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Tuesday, September 2nd Trouble the Water, which was honored at Cinereach's annual Celebration of Filmmakers for Human Rights dinner, is enjoying a great run at the IFC Center in New York and garnering great press (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1834657,00.html). Congratulations to Tia Lessin and Carl Deal of Elsewhere Films! Congratulations to Nicholas Bruckman (2007 Reach Fellow, The Grey Movie) whose film La Americana won the jury award for Best Documentary at the New York International Latino Film Festival in July and continues on its festival run across the country this fall. Visit www.la-americana.com for details. |
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Wednesday, June 25 |
| Cinereach recently hosted a screening and reception to honor the recipients of the inaugural Cinereach Award, filmmakers Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phravasath for their film “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”. Following screening of the film, Co-Director Thavisouk Phravasath and Producer Flora Fernandez-Marengo participated in a Q & A moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Gregg Goldstein. Guests had the opportunity to hear Thavi's unique perspective on documenting his own family's challenging and emotional journey from Laos to the US in this extraordinary film which was 23 years in the making. Thank you to all who attended and supported Human Rights Watch International Film Festival and “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”. |
A Celebration of Filmmakers for Human Rights |
| Cinereach celebrated a select group of filmmakers creating impactful and artful films with an exclusive dinner on June 16th in New York. The Celebration of Filmmakers for Human Rights dinner was held in conjunction with Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. This year's honorees are: Edet Belzberg, Julie Bridgham, Carl Deal, Lisa F. Jackson, Ellen Kuras, Tia Lessin, Afia Nathaniel, Thavisouk Phrasavath, Jennifer Venditti, and Tamar Yarom. Congratulations to the immensely talented 2008 honorees! You can check out indieWIRE's coverage of the event right here. |
Tuesday, March 20 |
| We are thrilled to be receiving such great coverage of the Reach Film Fellowship and Reach Out in publications such as Filmmaker Magazine, The Huffington Post, NYMag.com, indieWIRE, and Hollywood Reporter. Cinereach is very proud of our 2007 Reach Fellows and we are happy to see them gaining the recognition they deserve for their efforts. |
Wednesday, March 19 |
| Cinereach celebrated the achievements of the 2007 Reach Film Fellows at Reach Out on March 19th at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York. Host Mira Nair was on hand to offer support and encouragement to the young filmmakers. Guests saw previews of the films and were introduced to Cinereach programming and future plans. Click here to take a look at some party photos. |
Wednesday, May 7 |
The Cinereach supported online web series, Hometown Baghdad, has won three Webby Awards for Best Reality, Best News and Politics Series and Best Public Service and Activism. A hearty congratulations to the team! Click here for more info. |
Monday, December 10 Phil and Mike have just returned from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. During their stay they attended FilmAid International's Participatory Video Project Film Festival, sponsored by Cinereach, and led a workshop for refugee youth on visual storytelling. Pictures to come in our next newsletter! |
Sunday, December 9 Cinereach and GOOD Magazine are once again joining forces to co-host a series of screenings at a pop-up community center at 201 Mulberry Street. Last Sunday's screening of Marshall Curry's "Street Fight" drew an enthusiastic audience who munched on free popcorn and screen printed holiday cards before the show. On December 16th Cinereach and GOOD will present “A Son’s Sacrifice,” directed by Yoni Brook and supported by Cinereach. Yoni Brook and producer Musa Syeed will be on hand to answer questions about the award-winning short and to talk about a related film, “Bronx Princess.” Swing by a “GOOD December” on Mulberry Street and join us for some great, free documentary film! |
Saturday, December 1 Three of our four Reach Film Fellows have wrapped production! Annie Waldman, Suel Kim, and Nick Bruckman are knee-deep in post-production, and we can't wait to see their results. Pia Zaragoza is a few weeks away from shooting her documentary in the Philippines, and we wish her the best of luck. In January the Reach Film Fellows can look forward to a post-production workshop and feedback sessions leading up the premiere of their films in March. Stay tuned! |
Monday, September 17 Cinereach was at the Toronto Film Festival for the premieres of two projects we supported - "Iron Ladies of Liberia” and "A Jihad for Love." Both were warmly received. Congratulations to the filmmakers, and keep an eye out for these great docs! |
Monday, May 14 Cinereach wishes the A Son's Sacrifice team hearty congratulations on their Best Documentary Short award at Tribeca Film Festival! |
Monday, September 17 |
| Cinereach was at the Toronto Film Festival for the premieres of two projects we supported - "Iron Ladies of Liberia and "A Jihad for Love." Both were warmly received. Congratulations to the filmmakers, and keep an eye out for these great docs! |
