Shoot Films, Not People Productions Events

SILENCE: IN SEARCH OF BLACK FEMALE SEXUALITY IN AMERICA IS SCREENING TONIGHT Shoot Films, Not People Productions and the BLFC DATE: October 24, 2007 TIME: 8:00pm LOCATION: Jilani's Resturant, 507 Waverly (1 block from Washington Ave.), Brooklyn, NY MORE: $7 bucks to enter

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IN ATLANTA:

Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and
the Moving Image Since 1970 (part 1 of 2 part year
long exhibition)

September 14, 2007 -  December 8, 2007

SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART PRESENTS
GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITION OF VIDEO ART BY BLACK WOMEN
ARTISTS

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ATLANTA (August 14, 2007) – Video art is currently the
most pervasive genre of contemporary art and beginning
September 14, through Saturday, December 8, Spelman
College Museum of Fine Art will feature the first-ever
exhibition that explores this genre.  Unlike the more
conventional genres of painting and sculpture, video
art emerged in the later half of the 20th century and
has rapidly moved from the realm of cinema to visual
arts genre. Like cinema, video art relies on the lapse
of time, and the viewers’ willingness to allow the
work to unfold from frame to frame.

While black women artists have been creating video art
for more than 30 years as both experimental cinema and
as visual art, most exhibitions featuring video art
have not collectively or exclusively examined the
contributions that black women make to this exciting
field. “Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women
Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970” is the first
exhibition that provides a close examination of black
women video artists.


IN LOS ANGELES:

Blacks In and Out of the Box
California African American Museum

September 13 - December 30, 2007

This exhibition focuses on African Americans as
artists and subjects throughout the  history of
photography.  Thematically, it highlights California's
influence on Blacks i  front of and behind the camera
and the on-going dialogue African Americans have  with
the images of their past.  The show features 20 works
from CAAM's permanent  collection as well as historic
and contemporary images from collectors and artists
ranging  from Blacks on the frontier to contemporary
videography.

http://caam.ca.gov/

IN WASHINGTON DC:

National Museum of Women in the Arts' 20th Anniversary
Festival of Women's Film & Media Arts

9/25/2007 10:00 AM - 9/30/2007 5:00 PM

The National Museum of Women in the Arts’ 20th
Anniversary Festival of Women’s Film & Media Arts will
take place September 25-30, 2007 in the NMWA Theater.
The festival is being launched in commemoration of
NMWA’s 20 years of dedication to celebrating the
highest creative achievements of women, in honor of
this history and to highlight exceptional and exciting
new film and media works by women.

http://www.nmwa.org/filmfest/

IN HOUSTON:

I will be in residence for a month at PROJECT ROW
HOUSES an exciting project happening in Houston...

Project Row Houses is a neighborhood based art and
cultural organization located in Houston's Third Ward.
PRH was established in 1993 on a site of 22 abandoned
shotgun houses (c. 1930) to connect the work of
artists with the revitalization of our community. It
was inspired by the work of African-American artist
Dr. John Biggers who celebrated the social
significance of the shotgun house house community in
his paintings.

Round 27 “Race & Class”
The focus of this current round “People, Places and
Things of Northern Third Ward” and this upcoming round
“Race & Class” are to address the changes that are
currently happening in our Third Ward Community.
Since the opening of PRH, the neighborhood is no
longer “one of the worst” sites; it is growing in
diversity, both ethnically and economically. These
changes offer new challenges to our ability to
creatively build community in our neighborhood.

Dates:
Working / Installation Period: Sep 17 – Oct 12
Exhibition Run: Oct 13 – Jan 20

http://projectrowhouses.org/

IN MIAMI:

Off Color
Curated by Hank Wilis Thomas and Kalia Brooks

October 11 - November 24, 2007

Off Color traces current uses of photography in
artistic experimentation. Artists from Jamaica,
Guyana, and the U.S. present their use of the camera
to frame critical explorations of a range of issues
including the body, self-portraiture, and as a
documentary tool. Photography workshops will be
presented to community youth for the duration of the
exhibit by participating artists. Curator, Hank Willis
Thomas is the son of Deborah Willis, who is a 2001
MacArthur Genius Fellow and a 1996 recipient of the
Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation award. She has
pursued a dual professional career as an art
photographer and as one of the nation's leading
historians of African American photography and curator
of African American culture.This is Hanks first
Curatorial attempt.

http://www.diasporavibe.net/index.php

Shoot Films, Not People Productions

Good day to you. I want to thank everyone who has donated money to my new project, Maya: The Illusion. It is still not too late to become a 'mini producer' of this amazing film. The importance of this film being silent is to show that the subject of HIV/AIDS is still silent in our community. This will be a ground breaking film... Also, with the help of the community this film will be made. My name is Mya B., Director/Producer of the Award Winning Documentary, 'Silence: In Search of Black Female Sexualtiy in America'. I am doing it AGAIN... Diving in and making another powerful film. This time it is a narrative film piece, shot on Panasonic DVX100 and 8mm. "Mya Baker is a young filmmaker born and raised in Chi-town. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY where she came to be around people of like mind in the independent film industry. Graduating from Columbia College of Chicago in 1995 with a concentration in film studies gave her the writing and production skills needed to pursue her passion as an independent filmmaker. From working as a PA on several independent films and interning, she decided to venture into her own project. After two years of groundbreaking interviews and obtaining historical information, she has just finished her documentary entitled, 'Silence: In Search of Black Female Sexuality in America.' This documentary has already received a Telly Award for 2004 and has been making noise at various film festivals." 'Maya: The Illusion', is a short narrative piece that won runner up in the American Gem Screenwriting Competion. Synopsis: In this semi-silent, black and white film, a young woman in college has her sights on a man that holds a secret lifestyle that is revealed after she has a night of passionate unprotected sex with him. Through animated battle scenes we see how the HIV Virus attacks her body from within. Blended with jazz music and specs of RED colors to symbolize caution, we see how a pretty face can have rotten insides. There were some problems with sending the money via paypal. I apologize for that. You can send your $13.00 donation through the link below or by mail. 'Mini Producer' certificates will be sent out sometime in October. "When spider webs unite, it can tie up a lion...' New ways to donate by Mya B. If you had some problems sending payments through paypal, you can donate directly by visiting my site at www.shootfilmsnotpeople.com.

Promotion Let's make history... I want people to know that through determination, all things are possible. As a community, we can accomplish many things. We must unite. I know some of us think that we are so established, that we don't have to network anymore, but that is not true. We must reclaim our community by taking back the arts. Let's work to help one another reach our goals. Do we really need Hollywood telling us, 'Drama doesn't work for Black folks'? Do we have to continue selling our culture to others or do minstrel type films in order to get recognition. For just a few dollars, you can become a part of the filmmaking experience by being a 'mini producer'. It takes a village to make a film also, so let's make it happen. Thank you in advance. Our Price: $ 13.00 donation

Mya B. Shoot Films, Not People Productions

Where do you see yourself by the time you turn 50?

Enter AARP's U@50 Challenge for a chance to win $5,000.

1) Watch the AARP Uat50 Challenge call-out video.

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4) Submit your video!

Deadline for Submissions has been Extended:
New deadline is November 30, 2007

Grand Prize Winner receives $5,000!!!
Other Prizes include:
2nd Place $3,000
3rd Place $1,000
4th Place $500
5th Place $500

Visit the U@50 group to enter the contest and submit your videos.

Website: http://www.youtube.com/group/AARPuat50