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September 2019
Works in Progress Program at FOTOKEM
This Works in Progress evening is sponsored by FOTOKEM and is a peer-to-peer opportunity to review new works by members currently in post or headed for the festival circuit. Program emphasis is on supporting each other by providing constructive feedback, sharing resources, and building the AWD community. This event will start with a light dinner and tech talk. We will then move into our shorts program. Our events at FOTOKEM are limited RSVPs 35 maximum. SEPTEMBER TECH TALK: Film markets, pitch…
Find out more »Finding Home screening
Director: Shea E. Butler Logline: When Charlie, 6, is put into an induced coma, his life-line home is his mom reading the book “Finding Home: The Adventures of Abo, The Wild African Puppy.” The Wild African puppy’s journey symbolizes Charlie’s battle to return home to his mother. Cast: Doris Morgado, Bill Brochtrup, Jeremy Whitehead Get tickets HERE! Watch the trailer HERE! Nominated for Best U.S. Short Film. Q&A afterward with attending filmmakers.
Find out more »End of the Art World screening
Director: Alexis Krasilovsky Logline: "With ferocious wit, Ms. Krasilovsky sends up New York's art scene in End of the Art World. In essence, Ms. Krasilovsky uses the sounds and images of the usual art documentary to create her own work of art. Cast: Featuring Andy Warhol, Bob Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and others. Written and directed by Alexis Krasilovsky. Get tickets HERE! Watch the trailer HERE! Yale Women - Treasures from the Yale Film Archive with Q&A
Find out more »Sorry, Not Sorry screening
Director: Monique Sorgen Logline: A couple’s one-upmanship escalates to ridiculous heights after a man eats his wife’s plums. Inspire by the William Carlos Williams poem, “This is Just to Say.” Cast: Wallace Langham, Jessica Oyelowo, M. Emmet Walsh Get tickets HERE! Watch the trailer HERE!
Find out more »AWD Members and Allies Summer BASH!
Come out and Emmy pre-game with your AWD family at our bi-annual BASH. See old friends, meet new ones, and hear about what's in store for your organization. In the spirit of the Emmy’s, if you are an Emmy nominee or winner, and an AWD member, please email and let us know so we can give you a shout out at the bash and celebrate your incredible achievement! Members, prospective members and allies, please RSVP below. PLEASE NOTE:…
Find out more »Piel Canela (Cinnamon Skin) screening
Director: Michelle Salcedo Logline: A Cuban exile returns to her homeland in search of her daughter and unravels a secret that has haunted her ever since she left twenty years before. Cast: Mimi Davila Get tickets HERE! Watch the trailer HERE!
Find out more »Finding Home screening
Director: Shea E. Butler Logline: When Charlie, 6, is put into an induced coma, his life-line home is his mom reading the book “Finding Home: The Adventures of Abo, The Wild African Puppy.” The Wild African puppy’s journey symbolizes Charlie’s battle to return home to his mother. Cast: Doris Morgado, Bill Brochtrup, Jeremy Whitehead Get tickets HERE! Watch the trailer HERE!
Find out more »DISPEL screening
Director: Kylie Eaton Logline: Young Lizzie must battle the monster that has possessed her mother, using the wisdom of her favorite TV fantasy show, “Celeste Skygoode.” Cast: Eris Baker, Gina Torres Get tickets HERE! Watch the trailer HERE!
Find out more »Sorry, Not Sorry screening
Director: Monique Sorgen Logline: A couple’s one-upmanship escalates to ridiculous heights after a man eats his wife’s plums. Inspire by the William Carlos Williams poem, “This is Just to Say.” Cast: Wallace Langham, Jessica Oyelowo, M. Emmet Walsh Get tickets HERE! Watch the trailer HERE!
Find out more »October 2019
Works in Progress Program at Canon
The Works in Progress Program is sponsored by Canon and is a peer-to-peer opportunity to review new works by members currently in post or headed for the festival circuit. Program emphasis is on supporting each other by providing constructive feedback, sharing resources, and building the AWD community. The evening will begin with a light dinner and brief tech talk, both courtesy of Canon. Two to three members’ short films that are currently being picture locked, or were recently completed, will be screened. Directors…
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