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More articles, more photos, more screenings
By Kristy | May 10, 2008
Ok, it’s true we are back from Tribeca, but in many ways it feels like we are still there, as the photos, articles and reviews keep coming in. Bob from BUMP Records has been recounting his own version of events over at the BAVC blog and it’s a real treat to read his and Myariah’s–ok she now goes by Ryah–version of events. I’ve finally uploaded the photos our talented, young friend Zach Wilson shot at our second Q & A:
Then there was this sweet article written from the perspective of our Executive Producer, J Clements (Joan Conger), who couldn’t make it to our screening:
When the team behind the documentary “Going on 13″ took the stage following the film’s April 24 screening at the Tribeca Film festival, Joan Conger was there with them.
Well, she was there in spirit, at least.
And I don’t think I ever listed this early interview on the blog, Divine Caroline, written by Jim Browne who is a programmer at the Tribeca Festival:
We decided first to find the schools and classrooms that were supportive of the concept behind the film and would allow us in with cameras. Then we just hung out and got to know the students of the two classrooms we were in. Right away, certain girls stood out to us, but it was probably four months before we could confirm with their families (and the girls themselves) that they wanted to be in a film where they were followed for four years! Read more…
Then, there was this interesting take from a South East Asian perspective over at The Langer Hall:
We know the Britney Spears and Miley Rays of Hollywood tremendously influence the lives of our pre-teen and adolescent girls. The voices we keep hearing on television are those of white, multi-generational American, and suburban teens.
going_on_13_group.jpgTheir experiences are being boxed and represented as THE experience of adolescent girls in America. Rarely on television does the media interview pre-teen and teen girls of color from immigrant backgrounds living in urban/rural areas about their perceptions of life and the future – unless the story is on teen pathology from pregnancy to drugs and violence.
Therefore, I was pleased to see the trailer of a documentary, “Going on 13”, that is about pre-teen girls from minority, immigrant, and urban backgrounds discussing how they negotiate the whirlwind of changes and choices, from body image to relationships, just as girls in the suburbs.
The author hadn’t seen the film, yet, but I thought that it was interesting that they were wary of how we wrote about Isha, “I personally know many South Asian girls, particularly Punjabi Sikh, who could relate to Isha’s experiences. However, I am skeptical of directors’ archetype of ‘the student who would never dream of defying authority’ because out of the three other archetypes and four girls, I think Isha is this student.”
Read the full article here.
What’s next you ask? Well, we will be screening at the Portland Women’s Film Festival where Allison Anders–whom Dawn and I both love–will be a special guest. Dawn gets to go this time and it sounds like we are paired with an interesting short.
Here is the info on that:
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AND we will also be screening at San Jose State University that same weekend. Rosie and Isha, along with Dawn and I, will be there and Myariah will perform. Our friend, Tricia Creason-Valencia of Flaca Films, helped coordinate this cool event which we are calling:
“Women in Filmmaking” Workshop
Saturday, May 17th, 2:00 PM,
San Jose State University, Engineering Building AuditoriumFor more information please contact Tricia, Learningbytes Program, at 408.375.9057 or tricia@flacafilms.com
Thank you to every one for helping us promote our film and please, stay tuned. Become a fan on our Facebook page for updates on all of our screenings.
Whew! We made it!
Topics: Nueva York!, PBS, POW Fest, San Jose, Tribeca, festivals, our name in print!, reviews |
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