Greetings, Ward Representatives of New Haven,
We are excited to announce that New Haven is a stop on our four-city New England Tour for Dream, a documentary project looking for people who have always wanted something more from their lives and are now ready to commit to that change. Examples of Dreams we have heard range from wanting a more fulfilling job to wanting to be a stand-up comedian, and everything in between.
We are seeking people to cast in our project, which includes a film and book, and want to let as many people know that we want to hear their Dream. Everything you need to know about the film, Dream, is attached herein. Our website is under construction, but will be fully interactive soon. Also attached is a flier that I hope you will pass along about the event in the next paragraph.
On Oct. 1, at Koffee on Orange, from 5:30 to 7:30, we are hosting an informal casting/meet and greet for the film.
I am reaching out to you because you are people who actively seek to improve the lives of your constituents, and you are constantly in touch with them. If you have a Dream yourself and would like it to be considered for the project, please do. But our hope is that you tell as many of your constituents as possible about the project. In our early casting efforts, in Lincoln, NE, the mayor there saw to it that every person on his email list knew about the project. In Louisville, KY, our pilot city, Mayor Abramson agreed to sit down and talk to us about his Dream to revitalize the massive park system.
Bottom line is this: We want to hear people's Dreams for their lives and we know that you have the means to tell them about it.
So please, tell them. Forward this correspondence to whomever you think might want to be included in the project.
If you have any questions about the project, please do not hesitate to call. I have already spoken to some of you. And if you would like to tell us your Dream, please submit it to mydream@letyourdreambegin.com. We'd love to hear it!
Best,
Ben BerzaiCastingDream23 Cortes St Suite #1Boston, MA 02116Office 617.542.0594 Mobile 617.216.6316www.letyourdreambegin.com
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
Something to do in New Haven...
Sound intresting....
Connecticut's Second Annual Movie Day!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
People's Center,
37 Howe Street, New Haven
Bring-your-own-film event puts the spotlight on historic amateur worksand home film preservation.
On Saturday, August 11th, 2007, local archivists, librarians,filmmakers and film enthusiasts will help the public learn about, enjoy, and rescue films so often forgotten about.
Home Movie Dayshows how home movies offer a unique "you are here" view of decades past, often in gorgeous living color, and are an important part ofpersonal, community, and cultural history.
"Saving our film heritage should not be limited only to commercially produced films," says legendary director and film preservation advocate Martin Scorsese. Filmmaker John Waters echoes that sentiment saying, "There's no such thing as a bad home movie.
Home Movie Day is an orgy of self-discovery, a chance for family memories to suddenlybecome show business. If you've got one, whip it out and show it now.
"Connecticut's second annual Home Movie Day is free and open to publicand will be held in New Haven on Saturday, August 11 at the People'sCenter (37 Howe St, between Crown and George). Film drop-off time isnoon to 2pm; home movie screening is from 2 to 6pm. Film and video assessment and preservation tips will be provided throughout theevent, prizes will be given away and continuous screenings of home movies will be enjoyed! Damaged films cannot be screened, but participants whose films are at risk can learn more about how to rescue those precious images before it's too late. No films? Come and watch the show! Accepted movie types are 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm. Participants are urged to introduce and even narrate their movies. Participants areurged to contact organizers in advance to drop-off film for inspection and projection preparation or arrive at noon on the event day.
Drop-off contacts: New Haven area: Molly Wheeler (mollywheeler@gmail.com) 203.430.4157.
