DMIS - Reel ♀ Films
The Digital Moving Image Salon's
6th Annual Reel ♀ Student Showcase
April 7 @ 7 p.m.
Science Center Auditorium
Student filmmakers Nashawn Anderson, Mychael Bond, Anissa Douglass, Lakeshia Ford, Geralyn McPhail, and Pamela Stegall will showcase their works of art at the Digital Moving Image Salon's "Reel Women" Student Showcase.
The students' films explore the stories of Spelman's Pauline E. Drake Scholars, Black women struggling with bipolar disorder, and aspects of the sex industry that are becoming mainstream.
BLURRED: A Portrait of Bi-Polar Disorder
Producers: Anissa Douglass and Nashawn Anderson
"Blurred" focuses on several African-American college students who have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. The documentary creates a framework in which Black communities can begin to talk about mental illness. Read More
Fly, Sister, Fly
Producers: Lakeshia Ford, Mychael Bond, Pamela Stegall
Life can be unforgiving, unpredictable, extremely painful and challenging. This dynamic documentary highlights several women who dare to challenge the norm. Determined to overcome all barriers and stereotypes, these Pauline E. Drake Scholars at Spelman College prove that you are never too old to be bold in obtaining an advanced degree. Each woman’s journey is strikingly unique and richly textured. Read More
What's Done in the Dark
Producers: Mychael Julianne Bond and Geralyn McPhail
This documentary aims a lens on the fantasy world of exotic dancing in Atlanta: the taboo, the lure, and the women behind the stigma. It challenges stereotypes about these women in search of answers and reasoning behind their career choice,; and explores the “Open Secret” that is exotic dancing. Read More
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The Digital Moving Image Salon Presents the 6th Annual Reel ♀ event
April 6 - 7, 2010
DMIS student filmmakers Nashawn Anderson, Mychael Bond, Anissa Douglass, Lakeshia Ford, Geralyn McPhail, and Pamela Stegall will present their films on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium. The student films explore the stories of Spelman's Pauline E. Drake Scholars, Black women struggling with bi-polar disorder, and aspects of the sex industry that are becoming mainstream. This event, one of the 2010 Founders Day activities, will be held in the Cosby Academic Center and the Science Center. Read More About the Student Films The DMIS Showcase is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the History Department and the Honors Program at Spelman
This year's Reel Women event will feature screenings and a conversation with Euzhan Palcy, the first Black woman to direct a film at a major Hollywood studio, on Tuesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the Cosby Center Auditorium.
Euzhan Palcy Biographical Sketch
Euzhan Palcy's first feature, “Sugar Cane Alley” (1983) won over 17 international awards including the Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion, as well as Best Lead Actress Award. It also won the prestigious Cesar Award (the French equivalent to our Academy Award) for best first feature film.
Robert Redford hand picked her to attend the 1984 Sundance Director’s Lab, becoming her “American Godfather.”
She brought Marlon Brando back to the screen… Marlon Brando was so moved by her next project, “A Dry White Season” (1989), and her commitment to social change that he came out of a self-imposed retirement, agreeing to act in the film for free. Also starring in the film were actors Donald Sutherland and Susan Sarandon.
The screenplay was based upon André Brink's famous novel with the same name. It is set in South Africa, and deals with the subject of apartheid. Brando’s performance in the movie earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and he received the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo Film Festival. For her outstanding cinematic achievement, Palcy received the “Orson Welles Award” in Los Angeles. A few months after the release of the film Miss PALCY had the great privilege to be welcome by Mr Nelson MANDELA in South Africa.
Location
350 Spelman Ln. Miligan Bldg.
Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 270-5625
