It’s an October day in Baltimore. We’re in the studio of tattoo artist Gina Takaoka, who perches on a stool in her dimly lit front parlor. Three cameras on tripods ring her, surrounded by the film crew, made up of film production apprentices in their twenties and the group of professionals who mentor them.
Archive for tag: storytelling matters
Hip-Hop’s 50th: Activist Martha Diaz’s Journey Through the Artform
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, revered community organizer and educator Martha Diaz details her journey and love for the culture. By Sayou Cooper —...
The powerful intersection of documentary and journalism at the local level
by Lauren Pabst | reprinted from Media Impact Funders As a photojournalist on staff at the Detroit Free Press, Kimberly P. Mitchell was used to...
Six Actions to Make Belonging Real in Tech
By Emnet Almedom, Nicole Montojo & Eli Moore| originally published by Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkley What would it take to collectively own...
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...
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
What if we let archives die?
As an artist, archivist, and curator working primarily with performance, I imagine an archive as a living space that develops protocols for process and regeneration, allowing for flexible methods of creating meaning that include bodily knowledge and improvisation.
Independent Cinema Is Not Over; All These “New People” Are Here.
It’s 7AM on a Tuesday morning in August in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and I am so pissed that I am stopping all I’m supposed to be doing to rage against a Hollywood machine that is way more dangerous than we imagine.
The Future of Inclusion
For the past year, my preparation for the American Art Incubator at Ars Electronica has been interwoven with visions of myself tracing the city’s complex history in my daily walks from Atelierhaus Salzamt to Ars Electronica