We are so pleased to announce that both Notes From Someone Else’s Lecture and Church Street have been accepted to the Germany International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany.
Lone Soldier Rising and Sagittarius to screen at the Bronx World Film Cycle
The short dance film Lone Soldier Rising that Hassan shot and edited for choreographer Jurnee Smith as well as the music video (Sagittarius) that s/n made for Quilla will screen at the 2023 Bronx World Film Cycle in the Bronx this January!
Notes from Someone Else’s Lecture to screen in Budapest
Excited to announce that Notes from Someone Else’s Lecture has been included in Paradise Film Festival in Budapest, Hungary!
s/n awarded UNCG’s Community-Engaged Pathways to Partnership (P2) Grant
s/n (and UNCG’s Media Studies Department) along with a brilliant team of artists and educators have just been awarded UNCG’s Community Engaged Pathways to Partnership (P2) Grant. This is a three year endeavor that has been awarded to our ‘Arts & Technology’ venture that works together with Morehead Elementary School and Baskent University’s Department of Cartoon & Animation in Ankara, Turkey. This is super exciting for all involved!
The Motherlode Project awarded the SECAC Artist Fellowship
We are so honored to announce that Jennida was awarded the SECAC Artist Fellowship based upon The Motherlode project. This award comes with a cash prize and an exhibition opportunity in the fall of 2023.
s/n named visiting artists in the Guilford County School system
s/n in honored to be named visiting artists at Morehead Elementary School, where we’ll collaborate throughout this school year to work with the Morehead Arts Academy dance instructor Jenny Braswell to work with her class to make a dance film! This project is funded through the Arts in Education Artist Residency Grant with the NC Arts Council, and with funding through the National Endowment for the Arts! We are truly honored and very excited!
Honored to screen at The International Independent Film Festival of Mexico this coming November!
s/n’s short video-essay Notes from Someone Else’s Lecture will be screening at the Biblioteca Vasconcelos in Mexico City in November, at The International Independent Film Festival of Mexico (SUTFF Mx)!
s/n invited to participate in UNESCO conference
s/n members Hassan Pitts & Jennida Chase were invited by the UNESCO/UNITWIN Chair on Cultural Heritage and Digital Memory to participate in the international conference to mark the 30th anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France in November. This year’s conference theme is Transforming knowledge for a just and sustainable futures.
Some of the objectives of this conference are to Invigorate greater interdisciplinary cooperation and catalyze new research collaborations! (So you know we’re excited!) The conference will also serve as a platform for generating foresight in priority thematic areas and to envisage the further evolution of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme. It will feature plenary and parallel sessions on developing foresight within and across UNESCO’s priority programmes and provide opportunities for networking.
Lone Soldier Rising selected for LoudSoulMusic Festival
The dance film that Hassan Pitts shot and edited for director-choreographer Jurne Smith has been officially selected for LoudSoulMusic Festival in Belgrade, Serbia!
Notes From Someone Else’s Lecture will screen at World Cine Fest in Portugal this coming January
s/n is honored to screen Notes From Someone Else’s Lecture at World Cine Fest, in Porto, Portugal this coming January!