feature “Sugar Cane Alley” (1983) where she won more than 17 international awards and the prestigious Cesar Award (the French equivalent to our Academy Award) for best film feature. She also produced “A Dry White Season” which is based upon the book by Andre Brink and stared Marlon Brando.This event is a part of the 2010 Founders Day activities.
Launched in fall 2003, DMIS produces an annual REEL Women Series: Conversations With Black Women Who Work With The Moving Image.
Founded by Spelman professor, filmmaker and digital media artist, Ayoka Chenzira, the program supports a growing number of students with interest in creating films using digital media. The annual DMIS student showcase exhibits their works on topics of social import as well as celebrates the achievements of professional practitioners .
“DMIS provides an innovative approach to storytelling that focuses on the experiences of women and remains a unique program within HBCUs,” said professor Chenzira.“It supports the growing number of students born into a digital world who are interested in film and digital technologies,” In working on projects, students have had an opportunity to travel around the world to such places as South Africa, the Czech Republic and Istanbul.”
Approximately 40 students have completed the rigorous program. In just a few years, the program has produced students who have pursued film studies, become Fulbright scholars, received an Emmy, and who are working in production studios around the country.
During this year’s film showcase, students Nashawn Anderson, Mychael Bond, Anissa Douglass, Lakeshia Ford, Geralyn McPhail, and Pamela Stegallexplore a broad range of subjects relevant to women’s lives: Spelman's Pauline E. Drake Scholars, Black women struggling with bipolar disorder, and aspects of the sex industry gone mainstream.
When:
Tuesday, April 6, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 7, 7 p.m.
Where:
Tuesday, April 6, 7 p.m.
Conversation with Euzhan Palcy
Spelman College
Cosby Auditorium
350 Spelman Lane, SW
Wednesday, April 7, 7 p.m.
Student Film Showcase
Spelman College
Science Center Auditorium
350 Spelman Lane, SW
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