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A short film by Queens of Waban directed by Sarah Usmen and produced by Aaron Perman
Starring: Bryce Lee Townsend, Marcela Macias, David Saucedo and Thushari Jayasekera ("Pinky" from NBC's Outsourced).
Info. courteousy of QW: video is at Youtube Queens of Waban page.
Just as Charlie becomes a kippa-clad, tzit-tzit wearing observant Jew, he starts to draw the attention of a very hot - and very not Jewish - co-worker named Barbie.
Starring Bryce Lee Townsend, Marcela Macias, David Saucedo and Thushari Jayasekera ("Pinky" from NBC's Outsourced).
Featuring many Outsourced Background Players: Anita Vora, Jacob Matthews, Taz Essa, Jessica Mayorga, Sahba Ataei and Mohammed Anwar.
Produced by Aaron Perman & Sarah Zerina Usmen
DP James Komen
AD Rishi Chitkara
Sound Kevin Senzaki
A Queens of Waban Film
www.oyveyfilm.comA short film by Queens of Waban directed by Sarah Usmen and produced by Aaron Perman... more
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Are you ready for pro-football season? Have the 49ers finally hit their stride, or will Peyton Manning and the Colts take it all this year? Well, if you're behind the ball, sports experts/drag-queens Morgan McMichaels and Raven from "RuPaul's Drag U" join infoMania's Bryan Safi to tell you everything you need to know, girl.
For more Bryan, tune in Thursday, September 2 at 10/9c for an all-new half-hour "That's Gay" special, "Coming Out in Prime Time."
That's Gay is a recurring segment on the weekly television show infoMania. In each episode of That's Gay, Bryan Safi explores gay issues and stereotypes as they are portrayed by the clueless media. For more Bryan visit http://current.com/groups/thats-gay/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.Are you ready for pro-football season? Have the 49ers finally hit their stride, or... more
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This 30-minute documentary is an American University MFA thesis film project featuring Professors Noam Chomsky, Neferti Tadiar, Nerissa Balce and Kenneth Bauzon who analyze the contemporary relevance of the 1899 Philippine-American War for the 21st century U.S. empire. The use of third party footage/images were guided by the Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use published by American University-Center for Social Media website: http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use
Part 1 argues the idea that the bloody War of 1899 (and not World War 2) is the foundation of Philippine-U.S. relations. The Part 1 also visually shows footage of World war 2 combat and deaths that are just as brutal and traumatic as the footage of the 1899 combat and deaths.
Part 2 describes the idea that the war of 1899 is one characterized by systematic use of torture (despite official denials), one of which, the WATER CURE, can even claim to be the grandfather of the Post-9/11 Dick Cheney "water-boarding WAR ON TERROR happy hour drink special"
Part 3 explains the brutality/racism of the 1899 Philippine-American War as not so much different from the brutality/racism of her previous wars of conquest of indigenous cultures commonly called the Indian Wars (most of the Indian dead photographs, as well as re-enactment movies as shown in the film were related to the infamous 1890 Wound Knee Massacre). We also learn in Part 3 that this turn of the century systematic and violent repression of nationalist uprisings in the Philippines became the template used by the U.S. in its many military occupations in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 20th century.
Part 4 ends with the idea of interconnectedness of domestic and overseas conflicts as violence migrates from the brutality of the Indian wars (e.g. 1890 Wounded Knee massacre) to the Philippine-American war abuses (e.g. 1906 Bud Dajo massacre) and to its 21st century echoes of human rights atrocities in the war in Iraq (e.g. 2007 WIKILEAKS video)This 30-minute documentary is an American University MFA thesis film project featuring... more
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Imagine if you were to suffer an accident that causes a facial scar. How would you feel about yourself? You're the same person inside but your face provokes strong reactions from those you know and assumptions from those you don't.
