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ENEWS is sent regularly to customers and other associates of Women Make Movies to announce the latest news about WMM films, filmmakers, programs, events and broadcasts.
View online at wmm.com/news/enews.shtml
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THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO PREMIERES AT SUNDANCE
Women Make Movies is thrilled to announce that our recent acquisition THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO by Lisa F. Jackson will have its world premiere, screening in the Documentary Competition at Sundance. Be sure to check out this powerful new film about the epidemic of rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Produced in association with HBO Documentary Films and the Fledgling Fund.
Screening Times:
Monday, January 21, 9:15 pm, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Tuesday, January 22, 9:15 am, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Tuesday, January 22, 4:00 pm, Yarrow1 (P&I)
Wednesday, January 23, 9:15 am, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Thursday, January 24, 6:00 pm, Broadway Centre Cinemas IV, SLC
Friday, January 25, 2:30 pm, Library Center Theatre, Park City
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PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE AND WMM OTHER FILMMAKERS FROM AT SUNDANCE & SLAMDANCE
WMM would like to extend our congratulations to the filmmakers from the WMM community who will also be at Sundance and Slamdance.
* Subiha Sumar (For a Place Under the Heavens, Don't Ask Why) will have the U.S. premiere of her latest film, DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
* NERAKHOON (THE BETRAYAL) by renowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras, which was produced with the assistance of the WMM Production Assistance Program, will have its long-awaited world premiere in the Documentary Competition.
* Isaac Julien (The Passion of Remembrance) will be in attendance with his new film DEREK, which has its world premiere in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
* Jude Ray, consulting producer of WMM release Calling the Ghosts, is the co-executive producer and co-director of TRACES OF THE TRADE: STORIES FROM THE DEEP NORTH, screening as a world premiere in the Documentary Competition.
* Cynthia Lester’s MY MOTHER'S GARDEN from the Production Assistance Program screens in the Documentary Feature Competition at Slamdance.
* Sonali Gulati, filmmaker of WMM release Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night, shows her film 24 FRAMES PER DAY in the Shorts Block 6 Programs at Slamdance.
* And, we are particularly pleased to announce that WMM staff member Merrill Sterritt edited LLOYD NECK, screening in Shorts Program V at Sundance.
Congratulations and good luck to all our filmmakers!
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WMM STAFF AT SUNDANCE
WMM's Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director; Julie Whang, Sales and Marketing Manager; Diana Lee, Production Assistance and Public Programs Manager and Merrill Sterritt, Executive Assistant will be attending the festival from Friday, January 18 through Wednesday, January 23.
Be sure to stop by and meet Julie and Diana at WMM's outreach table at the Filmmakers Lodge on Tuesday, January 22 between 2:30 and 6 p.m. We'll have information available about our latest releases, the Production Assistance Program and more.
To set up appointments with WMM staff, you can send emails or call during the festival: Debra Zimmerman, dzimmerman@wmm.com, 646-361-3199; Julie Whang, jwhang@wmm.com, 917-349-3378; Diana Lee, dlee@wmm.com, 917-415-4036 and Merrill Sterritt, msterritt@wmm.com, 203-434-9255.
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About Women Make Movies
Women Make Movies is the world's leading distributor of independent films by and about women, with a focus on cutting-edge documentaries that give depth to today's headlines, as well as artistically and intellectually challenging works in all genres. Our films are showcased in prestigious exhibition venues and festivals both nationally and internationally. Our Production Assistance Program serves both emerging and established women directors with Fiscal Sponsorship, a bi-annual filmmaker Workshop Series, and Information Services. For more information, visit www.wmm.com.
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