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Two from Hampshire Receive 2017 Princess Grace Award Scholarships for Film Theses
… Receive 2017 Princess Grace Award Scholarships for Film Theses John Courtmanche A student and a recent alum are … scholarships to help fund their undergraduate and graduate film theses, respectively. Hampshire students and alums have … the past 11 years — as scholarships and grants for their film projects. Fourth-year student Malik Ford and alum Emily …
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Hampshire Alum and Filmmaker Allison A. Waite Receives Directors Guild of America Student Film Award
… A. Waite Receives Directors Guild of America Student Film Award Amy Diehl Hampshire College alum Allison A. Waite … category of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Student Film Awards for her documentary film The Dope Years: The Story of Latasha Harlins . The …
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LGBTQ+ Student Resources
… for Feminisms (CFF) strives to work towards an actively anti-sexist campus. The CFF prioritizes anti-sexist programming on campus, in accordance with our … for Feminisms (CFF) strives to work towards an actively anti-sexist campus. The CFF prioritizes anti-sexist …
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Lebrón-Wiggins-Pran Cultural Center
… for Feminisms (CFF) strives to work towards an actively anti-sexist campus, prioritizing anti-sexist programming on campus and providing programs that …
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Professor Baba Hillman's New Film Premieres at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
… Professor Baba Hillman's New Film Premieres at the Edinburgh International Film Festival Professor Baba Hillman's new film, Jacumba Song , premiered at the Edinburgh International …
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Biography of Eqbal Ahmad
… born in 1971. In January 1971, Ahmad was indicted with the anti-war Catholic priest Phillip Berrigan, and six other … world, he addressed many themes and issues: the rise of anti-colonial movements, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War … of third world victims, in particular the legacy of the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan, Islamic fundamentalism and …
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Indigenous Filmmaker Billy Luther 00F Makes Feature Film Writing and Directing Debut
… Indigenous Filmmaker Billy Luther 00F Makes Feature Film Writing and Directing Debut The film Frybread Face & Me , written and directed by Billy … completed filming in New Mexico. The semi-autobiographical film tells the story of a young boy who goes to live with his …
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Allison Waite's Div III Film to Examine Wrongful Deaths of Black Youth
… Allison Waite's Div III Film to Examine Wrongful Deaths of Black Youth Allison Waite 11F, a James Baldwin scholar and student of film, video and Africana studies, has been awarded the Princess Grace Foundation-USA’s 2014 Undergraduate Film Award , a highly-competitive scholarship awarded to an …
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Global Studies and International Relations
… Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo … Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo …
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Unfinished Tom Joslin Film Completed at Hampshire College
… Unfinished Tom Joslin Film Completed at Hampshire College Architecture of Mountains , an unfinished film by Tom Joslin, has been completed by Professor Abraham … College from 1977 to 1980. He is well known for his 1977 film Blackstar: Autobiography of a Close Friend , a coming …
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Laverne Cox to Speak at May 17 Commencement
… series Orange is the New Black , was the recipient of the Anti-Violence Project's 2013 Courage Award. She lends her … critical praise for her role in the independent feature film Music Chairs in 2012. She is the first African-American … critical praise for her role in the independent feature film Music Chairs in 2012. She is the first African-American …
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Div III Project Sows Seeds for DIY Film Community
… Div III Project Sows Seeds for DIY Film Community Through his Division III (senior) film, The Games We Play , Michail Charalampidis 09F saw a way to develop a collaborative film community at Hampshire that could last long after he …
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Professor Ravett's 'Holding Hands With Ilse' To Premiere at Multicultural Film Fest
… 'Holding Hands With Ilse' To Premiere at Multicultural Film Fest For Hampshire College Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett, a single grainy … provided all the inspiration he needed for his newest film. It also helped solve a family mystery dating to World …
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Mettler Films and Videos
… in YouTube . Mother and Daughter : ca. 1945. Shot on 16 mm film, this film does not contain audio. Three min. Mother and Daughter … day. Mrs. Mettler's New Hampshire: ca. 1950. Shot on 16 mm film, this film does not contain audio. Mrs. Mettler's New …
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Helen Cohen's New Film Chronicles Physician's Recovery after Devastating Injury
… Helen Cohen's New Film Chronicles Physician's Recovery after Devastating Injury … 77S began to show her new documentary at theaters and film festivals around the country, she considered how … intact. Damman’s body, however, was left shattered. The film follows her for four years as she struggles to come to …
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Vehicle Idling
… gases contributing to global warming. The Massachusetts Anti-Idling Law prohibits unnecessary vehicle idling, … gases contributing to global warming. The Massachusetts Anti-Idling Law prohibits unnecessary vehicle idling, …
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Hampshire College Represents at 2021 Mimesis Documentary Film Festival
… Hampshire College Represents at 2021 Mimesis Documentary Film Festival Amy Diehl Hampshire College Film, Photo, and Video Professors Abraham Ravett and Hope … recently exhibited work at the 2021 Mimesis Documentary Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado. Ravett’s 24 Cards …
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'Shift' - An Animated Film
… 'Shift' - An Animated Film www.joshmarvel.com Plymouth Film Festival Shift, an animated film by Hampshire College graduate Joshua Marvel, was …
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Erick Msumanje Awarded Princess Grace Foundation Film Scholarship
… Erick Msumanje Awarded Princess Grace Foundation Film Scholarship Erick Msumanje 09F has been awarded the Princess Grace Foundation-USA 's 2012 John H. Johnson Film Award, a highly-competitive scholarship awarded to an undergraduate student working in film. Msumanje plans to use the scholarship money to make his …
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Queer Community Alliance Center
… for Feminisms (CFF) strives to work towards an actively anti-sexist campus, prioritizing anti-sexist programming on campus and providing programs that …
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Following New Directions
… first five minutes of "Documenting the Documentary" with film, photo, and media studies professor Joan Braderman, Henderson was hooked. In November, her film, Elderhood: Reports From an Unknown Country , premiered at the inaugural Hamptons Take Two Film Festival. "Being at Hampshire has influenced everything …
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Alum Seth Freed Wessler 03F's short film “The Facility” About ICE Detention Now Streaming
… Alum Seth Freed Wessler 03F's short film “The Facility” About ICE Detention Now Streaming The Facility, a documentary film directed by Hampshire College alum Seth Wessler 03F is … on the Inside ,” for The New York Times Magazine. In the film, Wessler shares with viewers a rare look inside the …
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Eqbal Ahmad Annual Lecture Series
… Ahmad events on the links between the protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality in the US following … institutionalized and structural white supremacy, anti-black racism and settler-colonialism. She will be … en los vínculos entre las protestas en contra del racismo anti-negro y la violencia policial en los EEUU que se dieron …
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Mentoring & Collaboration Produce Award-Winning Film
… Mentoring & Collaboration Produce Award-Winning Film Energy, enthusiasm, and perseverance go a long way for … directly with Sherman. She ended up editing the entire film. "I was basically giving her a master class in filmmaking. She got a major credit, and I got a major film," says Sherman. "She would edit a scene, we'd talk about …
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Akil Gibbons' "Paper City" Screened at Northampton Film Festival
… Akil Gibbons' "Paper City" Screened at Northampton Film Festival Paper City, a documentary film by Akil Gibbons 08F , was screened at the Northampton Film Festival on October 11 at the Academy of Music Theatre …
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