In this pod, VC2 producer Tristan Anderson meets people who have been glassed in the face on a night out and how it has changed their lives.Imagine if you were to suffer an accident that causes a facial scar. How would you... more
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Forty years after the Woodstock festival got a generation real high, we meet the people who never left and are still tripping. Meet old age hippies from Woodstock who still love nothing more than group acid sessions: 71-year-old Dennis Day Yusko (veteran of Woodstock's Peace and Love Festival) owns a souvenir store called 'Woodstock Earth' selling peace signs, bongo drums, psychedelic garden gnomes and smoking bongs. His friend, 'Grandpa Woodstock' and his wife, Estar, believe that the problem with kids these days is that they're just not getting high enough.Forty years after the Woodstock festival got a generation real high, we meet the... more
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As an X-Ray technician, Greg McIntyre knows first hand about the frailty of the human body but as an up-and-coming Mixed Martial Arts fighter, Greg has diligently trained to damage the body in the octagon. In this pod vc2 producer Louis Pepiton hears from Greg about his work, his own battle with ulcerative colitis, the effect of MMA on the human body and attends Greg's first major MMA bout.As an X-Ray technician, Greg McIntyre knows first hand about the frailty of the human... more
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Vigilante Britain is a hard-hitting documentary that gets up close and personal with the UK's deadliest hard line vigilante gang, the Merstham Justice Squad in Surrey. For the first time on camera, they peel off their regulation balaclavas, revealing their identities and exposing the gory details of their 'army style' interrogations and their own brand of lethal justice.Vigilante Britain is a hard-hitting documentary that gets up close and personal with... more
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Squatters and their supporters are determined to stop the eviction of an occupied social centre in Hackney, East London. They have constructed barricades, and say that they will peacefully resist any attempt to remove them.
On the morning of the 17th August High Court bailiffs tried unsuccessfully to remove the squatters.
17-08-10, Hackney, London, UK.
© Fil Kaler 2010Squatters and their supporters are determined to stop the eviction of an occupied... more
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Taos men took in ironing on Saturday morning to help support SANE, the local hospital's sexual assault nurse examiner program in a fund raising drive titled: "The Real Iron Men." Business and community leaders, dressed in colorful aprons, ironed clothing brought in by residents for donations to the program initiated by Holy Cross Hospital. Jami McFerren of Taos Community Against Violence reports.Taos men took in ironing on Saturday morning to help support SANE, the local... more
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You go out. You have fun. You have some drinks. Perhaps a few too many. You get home, you pass out but at 5am you wake up and that's when it begins. You start to feel antsy, fretful, disturbed. Preoccupied by your relationships, finances, drunken behaviour - anything and everything becomes a source of anxiety. You've got The Fear.
In this short documentary we find out whart the fear is, why is makes us feel the way we do, what we can do about it and why, if we know we get it, we continue to drink anyway...You go out. You have fun. You have some drinks. Perhaps a few too many. You get home,... more
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Bryant Austin is the only person on the planet who has dedicated himself to documenting the eye of the whale. Austin is using the photographs to promote conservation and sustainable whaling practices in whaling nations. To see more of his work check out the short film, 'In the Eye of the Whale" go to his website www.mmcta.org to find out how you can support his conservation efforts or visit his website at www.studiocosmos.com.Bryant Austin is the only person on the planet who has dedicated himself to... more
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What would you lose if your home was destroyed?
This film has been specially commissioned by Axa, and produced by Coast Productions, to share the personal stories of people affected by home disasters, which have resulted in insurance claims.
The short film film takes viewers through this personal drama from the perspective of the Shotton family, whose home was effected by water damage last year when their toilet water pipe became dislodged. Narrated by the different family members, the film gives a real insight into how the smallest things - like damaged photos - are often the most disruptive and distressing.
Axa recognise the trauma that families often go through when their lives are disrupted by even the most minor of home disasters, and so provide a personal claims adviser to guide claimants throughout the whole claims process. In the film, we see Audrey McCray - one of Axa's Personal Claims Handlers - assist the Shotton family through their claims process following their home disaster.
Creating such a film is pioneering for the insurance industry...
For more information, visit here: http://www.axa.co.uk/insurance/home/personal-claims-handlerWhat would you lose if your home was destroyed?
This film has been specially... more
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This is a short film about people directly impacted by the Gulf oil disaster, set on July 4th, 2010. It's a snapshot of America on its most important holiday.This is a short film about people directly impacted by the Gulf oil disaster, set on... more
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Jon Utley was two years old in Moscow when his father, Arcadi Berdichevsky, a Russian trade official, was sent to a labor camp by the Soviet secret police. His mother, Freda Utley, escaped with Jon to England and then to America.
In 2004 and 2006, Utley, a well-known journalist, embarked upon a search to learn of his father's fate. This documentary traces Utley's journey through former labor camps and cities in northern Russia and his final uncovering of the horrible truth at the dreaded camp city of Vorkuta within the Artic Circle.
Directed by John J. Michalczyk, Return to the Gulag is a small but revealing window into Russia's turbulent 1930s.
