Mingle with PIFVA members and guest filmmakers at the Opening and Closing events. The OPENING on Friday, October 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm will be hosted by Big Tea Party's Elizabeth Fiend and include a live poetry performance. The exhibit CLOSING on Saturday, November 08 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm will be hosted by Green City Journal's Caryn Hunt and include moderated discussion with local activists. For more information contact PIFVA at 215.382.2579 or email contactus@pifva.org
Films to be exhibited:
• Bush for Peace By Sarah Christman and Jen Simmons (1 min)
• Choose to Choose by Christiane Badgley (12 min)
• A Mural's Message by the Beacon Center Youth (1 min)
• Copy This Tape by Skylight Films (17 min)
• Blockbuster Letter from the Editor by Ken Winikur & John Lumia (1 min)
• Free the (Schuylkill) River Park Documentary by Rob Stuart (15 min)
• Bean Scene by Deb Rudman with AQ Quintero (1 min)
• Casino Free Philly videos by Edmund Goppelt (20 min)
• Asians Misbehavin': Model Minority Man by Anula Shetty & Mike Kuetemeyer (5 min)
• Taking of Bodine: Never Forget by Community Leadership Institute & Scribe Video Center (10 min)
• Ending an Epidemic Act-Up Fight Back by Big Tea Party (6 min)
• Dis Poem by Tania Isaac (3 min)
• Amiri Baraka's Something in the Way of Things (In Town) by Bryan Green (9 min)
• Iraq Veterans for Peace, Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan by Amadee Braxton, Gail Lloyd, Serena Reed (20 min)
Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association (PIFVA), founded in 1979, is a membership organization whose mission is to strengthen, promote and serve Philadelphia's independent media community through programs which provide opportunities to learn, mentor, produce and screen work, advocate for the community and network. PIFVA is dedicated to increasing the creative capacity of the Philadelphia region by supporting and expanding the work of regionally based media makers. PIFVA's education programs promote public appreciation of independent media making and encourage the talent and ability of area's creative community of filmmakers.
