New Voices 1999

NEW VOICES: Seven Works by Emerging Documentary Filmmakers New Voices was produced by a documentary master class organized jointly by 911 Media Arts Center and KCTS / Channel 9. You can see more 911 video on http://webflicks.org 911 to the Rescue -911 productions Learn about 911 Media Arts Center. The who, where and why. Features an interview with Shadowcatcher's Scott Rosenfeld Spirit of Trust -Stephanie Farwell Interviews Alberta Thompson, an elder in the Makah Tribe opposed to the tribes decision to resume whaling after a 70 year hiatus. 52 Tigers on a 10 acre Ranch -Neill Barham Profiles Betty Young, an Arkansas rancher featured in last December's National Geographic. In addition to a vegetable garden and chicken coop, she shares the ranch with 52 tigers! Closer to the World -Sterling Noren Photojournalist Helge Pedersen piloted his BMW motorcycle for ten years through 77 countries. Noren retells his incredible journey. The Cocktail Waitress -Katherin Hervey Explores one woman's experience with sexual politics in the cocktailing industry as she struggles to get her commercial pilot license. Diminishing Returns -Tom Brown Squamish tribe-member Aggie Pratt examines the effects of reduced federal funding for the Squamish Tribe's salmon enhancement program. The Barlow Trail -Linda Husky Tells the tales of wagon train immigrants on the Oregon Trail. Silver Lining -Chris Miller Follow technical director Rico Chiarelli as he helps to complete production on Silver Lining a feature length ballet for the Pacific Northwest Ballet Thanks to: Hyperbole Studios For hosting Real Media Files MEDIA ALERT Contact: Peter Mitchell 911 media arts center 206 682 6552 peter@911media.org Contact: Pat Mallinson KCTS / Channel 9 206 443 6798 BROADCAST DATE: SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd MIDNIGHT 911 Media Arts Center and KCTS Channel 9 jointly present New Voices: Seven Works by Emerging Documentary Filmmakers, to be aired on Saturday, October 3rd at midnight. This one hour program is the culmination of six months of collaborative effort between seven Northwest documentary filmmakers and staff members at 911 and KCTS / Channel 9. New Voices began as a master class offered to a carefully selected group of candidates to impart the knowledge needed to produce, pitch and market documentary projects to KCTS, PBS and other broadcasters. This unique program offered a rare opportunity for amateur documentary filmmakers to work in a critical environment with professional producers at 911 and KCTS. Participants also gained access to high quality media making facilities at 911. The partnership between a local media arts center and a nationally recognized PBS broadcast affiliate defines an exciting new mutually beneficial working model. Media centers such as 911 can function as the conduit for undiscovered artist talent to enrich regional programming on public broadcast. "Working with 911 helped us to reach out to a new community of producers" -Katie Jennings, Senior Producer, KCTS / Channel 9 "Through the New Voices project we were able to provide students with the resources they needed to allow their talent to flourish." Cheryl Waters, Education Director, 911 Media Arts Center New Voices consists of seven short documentaries exploring uncommon subjects, recounting rarely-heard stories and approaching sensitive issues. Between shorts, the students describe their effort to produce quality work for broadcast. A preview for the press will be offered September 11th at 4:00 pm at 911 Media Arts Center - 117 Yale Ave N. Seattle WA. --30--