09/22/2009
A still from BRONX PRINCESS, a film by Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed
Tonight, Tuesday 9/22, Yoni Brook & Musa Syeed’s “Bronx Princess“, a Cinereach grant recipient and RFF Alum, Annie P. Waldman’s “So the Wind Won’t Blow it All Away” will be airing on POV. Click here for a broadcast schedule.
A still from SO THE WIND WON'T BLOW IT ALL AWAY a film by Annie P. Waldman
06/22/2009
LINK TV presents the U.S. television premiere of the original documentary program CINEMA ENCOUNTERS IN TEHRAN, a Cinereach grant recipient. Shot on location in Tehran, this program seeks to bridge the cultural and political rifts between Iran and the U.S. through the collaboration of young Iranian and American filmmakers. In 2007, the Link TV crew followed American filmmakers Yoni Brook, 25, and Musa Syeed, 23, to the Cinema Verite Film Festival in Tehran. There, they meet two Iranian filmmakers, Atefeh Khademolreza, 24, and Abbas Amini, 26, with whom they decide to make a film juxtaposing the lifestyles of a poor carpet weaver and a wealthy carpet merchant in Tehran. The program documents their efforts to overcome cultural, sociopolitical and linguistic barriers using the universal languages of cinema and friendship to create a film together.
CINEMA ENCOUNTERS IN TEHRAN is part of the BRIDGE TO IRAN series, Link TV’s response to the cultural and political tensions that have developed between Iran and the U.S. since the 1979 Iranian revolution.
CINEMA ENCOUNTERS IN TEHRAN will premiere on Link TV on June 23 at 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT, with repeat broadcasts at 2 :00am ET/11:00pm PT, and on June 25 at 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT and 7:36pm ET/4:36pm PT. For full background information, additional airtimes, and to view the program streamed in its entirety, visit http://www.linktv.org/BridgeToIran.
06/08/2009
A still from BRONX PRINCESS, a film by Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed
This Friday June 12th, Rooftop Films will be screening BRONX PRINCESS, a Cinereach grant recipient, as part of their “New York Non Fiction” program. The film follows headstrong 17-year-old Rocky’s journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana. Filmed during the tumultuous summer between high school and college, this funny and touching documentary tells Rocky’s coming-of-age story. For full program, click here.
Saturday, June 13th, Rooftop’s Panorama will take place on the roof of the Old American Can Factory. The event will be a series of discussions and a screening of the film PERSONA NON GRATA. Cinereach, Shooting People, and IndiePix are teaming up to discuss “The Art of Effective ‘Issue’ Storytelling” and “Tips, Tools and Wisdom to Help You Make the Right Decisions For Your Film.” Paola Mendoza (Cinereach grantee and RFF advisor) will take part in the first panel, along with Justin Schein (NO IMPACT MAN), Fabio Wuytack (PERSONA NON GRATA) and Bilge Ebiri (New York magazine). Cinereach Grants Manager, Adella Ladjevardi will be on the second panel, along with Leah Sapin (Arts Engine), Janet Brown (Cinetic), Liz Ogilvie (B-Side), Tia Lessin (TROUBLE THE WATER), Andy Bichlbaum (THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD). For more information on the panels, and on how to purchase tickets, click here.
BRONX PRINCESS, a documentary film by Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed, follows headstrong 17-year-old Rocky’s journey during the tumultuous summer between high-school and college as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her father, a chief in Ghana, West Africa. The film screened at the 2009 True/False Film Festival and is airing on PBS’ POV series on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 10:00pm!