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FAR FROM HOME
by Rachel Tsutsumi
THAT PARADISE WILL BE MINE
by Merel Beernink
THE MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER'S FACE
by Cathy Henkel
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June 29, 2006
WMM| ENEWS
 COMING
TO A TV NEAR YOU! 6 WMM FILMS ON TV IN THE US THIS SUMMER
WMM DOCS SCREEN AT 5 MAJOR ACADEMIC CONFERENCES IN U.S., MEXICO,
AND CANADA
WOMEN'S
SHELTER IN AFRICA NAMED AFTER RAPE SURVIVOR FEATURED IN
THE MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER’S FACE
WMM WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBER
TINA DIFELICIANTONIO
COMING TO A TV NEAR YOU! 6 WMM FILMS ON TV IN THE US THIS SUMMER
Think there's nothing good on TV? Think again!
WMM is excited to announce July and August TV broadcasts of the following films:
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA on
HBO
Academy AwardŽ Nominee and recent
winner of Urbanworld Film Festival's Best Doc Short Award, GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA is an inspiring story of loss and redemption, capturing the spirit of five courageous women as they rebuild their lives after the Rwandan Genocide.
FAR FROM HOME on WGBH, Boston
A moving story of one girl’s life-long experience with busing, this compelling film highlights the important issues of civil rights and racial integration in public schools today.
QUICK BROWN FOX, AN ALZHEIMER’S STORY on
KCTS, Seattle.
This emotionally intense Emmy-nominated film is a personal quest to understand Alzheimer's disease as it ravages the filmmaker's once-vibrant 60-year-old mother.
KEEP NOT SILENT on
The Sundance Channel
Winner of the Israeli Oscar for Best Documentary this chilling film explores the struggle of Orthodox Jewish lesbians fighting between faith and sexual identity.
NALINI
BY DAY, NANCY BY NIGHT on WYBE, Philadelphia
This fascinating doc explores complex issues of capitalism and identity through a witty and personal account of the filmmaker’s journey into India’s call centers.
SUMMER OF THE SERPENT
on The Sundance Channel
Tender and beautifully hypnotic, SUMMER OF THE SERPENT raises provocative questions about difference and desire while artfully exploring representations of Asians on film.
More info about WMM Films on
TV.
WMM DOCS SCREEN AT 5 MAJOR ACADEMIC CONFERENCES IN U.S., MEXICO
AND CANADA
This summer, nine WMM films will be screened at five important academic conferences in North American and Mexico.
Many 2006 Releases will be highlighted at these conferences, including
THE GENDER CHIP PROJECT
- raising important issues about girls in math and science fields - at the
University Film & Video Association's 60th Annual Conference,
THAT PARADISE WILL BE MINE
- a thought-provoking look at why western women convert to Islam -
at The American
Sociological Association
101st Annual Meeting in Quebec, and winner of
the LA Film Fest Jury Award,
EVERYONE THEIR GRAIN OF SAND, screening at the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Annual Meeting in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
See full list of conferences with WMM films.
Attendees of these conferences should look for WMM materials with special conference discounts at the
information tables.
WOMEN'S
SHELTER IN AFRICA NAMED AFTER RAPE SURVIVOR FEATURED IN DOC
THE MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER’S FACE
On June 9th, The House of Laura Henkel opened in Monrovia, becoming the first safe haven in Liberia for women and children who have suffered
rape and domestic violence. The Liberia Crisis Centre for Abused Women and Children chose to name this shelter after Laura Henkel, a victim
of a brutal rape in Johannesburg whose inspiring personal story is described in the gripping film,
THE MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER’S FACE. Over
1000 women and children who have suffered some form of sexual violence are expected to access the shelter and its services each year.
The award-winning doc chronicling filmmaker Cathy Henkel's search for justice for her mother will be screened at the Centre during their
“16 Days of Activism Campaign for Eliminating Violence Against Women and Children.” THE MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER'S FACE is also screening
on the Sundance Channel.
WMM WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBER TINA
DIFELICIANTONIO
WMM is pleased to announce that
Tina DiFeliciantonio has joined our Board of Directors. Tina is a
director/producer whose critically acclaimed work has been screened and
broadcast in countries throughout the world. Her independent documentaries have
garnered numerous top honors, including the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best
Documentary (GIRLS LIKE US, distributed
by
WMM ) and two National Emmy Awards.
More.
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