Panels and Workshops
Sounds of Megatrax
Join us in a lively discussion and presentation on how to access music for your film using the web. Â MEGATRAX, a premier library for film, broadcast, video games and multimedia, will show the future of selecting music for indie film.
Sunday, April 20, 12:00Noon
The Screening Room, 127 East Congress
Free Admission
"Too Loose, Lautrec!" Arts and Artists in the Movies
How loosely-based are biographical films about artists? What is the net effect upon the public's perception of art? A panel of distinguished artists and scholars will discuss how some art and music historians and film scholars take exception to compromising facts in order to render the lives of artists more dramatic and appealing. Is it possible that films that take dramatic license may awaken an interest in art in a broad public?
Faculty from UA Schools of Art and Music and Pima College will show clips and discuss biopics of artists and musicians. Mickey Rooney's Yankee Doodle Dandy, Charles Laughton's Rembrandt, Kirk Douglas's Lust for Life, Ed Harris's Pollock, and Jeffrey Wright's Basquiat are among the classic and contemporary portrayals up for discussion.
Participants:
Gloria McMillan, Adjunct Lecturer, Communications Department, Pima Community College
Brian Moon, Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Music, University of Arizona
Barbara Penn, Professor, School of Art, University of Arizona
Sponsored by the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts Dean's Fund for Excellence
Sunday, April 20, 2:00PM
The Screening Room, 127 East Congress
Free Admission
Expert panel discussion on the above topic will follow the screening of Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter, a documentary about the effects of Alzheimer's on family relationships
Participants:
Mr. Felipe Jacome, MA, Southern Arizona Regional Director, The Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter.
Ms. Terri Waldman. LMSW, Administrator, Encore Senior Village in Tucson, Encore Senior Living,
Dr. Chris Wiegand, MD, Geriatric Psychiatrist, The Aleph Center (moderator)
Wednesday, April 23, 7:30 pm
Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 West River Road.
Admission $8:00 with screening
Now You Hear Them, Now You Don't: Documenting Vanishing Voices
Scientists estimate that of 7,000 languages in the world, half will be gone by the end of this century. On average, one language disappears every two weeks. The human dimension of endangered languages is brought to light in The Linguists. The film dramatizes the kind of work involved in reaching indigenous communities and documenting their languages.
After the screening, a panel will discuss issues raised in the film and will take questions from the audience. Filmmaker Seth Kramer will talk about specific decisions made in the making of the film. Language experts from the University of Arizona will discuss the issues raised in the film. Native speakers of endangered languages from Arizona also will talk about issues raised by the documentary.
Sponsored by University of Arizona units:
Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL),
American Indian Studies (AIS), American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI), Department of English, Department of Linguistics, Learning Technology Services.
Friday, April 25, 7:30pm
Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 West River Road
Admission $8.00 with screening.
Tucson is for Filmmaking: Why Filmmakers Like Shooting in Tucson
Filmmakers who have recently made feature films in Tucson discuss the strengths of the local film environment and their positive experiences in Tucson. Topics will include: locations, crew base, talent pool, other resources, right to work, permit ease, low cost, benefits of filming in Tucson, and overcoming obstacles.
Participants:
Catherine Conklin, Producer (From a Place of Darkness)
Justin Kreinbrink, Director (The Decoy)
Benjamin Lopez, Director/Producer (La Venganza)
Patrick Roddy, Director/Producer (Red 71)
Rick Rose, Director (Sex, Drugs, and Money)
Moderator:
Tamara Mack, Producer (Dead On Site)
Representatives from the Tucson Film Office, Arizona Production Association, and Old Tucson Studios will also participate.
Sponsored by The Independent Film Association of Southern Arizona (www.ifasa.net)
Saturday, April 26, 11:00AM
The Screening Room, 127 East Congress
Free Admission
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias:
Helpful Information for Families and Caregivers
concerned about Memory Loss, Part 2
Expert panel discussion on the above topic will follow the screenings of Iris a tender biopic of British writer Iris Murdoch who degrades under the cruel hands of Alzheimer's disease. Panel will follow screening.
Participants:
Mr. John Golleher, Executive Director, ClareBridge of Oro Valley,
Brookdale Senior Living
Mr. Felipe Jacome, MA, Southern Arizona Regional Director,
The Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter.
Dr. John Pifer, MD, Geriatrician (moderator)
Saturday, April 26, 4:00pm
The Screening Room
Admission $8:00 with screening