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Stories in Stone Film Screening with Marc Levitt Tuesday, March 29th, 7pm Stories in Stones is the first film that looks at the Narragansett wall building tradition from multiple perspectives, artistic, spiritual, multi-generational and as a story of tribal affirmation. While some would see wall building as the haphazard placement of rocks, Stories in Stone, demonstrates that the wall’s beauty is the result of a finely honed and ever evolving sculptural aesthetic. While some see the walls as ‘the only option’ for the Narragansett, Stories in Stones makes clear, that more often than not, becoming a mason is a choice, a choice that allows freedom of movement, freedom from ‘inside’ work, freedom from working for others and the freedom to join a long and illustrious line of ancestors. While many believe that ‘tradition’ among New England Tribes is long gone, Stories in Stone makes clear that wall building remains a means to assert and perpetuate Tribal identity;...

Real to Reel documentary films on the theme of courage All films at 7pm Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of South County 27 North Road, Peace Dale, RI Organized by Iris Donnelly Freedom Summer (2014) Friday, September 19, 2014 Over 10 memorable weeks in 1964 known as Freedom Summer, 700 courageous student volunteers from around the country joined organizers and local African-Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundation of white supremacy in Mississippi.   In 1964, less than 7 percent of Mississippi’s African-Americans were registered to vote, compared to 50 to 70 percent in other southern states.   When faced with possible loss of jobs and violence, many were dissuaded from registering to vote.

*This event is FEBRUARY 27th... Not March as stated on our website* Hera Gallery is pleased to present a film screening featuring the recent films of advanced students from the Harrington School of Communication & Media at URI. The public is invited to attend the screening, which will take place at Hera Gallery located on 10 High Street Wakefield, RI on February 27th at 7:00pm. The screening will feature the work of eight students from faculty member, Keith Brown’s advanced classes. The program will include the following films: Loose Ends (Digital) – 20 minutes - Joey Sawyer Shaw  Clocks (16mm)– 5 minutes - Marc Tourigny Crazy Concoction (Super 16) -8 minutes - Tyler Stephenson-Donley Red Coat (16mm)- 5 minutes - Ryan Gilman A New Wonderful (16mm)– 5 Minutes - Alia McAdams and Jeff Ferrara Fudge Packers (Digital) - 5 Minutes -Jeff Ferrara Beach Invasion (16mm) - 5 Minutes - Bob Klein Smashing (Super 8)– 3 Minutes - Amelia Votta There will be an encor...

Hera Gallery is pleased to present a film screening featuring the recent films of advanced students from the Harrington School of Communication & Media at URI. The public is invited to attend the screening, which will take place at Hera Gallery located on 10 High Street Wakefield, RI on February 27th at 7:00pm. The screening will feature the work of eight students from faculty member, Keith Brown’s advanced classes. The program will include the following films: Loose Ends (Digital) – 20 minutes - Joey Sawyer Shaw  Clocks (16mm)– 5 minutes - Marc Tourigny Crazy Concoction (Super 16) -8 minutes - Tyler Stephenson-Donley Red Coat (16mm)- 5 minutes - Ryan Gilman A New Wonderful (16mm)– 5 Minutes - Alia McAdams and Jeff Ferrara Fudge Packers (Digital) - 5 Minutes -Jeff Ferrara Beach Invasion (16mm) - 5 Minutes - Bob Klein Smashing (Super 8)– 3 Minutes - Amelia Votta There will be an encore presentation of an audience choice film of either Matt DiGennaro’s This is a ...

CUBAN FILM SERIES THURSDAYS AT 7:00PM May 30 :     The True Story of Che Guevara   Facilitated by Dr. Linda Crawford, Chair, Dept. of Modern Languages  Salve Regina University  shop.history.com "From his famous motorcycle trips to his historic role in the Cuban Revolution, Argentinean revolutionary Che Guevara is profiled in a documentary produced to explore the life of the man whose visage has become an iconic symbol of hard left politics." -http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-true-story-of-che-guevara/

CUBAN FILM SERIES THURSDAYS AT 7:00PM May 23 rd :     GALLERY TALK with curator, Iris Donnelly,  followed by Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?   Facilitated by Jose Torrealba, organizer for many years of the  RI Latin American Film Festival " Will the real terrorist please stand up?   chronicles half a century of hostile US-Cuba relations.  By telling the story of the case of the Cuban five, intelligence agents sent to penetrate Cuban exile terrorist groups in Miami and now serving long prison sentences, the film highlights decades of assassinations and sabotage at first backed by Washington and then ignored by the very government that launched a “war against terrorism.” In the film, viewers see leading terrorists, now in their 80s, recounting their deeds, and Cuban state security officials explaining why they infiltrated agents into violent Miami exile groups." -http://realterrorist.wordpress.com/

CUBAN FILM SERIES THURSDAYS AT 7:00PM May 16    Unfinished Spaces Facilitated by Dr. Olga Juzyn, Chair, Dept. of Modern Languages, Rhode Island College "' Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world. ' —Fidel Castro (1961)   Ballet Garatti Cuba's ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake of Castro's Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary architectural masterpiece... Unfinished Spaces features intimate footage of Fidel Castro, showing his devotion to creating a worldwide showcase for art, and it also documents the struggle and passion of three revolutionary artists. Directed by Alysa Nahmias and Benjamin Murray 2011 / HD / Color / 16:9 (1.78:1) / 86 min / Stereo " For more information on the film visit: http://www.unfinishedspaces.c...

  In Cuba With Witness for Peace May 11th  – June 8th  Opening Reception:  Saturday, May 11th, 6:00 – 8:00pm In Cuba With Witness for Peace portrays in photographs the people, culture, and landscape of Cuba.  The photographers, Iris Donnelly, Michael Hyatt and Eliud Martinez recorded their trip to Cuba in April, 2012 while part of an Arts and Culture delegation with Witness for Peace New England. The exhibit is consistent with the mission of Witness for Peace (WFP), a nationwide, politically independent grassroots organization, which supports peace, justice, and sustainable economies of the Americas by changing US policies and corporate practices that contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean.    The Cuban Constitution guarantees its citizens the right to appreciate all forms of artistic expression.  As the photographers visited artists' studios, art schools and music venues, they saw that art and music are ...

Hera Gallery Presents Video Art From India June 17, 2011 7:00 – 9:00 pm Hera Gallery is pleased to present Video Art From India , an evening of film screenings to be held on June 17th at Hera Gallery. The compilation of films, which have been curated by Hera Gallery member Ambuja Magaji, features works by Surekha , Babu Eshwar Prasad , Manjunath Reddy , Mangala.A.M, Bharatesh Yadav , Raghu Prasad , Koumudi Patel , Baptist Coelho , Venkatesh K.N , Aditi Kulkarni and Deepak . Both narrative and experimental films by Indian filmmakers from different geographical and cultural groups, will be shown illustrating the artists’ diverse backgrounds. The films included in Video Art From India explore topics as unique as the filmmakers who have composed them. Currently, there has been an upsurge in the use of digital media arts within emerging Indian artists as a form of expression. This evening of video screenings is sure to present a distinct perspective that will chall...