Women of Color Film Festival 2006
March 2, 2006 - March 5, 2006
In its eleventh year, the Women of Color Film Festival continues its commitment to both premiering promising works from novice artists and recognizing the accomplishments of experienced, award-winning filmmakers from the African, Asian, Latina, Middle Eastern, and Native diasporas. Selecting from a record-breaking number of submissions, this year we present six programs of provocative films and videos in all genres, from humorous narratives to imaginative experimental documentaries and animations.
We are pleased to host New York documentary filmmaker Christine Choy as the festival's first artist-in-residence. An associate professor and former chair of New York University's graduate program in film and television, Choy has won more than sixty international awards; she directed the Academy Award–nominated documentary film Who Killed Vincent Chin? as well as many other prominent works on social justice issues. Choy was a founder of Third World Newsreel, a group of radical documentary filmmakers dedicated to developing artists and audiences of color through film production, distribution, and advocacy. She is committed to teaching, mentoring, and collaborating with new generations of inventive filmmakers. Throughout the festival, she will present an array of works, from her first film to her most recent video, and will lead a free workshop on her artistic process.
Linda Charmaraman
WOCFF will continue at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, in collaboration with San Francisco Cinematheque, on Saturday, March 11. For details, log on to www.sfcinematheque.org or phone (415) 552-1990.
For complete festival program details, visit bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/2006wocff
The 21st Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference will be held on March 4 on the UC Berkeley campus. For more information, please consult the conference website at ewocc.berkeley.edu.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
5:30 p.m. Stepping Out (Free Screening!)
Artists in Person. Short works ask what it takes to be comfortable in one's own skin.
Friday, March 3, 2006
1:00 p.m. Workshop with Christine Choy (Admission Free)
Friday, March 3, 2006
7:30 p.m. Long Story Short
Artists in Person. Trailblazing videos show women of color-filmmakers, actors, and hip-hop dancers, among others-starting from scratch to follow their personal and professional passions.
Saturday, March 4, 2006
5:30 p.m. Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Christine Choy in Person. Choy's powerful, Academy Award-nominated documentary investigates the murder of a Chinese American man in Detroit in 1982, presenting a stark portrait of racism in working-class America.
Saturday, March 4, 2006
8:00 p.m. Confronting What Was
Artists in Person. In China, Chile, and post-9/11 America, ordinary women become extraordinary when they refuse to let the past shape their lives.
Sunday, March 5, 2006
1:00 p.m. I Have Seen...
Artists in Person. Women of color confront discrimination in myriad contexts.
Sunday, March 5, 2006
3:30 p.m. Teach Our Children: Works by Christine Choy
Christine Choy in Person. A selection of Choy's pioneering short films addressing social justice issues.
The 2006 festival was coordinated by Linda Charmaraman and Rosa Lau, and curated by Eileen Koh, Cindy Lin, Maria Mejia, and Jooyeon Nam, with the assistance of Amy Corbin, Sara Gambin, Shelanda Mixon, and Jennifer Blaylock.
Christine Choy's residency is funded by a grant from the Consortium for the Arts at UC Berkeley. The Women of Color Film Festival is an ASUC-sponsored, wheelchair-accessible UC Berkeley student initiative and is cosponsored by the Empowering Women of Color Conference. The Women of Color Film Project would like to thank the Consortium for the Arts, Graduate Assembly, Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities, Film Studies Program, Women's Studies Department, English Department, Ethnic Studies Department, Multicultural Student Development Office, Gender Equity Center, and Pacific Film Archive, all at UC Berkeley, and San Francisco Cinematheque for their continued support.
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