“Philadelphia’s independent film and video community has a flavor all its own. Two major factors drive the city’s alternative media: an innate sense of community activism and a thriving creative culture. Two groups in particular, PhillyCAM and Termite TV, reflect the larger movement and tell essential aspects of the story.” Keep Reading! Great mention of [...]
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This video was collaboratively produced by participants at the Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro. I had the pleasure of working with a consistent group of adults for about 5, 2-hour sessions and through a series of activities and conversations, this video emerged….
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I was fortunate to be introduced to Don Ames via the community at the Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro. He has an incredible story- and I only captured a piece of it. If you want to support his work, he can be reached at d.ames44@yahoo.com
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On Saturday we had a fun playshop/workshop from 2-4pm with a great group of young participants. These are the videos they produced: Through the Eyes of Nicole and Kenzie 21st Century Music by Jack Keels Antique Suitcases by Diane Bong
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Today is Day #1 of many to begin at Elsewhere in Greensboro, NC. Behind me is taking place a live broadcast of Radio Espacio, a bilingual station being broadcast by visiting artist Augustina Woodgate. She is one of many artists and creators enhabiting and remaking this space… which is the main intention of being here [...]
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Here all 10 videos produced by participants during the week-long workshop at the Enrichment Center in Winston-Salem, NC. A Different Perspective on Life: by R.V. & Marlene Kuser Godzilla 1990 Smashdown: by Zachary Long Never Cut Down Trees: by Trip Collins Lizardy: by Quay Whitehurst Best Magic: by Nate Long The Experience of Quilting: by [...]
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Today was a great first day at the Enrichment Center, an amazing facility offering a range of services including art, music, computer classes and much more. Many of our students are talented artists and their work appears in the photos below. Today we started off looking at a few examples of short videos, trying to [...]
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Tomorrow MIM will start a weeklong series of workshops in partnership with the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art and Community partners, iCan House and The Enrichment Center. Check back all week for updates!! SECCA is currently hosting the People’s Biennial, where the the MIM project is featured. I look forward to finally seeing the show [...]
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Today I facilitated a session titled Messages in Motion: Video Postcards in the classroom at the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) conference. In a brief hour, I presented an overview of the project, the process and its possible applications in a classroom setting. I was glad to have 4 willing participants that created [...]
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