THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEADLINES, NEW WMM ACQUISITION

GO GIRLS!: POWERFUL STORIES FROM WMM'S “GLOBAL GIRLS” SCREENS AT SYMPHONY SPACE

AWARDS AND PREMIERES

WELCOME TO NEW STAFF AT WMM

WMM STAFF AND BOARD OUT AND ABOUT

THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEADLINES, NEW WMM ACQUISITION

"The sexual violence in Congo is the worst in the world. The sheer numbers, the wholesale brutality, the culture of impunity — it’s appalling.”
- John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs

Sunday's front-page New York Times article described the terrifying – and largely ignored – epidemic of violent rape that women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing. WMM’s latest acquisition THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO by Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson, produced in association with HBO Documentary Films and The Fledgling Fund, shatters the silence that has surrounded the shocking and systematic kidnapping, rape, mutilation and torture of women and girls in the DRC. Until now, the world has known nothing of their stories. In this extraordinary film, these brave women finally speak. A project of WMM’s Production Assistance program.

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GO GIRLS!: POWERFUL STORIES FROM WMM'S “GLOBAL GIRLS” SCREENS AT SYMPHONY SPACE

This fall, 16 films will screen at New York’s Symphony Space as part of WMM’s launch of Girl's Project II...Global Girls.

Global Girls is a unique and compelling collection of films centered on girls' lives around the world. These stories intimately and honestly portray the struggles and triumphs of young women from a cross-cultural perspective, presenting a portrait of girlhood that is engaging, celebratory, and ultimately inspiring.

Highlights include THESE GIRLS by acclaimed filmmaker Tahani Rached, critic and audience favorite THE GRACE LEE PROJECT, and award-winning DESIRE.

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AWARDS AND PREMIERES

* Congratulations to Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman whose stunning film, GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA is the co-winner of this year's Best Documentary Emmy® Award.

* Long-time WMM filmmaker Pratibha Parmar will be honored with the 2007 One In Ten Visionary Award, given to mid-career LGBT filmmakers.

* From WMM’s Production Assistance program, 3 AMÉRICAS by Cristina Kotz Cornejo will have its world premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival this month.

WELCOME TO NEW STAFF AT WMM

We are happy to officially welcome Maya Jakubowicz, who joined us early in the summer as Finance and Administrative Manager, as well as two brand-new staff members: Hande Gumuskemer, Educational Sales and Marketing Manager, and Diana Lee, Production Assistance and Public Programs Manager.

Maya comes to us with more than seven years experience in business management. Her last position was Vice President of Business Operations at Montana Artists Agency in Los Angeles. Hande was the Brand Manager for Films Media Group prior to WMM, and also worked as the Director of Acquisitions, Marketing & Sales for The Cinema Guild and for Documentary Educational Resources. Diana has an extensive background in programming and marketing. Formerly, she was the Programs Manager at Arts Engine, and she also held the position of the Festival Director at Asian CineVision.

WMM STAFF AND BOARD OUT AND ABOUT

Executive Director Debra Zimmerman attends St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, Oct. 16-20 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. The festival will screen two new films from the WMM collection, GIRL INSIDE and THEY CALL ME MUSLIM.

Look for Production Assistance and Public Programs Manager Diana Lee and Distribution Manager Kristen Fitzpatrick at the 2007 The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) Conference in Austin TX, Oct. 17-20.

WMM Board Member Heidi Reavis will be speaking in New York on a panel, "The Art of Serving on Arts Boards" on Oct. 25 at 3:30 pm, as part of the Foundation Center’s Funding for Arts Month.