Deaf Jam

Community Cinema Vashon presents: Deaf Jam

Sunday, October 16th 3PM at Ober Park

There will be a moderated discussion following the film.

via ITVS:

Filmmaker Judy Lieff chronicles a journey of self-realization for deaf teen Aneta Brodski, as she reveals her passions, frustrations, and sense of humor through her exploration of American Sign Language poetry. Unique among her deaf high school friends, Aneta longs to fully participate in the hearing world. Her artistry evolves within her ASL poetry group, and eventually she decides to compete in a spoken word poetry slam.

With ties to rap and hip hop culture, the U.S. National Poetry Slams for youth are widespread, but Aneta is among the first deaf teens to brave that highly verbal arena. The film captures her experiences as she conveys her inner self to hearing audiences.

In a remarkable twist of fate, Aneta, a deaf Israeli, meets and then collaborates with Tahani — a hearing Palestinian slam poet. They create a hearing/deaf duet touching on their shared personal and cultural experiences — generating a new form of slam poetry that speaks to both the hearing and the deaf.

Deaf Jam utilizes innovative techniques to convey the beauty of sign language poetry to hearing audiences. It is a three dimensional language that exists, like dance, in space. In the hands of a talented poet, shapes in relation to one another create the visually stunning equivalents of rhythm and rhyme.

Deaf Jam is a celebration of the beauty and power of American Sign Language poetry, a unique and endangered art form.

Peace Unveiled

Community Cinema Vashon presents: Peace Unveiled

Sunday, September 18, 3PM at Ober Park

There will be a discussion following the film moderated by Rev. Dr. Kathryn A Morse, pastor of the Vashon United Methodist Church





When the U.S. troop surge was announced in late 2009, women in Afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban. Peace Unveiled follows three women who immediately began to organize to make sure that women’s rights don’t get traded away in the deal. One is a savvy parliamentarian who participated in writing the Afghan constitution that guarantees equality for women; another, a former midwife who is one of the last women’s rights advocates alive in Kandahar; and the third, a young activist who lives in a traditional family in Kabul. Convinced that the Taliban will have demands that jeopardize women’s hard-earned gains, they maneuver against formidable odds to have their voices heard in a peace jirga and high peace council. We go behind Kabul’s closed doors as the women’s case is made to U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer, General David Petraeus and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who promises the women that “peace and justice can’t come at the cost of women and women’s lives.” But will this promise be kept? Narrated by Tilda Swinton.

Community Cinema Vashon presents: Pray The Devil Back to Hell

FREE PRESEASON OPENING SPECIAL EVENT

Tuesday - Sept. 13th - Vashon Library

5:30 PM preview screening of

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.

Thousands of women — ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim — came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace. Armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the country’s civil war. Their actions were a critical element in bringing about a agreement during the stalled peace talks.

A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, Pray the Devil Back to Hell honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.

www.praythedevilbacktohell.com

After film Presentation at 7PM with Patrick Baroch, ITVS National Community Cinema Coordinator NW

2011-2012 Season Preview

Introducing the Women and Girls Lead Initiative

Information about ITVS Film Kits for Educators

Opportunities for local co-sponsorship for future films

Please join us for our Fall season premiere film, Peace Unveiled

Sunday, September 18, 3PM at Ober Park

Information and schedules for other upcoming films can be found at ccnw.tv - Community Cinema NW, as well as Communitycinema.org