Home Movie Day is an internationally organized event that began in 2003, when a small group of film archivists decided to go beyond traditional preservation methods to try and save the countless reels of home movies shot on film during the 20th century. The first HomeMovie Day on August 16, 2003 was an unexpected success, with over twenty cities in four countries participating. In each following year, Home Movie Day grew bigger still, with as many as four dozen venues taking part from Australia to Arkansas. Last year, the Center for Home Movies targeted New Orleans, LA as the2006 Home Movie Day highlight city. A curated screening and special community events brought attention to local collections of historic footage, and shed light on the many moving images that were already atrisk from the hot and humid local climate before the disastrous impactof Hurricane Katrina. Dwight Core, Sr. and George Ingmire's "Think ofMe First as a Person," a father's home movie portrait of his developmentally disabled son, was first shown at the New Orleans HomeMovie Day event. The film was subsequently named to the Library ofCongress's National Film Registry in 2007. Don't throw your films away-take them to Home Movie Day!Information:
www.homemovieday.com/newhaven
www.myspace.com/newhavenhomemovieday
Contact: newhavenhomemovieday@gmail.com
Phone: Molly Wheeler 203.430.4157
Connecticut's Second Annual Movie Day!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
People's Center,
37 Howe Street, New Haven
Bring-your-own-film event puts the spotlight on historic amateur worksand home film preservation.
On Saturday, August 11th, 2007, local archivists, librarians,filmmakers and film enthusiasts will help the public learn about, enjoy, and rescue films so often forgotten about.
Home Movie Dayshows how home movies offer a unique "you are here" view of decades past, often in gorgeous living color, and are an important part ofpersonal, community, and cultural history.
"Saving our film heritage should not be limited only to commercially produced films," says legendary director and film preservation advocate Martin Scorsese. Filmmaker John Waters echoes that sentiment saying, "There's no such thing as a bad home movie.
Home Movie Day is an orgy of self-discovery, a chance for family memories to suddenlybecome show business. If you've got one, whip it out and show it now.
"Connecticut's second annual Home Movie Day is free and open to publicand will be held in New Haven on Saturday, August 11 at the People'sCenter (37 Howe St, between Crown and George). Film drop-off time isnoon to 2pm; home movie screening is from 2 to 6pm. Film and video assessment and preservation tips will be provided throughout theevent, prizes will be given away and continuous screenings of home movies will be enjoyed! Damaged films cannot be screened, but participants whose films are at risk can learn more about how to rescue those precious images before it's too late. No films? Come and watch the show! Accepted movie types are 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm. Participants are urged to introduce and even narrate their movies. Participants areurged to contact organizers in advance to drop-off film for inspection and projection preparation or arrive at noon on the event day.
Drop-off contacts: New Haven area: Molly Wheeler (mollywheeler@gmail.com) 203.430.4157.
Home Movie Day is an internationally organized event that began in 2003, when a small group of film archivists decided to go beyond traditional preservation methods to try and save the countless reels of home movies shot on film during the 20th century. The first HomeMovie Day on August 16, 2003 was an unexpected success, with over twenty cities in four countries participating. In each following year, Home Movie Day grew bigger still, with as many as four dozen venues taking part from Australia to Arkansas. Last year, the Center for Home Movies targeted New Orleans, LA as the2006 Home Movie Day highlight city. A curated screening and special community events brought attention to local collections of historic footage, and shed light on the many moving images that were already atrisk from the hot and humid local climate before the disastrous impactof Hurricane Katrina. Dwight Core, Sr. and George Ingmire's "Think ofMe First as a Person," a father's home movie portrait of his developmentally disabled son, was first shown at the New Orleans HomeMovie Day event. The film was subsequently named to the Library ofCongress's National Film Registry in 2007. Don't throw your films away-take them to Home Movie Day!Information:
www.homemovieday.com/newhaven
www.myspace.com/newhavenhomemovieday
Contact: newhavenhomemovieday@gmail.com
Phone: Molly Wheeler 203.430.4157
Friday, July 6, 2007
Free Films at New Haven Public Library
New Haven Free Public Library and the 50+ Transition Center present
Summer 2007 Health, Aging and Activism
Thursday Film Series
Thursday, July 12 at 6:30 pm: Salud!
Spanish w/English Subtitles. On location in Cuba, Gambia, South Africa, Venezuela, Honduras, USA. Directed by Connie Field. 93 min.; 2006.
¡Salud! takes a look at Cuba , a cash-strapped country that ironically enjoys what the BBC calls "one of the world's best health systems." The film tells the stories of some of the 28,000 Cuban health professionals currently serving in 68 countries, as well as some 30,000 international medical students in Cuba, including nearly 100 from the USA . ¡Salud! highlights some of the complex realities that confront the movement toward universal healthcare. A timely adjunct to Michael Moore's new film, Sicko.
