“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.”— Paul Farmer February has been a hard,...
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Curation Is Not Censorship
What is the responsibility of programmers when it comes to discerning whether a film deserves the platform and profile of a major festival?
Sundance Institute Staffers Resign in Response to ‘Jihad Rehab’ Backlash — Exclusive
The two Sundance Institute staffers who resigned expressed concerns about the film ahead of this year’s festival. Two senior staffers at the Sundance Institute have...
Islamophobia and the Tyranny of Empathy: The Case of ‘Jihad Rehab
This past weekend I got cozy on my living room couch and attended my first screening of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival— the premiere of Meg Smaker’s Jihad Rehab. The film’s hapless title manages to be both inaccurate and offensive—“rehab” refers to an incarceration facility in Saudi Arabia and the casual equation of the word “jihad” with terrorism is offensive to Muslims—and foreshadows the next 108 minutes of the film.
Producer Karin Chien Shares Keynote at Sundance Film Festival 2022
Reprinted from IndieWire On Sunday, January 23rd, producers from around the world convened digitally at the Sundance Film Festival to celebrate the 2022 festival producers...
🎙️Your media arts & culture news 📷 ALLIANCE eBulletin January 2022
“Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity."
Field Notes: Objects of Reverence
The last 20 months have seen a culture change within the visual and performing arts, from a rigid focus on venue-based activities to a more agile combination of indoor, outdoor, and online programs
🎙️Your media arts & culture news 📷 ALLIANCE eBulletin October 2021
From the Executive Director The Power of Creative Community The Power of Creative CommunityThis month, in the middle of my favorite season, work life in...
🎙️Your media arts & culture news 📷 ALLIANCE eBulletin September 2021
“We are ready to release some of the challenging tensions of these past years, to rekindle hope, to reconnect to our friends, to our higher...
Smithsonian Museum To Roll Out Community Filmmaking Showcase ‘Futures We Dream’
The Smithsonian Museum has commissioned a series of eight forward-looking shorts exploring social justice issues facing diverse communities across the U.S.