Have you been an activist in your union, community, or school? Been dying to get your ideas about a movement effort out to others on YouTube, Vimeo, or another platform? The Activist Filmmaker Bootcamp can help move you from complete inexperience and fear of filming to making your first short documentary or narrative film. We'll have Bootcamp partner Third World Newsreel this season, who will talk about how to get your finished film distributed and how to make your production shine like a pro.
The most exciting part of each Bootcamp is the mentoring provided by emerging activist filmmakers to new attendees. This year we are so lucky to have the following filmmakers present:
JT Takagi, Third World Newsreel
Peter Lucas, Adjunct Instructor at NYU; Filmmaker (Campo de Santana: Paradise In the Middle of Chaos)
Phil Hopper, Co-Founder, Workers Unite Film Festival; Professor of Film and Digital Media Production, University of Northern Iowa
Tami Gold, Filmmaker(Sex Work: It's Just A Job, Every Mother's Son); Professor of Film, Hunter College
These filmmakers have been where you are now, with an idea and not much else. They had lots of questions, some fear, but excitement and drive to take that next step to tell the story in their heads and get it up on a big screen and out over online distribution. They are here to answer questions, show clips from their work, and demonstrate that once you start, get great advice and face down your fear - nothing can stop you from making that transition from activist to filmmaker. Join us!
Lunch and refreshments provided.
Free walk-in attendance for TWN, NYU, and CUNY Students!
Co-sponsored by CLACS (Center for Latin American and Carribbean Studies) at NYU and TWN (Third World Newsreel).