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Seneca
Falls to screen at Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station, CA
Friday, May 21 at 8 p.m.
We
hope you can join us in Point Reyes Station for this screening
of Seneca Falls. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for
seniors and $6 for students. The film screens at 8 p.m. and
immediately following Director Lousie Vance will answer your
questions. For more information and to order tickets please
visit the Dance
Palace website.
Director
Louise Vance guest blogs on AAUW site
Louise
was invited to guest on the American Association of University
Women's blog. You can read "Your Words, Your History:
A Filmmaker's Perspective" by
clicking here.
Director
Louise Vance on CNN's "Amanpour"
Seneca
Falls director Louise Vance taped an interview with CNN's
Christiane Amanpour about the film and women's rights in the
US and abroad, along with Marie Wilson, President of The White
House Project. The show was preempted Sunday 3/21 for the
health care vote, but did run internationally and is now slated
for air on Easter Sunday, April 4th at 2pm ET on domestic
CNN. It's also currently available online, and should you
want to download the podcast, you can do that here for free:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amanpour-video/id332611542
It's the show called "Rwanda to China" from March
19, and the segment featuring Louise and Seneca Falls is about
10 minutes from the end. The whole show is great, though -
well worth watching.
Seneca
Falls airing on Public Television station.
We
are thrilled to report that Seneca Falls will have its broadcast
premiere on PBS in March 2010! The film will
be jointly presented to PBS stations nationally by KRCB-TV
in Northern California, home of the cast and filmmakers, and
WXXI-TV in Rochester, NY, home of many of the early women's
rights movement's historic sites. The film is being offered
to stations for a March 2010 Women's History Month special.
We
need your support with this grassroots launch! There are many
ways you can be a part of this effort.
To
find out how you can help, please
click here.
The
film is completed – at last!
We
are beyond pleased to announce the completion of our documentary
film, Seneca Falls! The film has required a journey of more
than a decade, marked by dedication, many helping hands, hard
lessons learned, and above all, perseverance. Sounds a lot
like the women’s movement itself!
Since
our fundraising event at
the Brava Theater SWAN Day benefit last March, our “angel”
edit facility, Phoenix Editorial, has continued to support
us in every way. We were also graced with the extraordinary
generosity of Patrick Fitzgerald, Senior Audio Engineer at
Polarity Post, who stepped in after a mystery hum appeared
throughout the film’s soundtrack, stopping us in our
tracks last fall. After Louise replaced every single piece
of sound in the film from the original source tapes over three
months, Patrick took on the project (during down time from
other projects), and did an absolutely masterful job at sound
editing and mixing. Tremendous, heartfelt thanks to Patrick
Fitzgerald.
Composer Mark
Orton of Tin Hat worked with Louise for four
months last fall, creating a fantastic original score. Mark
is an extraordinary musician with a worldwide following. Guest
vocalists – including the amazing Carla Kihlstedt –
enhance his beautiful compositions. (BTW, Mark is a joy to
work with and an all-around great human being!)
The
Seneca Falls DVD is now available for purchase
--for home use (have a house party!), schools, libraries,
museums, organizations, institutions and colleges.
To
quote filmmaker John Sayles, “First you have the
baby, then you raise the baby.” Let the upbringing
begin...
BEYOND
Seneca Falls wins outreach grant from The Fledgling Fund!
We
are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous
seed grant from The Fledgling Fund in New York to build a
web portal called BEYOND Seneca Falls. Currently in development
with an anticipated launch in November, 2009, BEYOND will
be an online meeting place where viewers can go to discuss
the film, delve deeper, share their own news and projects,
and expand their vision of a world beyond gender barriers.
We
envision BEYOND becoming a global forum – a safe and
supportive place where women, girls and their supporters can
share stories and ideas, get inspired, and connect. Stay tuned
for more info!
more news: Brava
screening & benefit a huge success!
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