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Strong Shoulders
Posted July 19th, 2007 by GretjenScribe Video Center,
This upbeat and engaging program is a collaboration between 10 local film and video makers and a surprising and dedicated cast of individuals who work in the field of AIDS/HIV healthcare and activism. The video stems from Scribe's 1995 call for local videomakers to shoot "a day in the life of" AIDS/HIV caregivers, advocates and activists, in observance of world AIDS day.
December 1, 1995 - "Local Video Shows AIDS' Effect on People," The Philadelphia Tribune
November 30, 1995 - "Day Without Art," by David Warner, Philadelphia City Paper
December 1, 1995 - Simulcast at Painted Bride (Philadelphia, PA)
December 1, 1995 - Simulcast at International House (Philadelphia, PA)
December 1, 1995 - Simulcast on WYBE-TV Channel 35 (Philadelphia, PA
Sam Brown
Posted July 19th, 2007 by GretjenProduced by Virginia Braxton for Scribe Video Center
A tribute to a Philadelphia area Black American visual artist, Sam Brown profiles an active and prolific octogenarian whose work has been acclaimed nationally and throughout the world. Brown has served as a role model, influencing many younger painters and sculptors who credit him for serving as a trailblazer for them, and as a "living resource." In addition to being an accomplished artist, Brown has devoted his life to teaching others, always generous in his interest and support of those who dedicate their life to art.
On Strong Shoulders
Posted July 19th, 2007 by GretjenProduced by Scribe Video Center
Contributing film and videomakers: Warren Bass, Dorothea Braemer, Chris Emmanouilides, Keith Fulton, Mike Kuetemeyer, Adrienne Murphy, Frances Negron, Andres Nicolini, Louis Pepe, Sloane Seale, Anula Shetty, Marie-Ann Walker
December 1, 1995 - "Local Video Shows AIDS' Effect on People," The Philadelphia Tribune
November 30, 1995 - "Day Without Art," by David Warner, Philadelphia City Paper
December 1, 1995 - Simulcast at Painted Bride (Philadelphia, PA)
December 1, 1995 - Simulcast at International House (Philadelphia, PA)
December 1, 1995 - Simulcast on WYBE-TV Channel 35 (Philadelphia, PA)
The Dance in Aunt Ida Lee
Posted July 18th, 2007 by GretjenA documentary video by Tina Morton
The video artist presents a charming and disarming portrait of her great aunt Ida, age 103, who shares memories of her days as a performer and her love of life, music, dance and God.
Tina Morton is an award-winning and prolific film and videomaker whose previously completed films and videos, include: The Dance in Aunt Ida Lee [LINK TO SCRIBE CATALOG ENTRY], A Day's Work, We The People, OpnFlo: Investigation, If You Call Them, The Plan and A Promise Fulfilled, which documents a Vietnam veteran who made a promise to his fallen comrade to journey across country in a horse-drawn covered wagon in the tradition of the Buffalo Soldiers. Morton's work has been broadcast on public television, featured in film festivals, exhibited in galleries and museums, and taught in colleges and universities in numerous cities across the United States.
Tina divides her time between Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC where she is an assistant professor in the Department of Radio, Television and Film at Howard University. In addition to her teaching experience at Howard University, she has taught several film/video production courses at Temple University and has served as a project facilitator for several Scribe Video Center community based projects.
May 14, 1994 - Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema's 9th Annual Festival of Independents (Philadelphia, PA)
May 1997 - Screened as part of Philadelphia Museum of Art's Philadelphia Stories video exhibition (Philadelphia, PA)
February 13, 1998 - Scribe Video Center Retrospective, Five on the Black Hand Side (Philadelphia, PA)
March 25, 1998 - University of Pennsylvania Women's History Month event, Through Our Eyes: Images of Black Women in Film (Philadelphia, PA)
August 22, 1999 - Street Movies! screening at Habitat for Humanity's West Philadelphia headquarters (Philadelphia, PA)
August 29, 1999 - Street Movies! screening (Chester, PA)
Body Works
Posted July 18th, 2007 by GretjenProduced by Nexus Foundation for Today's Art BodyWorks & Scribe Video Center
Andres Nicolini
Nexus/Bodyworks was a two year, mutli-faceted art and education project highlighting the work of artists with varied physical disabilities. This video, made by the Nexus artists themselves, documents their struggles with different mediums and perceptions, and stresses that the integrity of someone's art is more important than the given artist's (dis)ability
For 30 years Nexus has served the public in Philadelphia by increasing access to and understanding of "Today’s Art". Nexus was conceived at a time when very few non-commercial galleries existed in Philadelphia. Established in 1975, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art is an artist-run, not-for-profit exhibition space. Nexus serves as an incubator for local emerging and experimental artists engaged in new art practices, and a venue for traveling and curated art exhibits exploring a wide range of present-day issues. Our exhibitions of challenging, innovative, and compelling contemporary art are intended to stimulate creative thought and dialog among the diverse visitors to Nexus.
Andres Nicolini is a videomaker and computer consultant who moved from Chile to Philadelphia in 1989. His work has been shown in numerous festivals, television networks, and other venues nationally and internationally, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Los Angeles Latino Film Festival and Valparaiso International Film Festival. Additional film and video works include Becoming American, Iggy & Antjuan, and Rendevous, a 2005 feature narrative film about young immigrants in New York. Prior to becoming facilitator for Bodyworks, he came to Scribe to produce the experimental video, #28 [link].