Spanish subtitles by the Hispanic American Center for Economic Research (HACER)
www.hacer.orgJon Utley was two years old in Moscow when his father, Arcadi Berdichevsky, a Russian... more
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A documentary short created for the 2010 International Documentary Challenge on the story of Art Gish.
http://vimeo.com/11483263
Two beautiful people, living what they believe.A documentary short created for the 2010 International Documentary Challenge on the... more
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in Math | August 3rd, 2010
In 1995, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the futurist and science fiction writer most well known for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, presented a television documentary on the 1980 discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (M-Set). Fractals: The Colors of Infinity brings us inside the world of fractal geometry, and soon enough we’re encountering what has been called “the thumbprint of God.” Clarke narrates the film, which has a 54 minute runtime. David Gilmour (guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Pink Floyd) created the soundtrack.
http://www.openculture.com/2010/08/arthur_c_clarke_presents_the_colors_of_infinity.html
http://www.openculture.com/in Math | August 3rd, 2010
In 1995, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the futurist and science... more
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This is a homeless encampment across the street from a medical clinic. I filmed this to help shed light on the problem of unemployment, healthcare and lack of affordable medical insurance. Although the healthcare bill was signed into law we as a nation have a long way to go and we need to get there quick. This video is my very first ever made video and audio was removed intentionally.This is a homeless encampment across the street from a medical clinic. I filmed this... more
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This 30-minute documentary is an American University MFA thesis film project featuring Professors Noam Chomsky, Neferti Tadiar, Nerissa Balce and Kenneth Bauzon who analyze the contemporary relevance of the 1899 Philippine-American War for the 21st century U.S. empire.
Part 1 argues the idea that the bloody War of 1899 (and not World War 2) is the foundation of Philippine-U.S. relations. The Part 1 also visually shows footage of World war 2 combat and deaths that are just as brutal and traumatic as the footage of the 1899 combat and deaths.
Part 2 describes the idea that the war of 1899 is one characterized by systematic use of torture (despite official denials), one of which, the WATER CURE, can even claim to be the grandfather of the Post-9/11 Dick Cheney "water-boarding WAR ON TERROR happy hour drink special"
Part 3 explains the brutality/racism of the 1899 Philippine-American War as not so much different from the brutality/racism of her previous wars of conquest of indigenous cultures commonly called the Indian Wars (most of the Indian dead photographs, as well as re-enactment movies as shown in the film were related to the infamous 1890 Wound Knee Massacre). We also learn in Part 3 that this turn of the century systematic and violent repression of nationalist uprisings in the Philippines became the template used by the U.S. in its many military occupations in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 20th century.
Part 4 ends with the idea of interconnectedness of domestic and overseas conflicts as violence migrates from the brutality of the Indian wars (e.g. 1890 Wounded Knee massacre) to the Philippine-American war abuses (e.g. 1906 Bud Dajo massacre) and to its 21st century echoes of human rights atrocities in the war in Iraq (e.g. 2007 WIKILEAKS video)This 30-minute documentary is an American University MFA thesis film project... more
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Too often we see the historic places of Memphis torn down and erased from memory or entombed and displayed as an icon of bygone days.
With the passing of legendary music producer Willie Mitchell in January of 2010 it could be easy to think that the days of Hi-Records, Al Green, and Ann Peebles would be all that could be written for Royal Studios. Not so.
Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell took his father's place at the helm of the vintage MCI Soundboard and is prepared to usher in a new era of Memphis music in the same space that helped give Memphis its status as the storied city of rock, blues, and soul.
http://www.livefrommemphis.com/flipside
CREDITS
producer
Sarah Fleming and Brad Phelan
director
Brad Phelan
camera
Brad Phelan and Chelsi Bullard
editor
Valibus
Featuring
Deering and Down
Barbara Blue
Music by
the Soul TellersToo often we see the historic places of Memphis torn down and erased from memory or... more
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In this extended version of our show segment, InfoMania's resident gay expert Bryan Safi hits the Prop 8 rally in West Hollywood to see what the anti-gay measure being overturned means for the future of gay marriage. Bryan gets caught up in the excitement and proposes, nearly accepts a proposal and then puts his boyfriend on the spot about their future plans to wed.
Watch more Bryan on infoMania every Thursday at 10/9c on Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10/9c on Current TV.In this extended version of our show segment, InfoMania's resident gay expert... more
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