The Center for Photography at Woodstock - Film and Video Screenings

Mama Sue's Garden -- Susan Hamovich. Sue Boutwell LaGrange sat on the roof of her small house in "da Parish" for two nights and three days while the waters of Katrina rose around her. By the time the storm was over, Mama Sue had lost three teeth, four dogs, her job and her husband's business. Hamovitch bears witness to the difficulty of not only rebuilding a house, but remaking one's life and also meditates on her role as filmmaker in a disaster zone.

Susan Hamovitch, an independent filmmaker who also teaches documentary studies at the New School, went to New Orleans in the months following Katrina as volunteer in a community kitchen and ended up teaching a free, ten-week workshop where she offered those who had lost everything a chance to tell their story through video. Mama Sue's Garden arose out of that workshop.

The Last Televangalist -- Dee Dee Halleck. This beautifully made, in your face, tongue only somewhat in cheek, high production value first episode and pilot for a proposed TV series features the over-the-top, under-the-radar Reverend Billy and the Church of the Stop Shopping Gopsel Choir, with segments such as The Attack of the Fifty Foot Logo. Produced by Big Noise Films, Deep Dish and the Church.

Dee Dee Halleck's remarkable career as a filmmaker, media activist,author and educator is too long to even begin to summarize here. Any internet search will convince even the dubious that seeing Dee Dee present any of her films - let alone one like this - is an opportunity not to be missed.

Shangilia Mtoto Wa Africa (Rejoice, Child of Africa) -- Tracy Christian. In the heart of Nairobi, where abandoned children wander the streets with no relief from the grim realities of poverty, hope for the future is dim, until renowned Kenyan actress, Anne Wanjugu, restores the children's’ spirit through the healing power of theater. But when an unexpected event puts their resilience to the test, it’s up to the children to draw on their strength, and glean lessons of faith, family, and the rising of the spirit without their mentor. Full of music, dance, inspiration and a journey from the makeshift stage of a small Nairobi church to the bright lights of Broadway.

Tracy Christian received her BFA in drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. As an actress, she has appeared at several off Broadway Theaters and was also featured in the independent film 101 Ways…The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo which aired on Showtime. Rejoice, Child of Africa is her directorial debut.



We are pleased to announce the July 2008 lineup for the In-the-Works Film and Video Festival, curated by Burrill Crohn, a monthly (mostly) event where filmmakers show their works in progress to an audience of other filmmakers, film lovers, film producers and anyone interested in the creative process. The Series is entering its fourth year and while its home is the Center for Photography at Woodstock it has also shown at other venues around the mid-Hudson valley including Kingston, Troy and Upstate Films in Rhinebeck, NY. The next event will be on Thursday, July 10th, 8PM at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, 59 Tinker Street,Woodstock, NY. There is a $5.00 suggested admission, more if you can afford it, less if you can't. The "In-the-Works" Film and Video Festival welcomes submissions for future events. For more more information about submitting work, contact Burrill Crohn directly, or send him a DVD (20 minutes or less) of a work in progress, along with a brief description of the work and a short bio of the filmmaker.	JULY PROGRAM 8PM, Thursday July 10th, 2008: *Mama Sue's Garden* -- Susan Hamovich. Sue Boutwell LaGrange sat on the roof of her small house in "da Parish" for two nights and three days while the waters of Katrina rose around her. By the time the storm was over, Mama Sue had lost three teeth, four dogs, her job and her husband's business. Hamovitch bears witness to the difficulty of not only rebuilding a house, but remaking one's life and also meditates on her role as filmmaker in a disaster zone. Susan Hamovitch, an independent filmmaker who also teaches documentary studies at the New School, went to New Orleans in the months following Katrina as volunteer in a community kitchen and ended up teaching a free, ten-week workshop where she offered those who had lost everything a chance to tell their story through video. Mama Sue's Garden arose out of that workshop. *The Last Televangalist* -- Dee Dee Halleck. This beautifully made, in your face, tongue only somewhat in cheek, high production value first episode and pilot for a proposed TV series features the over-the-top, under-the-radar Reverend Billy and the Church of the Stop Shopping Gopsel Choir, with segments such as The Attack of the Fifty Foot Logo. Produced by Big Noise Films, Deep Dish and the Church. Dee Dee Halleck's remarkable career as a filmmaker, media activist,author and educator is too long to even begin to summarize here. Any internet search will convince even the dubious that seeing Dee Dee present any of her films - let alone one like this - is an opportunity not to be missed. Shangilia Mtoto Wa Africa (Rejoice, Child of Africa) -- Tracy Christian. In the heart of Nairobi, where abandoned children wander the streets with no relief from the grim realities of poverty, hope for the future is dim, until renowned Kenyan actress, Anne Wanjugu, restores the children's’ spirit through the healing power of theater. But when an unexpected event puts their resilience to the test, it’s up to the children to draw on their strength, and glean lessons of faith, family, and the rising of the spirit without their mentor. Full of music, dance, inspiration and a journey from the makeshift stage of a small Nairobi church to the bright lights of Broadway. Tracy Christian received her BFA in drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. As an actress, she has appeared at several off Broadway Theaters and was also featured in the independent film *101 Ways…The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo* which aired on Showtime. Rejoice, Child of Africa is her directorial debut.
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