Michele Barry, MD, FACP, will introduce the film. Professor of Medicine and Global Public Health at Yale University, she is the Director of Yale's Office of International Health .
July 19 at 6:30 pm: Autumn Summer (Babi Leto)
In Czech with English subtitles. Directed by
Vladimir Michalek. 95 min.; 2002.
A wry, bittersweet comedy starring the great Vlastimil Brodsky ( Closely Watched trains, Jacob the Liar ) as Fanda, an old man who refuses to grow up. Despite pleas from his exasperated wife, Emilie, and son who want him to make some serious decisions about the future, he ignores their nagging and spends his days seeking amusement and adventure.
July 26 at 6:30 pm: Forever Activists! Stories from the Veterans of Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Spain/USA. Directed by Judith Montell. 60 min.; 1991. Academy Award Best Feature Documentary Nomination.
In the late 1930s, Spain was embroiled in a civil war which prefigured the conflicts of World War II. Many idealistic young Americans rushed to join the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, to fight with the Republican side against the fascists and Nazis. While many Americans across the political spectrum supported these efforts at the time, during the McCarthy era of the late 1940s and early 1950s, the brigade was condemned because it had contained communists, and those who fought in it were blacklisted and even imprisoned.
This film explores the subsequent careers of some who fought in the Brigade. Spanish Civil War buffs will enjoy footage of La Passionaria, a prominent Republican figure in the conflict.
Jacinto Lirola will lead a discussion after the film. This will be the 3rd Year the NHFPL has screened a film regarding the Spanish Civil War.
No charge for this film series - 133 Elm Street - Details 946-7431
Summer 2007 Health, Aging and Activism
Thursday Film Series
Thursday, July 12 at 6:30 pm: Salud!
Spanish w/English Subtitles. On location in Cuba, Gambia, South Africa, Venezuela, Honduras, USA. Directed by Connie Field. 93 min.; 2006.
¡Salud! takes a look at Cuba , a cash-strapped country that ironically enjoys what the BBC calls "one of the world's best health systems." The film tells the stories of some of the 28,000 Cuban health professionals currently serving in 68 countries, as well as some 30,000 international medical students in Cuba, including nearly 100 from the USA . ¡Salud! highlights some of the complex realities that confront the movement toward universal healthcare. A timely adjunct to Michael Moore's new film, Sicko.
Michele Barry, MD, FACP, will introduce the film. Professor of Medicine and Global Public Health at Yale University, she is the Director of Yale's Office of International Health .
July 19 at 6:30 pm: Autumn Summer (Babi Leto)
In Czech with English subtitles. Directed by
Vladimir Michalek. 95 min.; 2002.
A wry, bittersweet comedy starring the great Vlastimil Brodsky ( Closely Watched trains, Jacob the Liar ) as Fanda, an old man who refuses to grow up. Despite pleas from his exasperated wife, Emilie, and son who want him to make some serious decisions about the future, he ignores their nagging and spends his days seeking amusement and adventure.
July 26 at 6:30 pm: Forever Activists! Stories from the Veterans of Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Spain/USA. Directed by Judith Montell. 60 min.; 1991. Academy Award Best Feature Documentary Nomination.
In the late 1930s, Spain was embroiled in a civil war which prefigured the conflicts of World War II. Many idealistic young Americans rushed to join the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, to fight with the Republican side against the fascists and Nazis. While many Americans across the political spectrum supported these efforts at the time, during the McCarthy era of the late 1940s and early 1950s, the brigade was condemned because it had contained communists, and those who fought in it were blacklisted and even imprisoned.
This film explores the subsequent careers of some who fought in the Brigade. Spanish Civil War buffs will enjoy footage of La Passionaria, a prominent Republican figure in the conflict.
Jacinto Lirola will lead a discussion after the film. This will be the 3rd Year the NHFPL has screened a film regarding the Spanish Civil War.
No charge for this film series - 133 Elm Street - Details 946-7431
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