BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\nEvent det ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.nyemmys.org/events/651/\n\nEvent Title: Meet the Filmmaker: Paula Heredia\nStart Date / Time: Feb 10, 2011 13:00 PM US/Eastern\nLocation: NY NATAS\nSpeaker: \nGoogle\nhttp://maps.go ogle.com/maps?q=1375+Broadway,+Suite+2103,New York,NY,10018\n\nForecast\nh ttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/10018\n\n\n \n Meet the Filmmaker: Paula Heredia\n \n &ldquo\;Africa Rising&rdquo\;\n \n \n \n \n Date: T hursday, February 10, 2011\n \n Location: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (betwee n 37th and 38th Streets), Suite 2103\n \n Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM~ Progra m: 6:30-8:00 PM\n \n \n \n \n *Free to NY NATAS Members!\n \n $15 for those without current NY NATAS membership\n \n \n \n \n From the Horn o f Africa to the Western shores of the sub-Saharan nations, every day 6,000 girls are subjected to a practice called female genital mutilation or FGM . And every day, with little more than fierce determination and deep love for their communities, brave activists are leading the path against all od ds to break the silence about this centuries-old tradition. Together these women and men have created a formidable grassroots movement to end FGM. A frica Rising is an extraordinary film presenting an insightful look at the frontlines of a quiet revolution taking the African continent by storm. M asterfully directed by Paula Heredia, Africa Rising paints an intimate por trait of courageous individuals with dignity and strength, whose passion f or justice is changing the course of history. The film celebrates girls li ke Beatrice and Edna Kandie, sisters who fled their home after learning th eir father was planning to cut them and succeeded in getting a court order of protection against him. The film also features the moving story of Fan ta Camara from Mali who, despite years of suffering from injuries as a res ult of FGM, blossoms into a bright young woman. Other girls, however, have faced ultimate tragedy such as Tato, a teenaged anti-FGM activist who los t her life to FGM. Covering rural stories from across the continent, Afri ca Rising will leave the viewer cheering for these unlikely heroes who sha re their conviction that ending female genital mutilation is within our re ach and visible on the horizon.\n \n \n \n \n Paula Heredia is an award -winning Salvadoran filmmaker, internationally acclaimed for her work in d ocumentaries, the avant-garde and narrative shorts. Paula was awarded with an Emmy®\; Award for the HBO documentary In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/01 and an ACE Eddie Award for the acclaimed documentary Unzipped. Addiction, a do cumentary series for HBO received the Emmy®\; Governors Award in 2007. Alive Day Memories &ndash\; Home from Iraq, executive produced by James Ga ndolfini, was nominated for a 2008 Emmy®\; Award for Outstanding Non-Fi ction Special, and most recently the documentary The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not For Sale, edited by Paula, won a 2009 Emmy®\; Award for B est Cultural Program. Her directorial work includes the documentaries Geo rge Plimpton and the Paris Review, Ralph Gibson-Photographer and The Coupl e in the Cage. Her short fiction film La Pajara Pinta was shot on location in the mountains of El Salvador, premiered at the Lincoln Center Film Soc iety LatinBeat Film Festival and was shown in festivals around the world. In her home country, El Salvador, Paula initiated the Digital Cinema progr am which provides professional development and opportunities for an emergi ng group of Central American filmmakers in the production of digital films for regional and international distribution.\n \n \n \n \n RESERVATION S REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUEST LIST.\n P lease RSVP via email info@nyemmys.org to reserve a seat.Use film title &ld quo\;Africa Rising&rdquo\; in subject line of email.\n \n \n \n \n Prod uced &\; Moderated by Sumner Jules Glimcher\n\n\n\n\n\n--- This iCal fi le does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\n\ n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\n UID:uid651@nyemmys.org SUMMARY:Meet the Filmmaker: Paula Heredia DTSTART:20110210T180000Z DTEND:20110210T200000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20260406T152543Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:NY NATAS X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Event Title: Meet the Filmmaker: Paula Heredia

https://www.nyemmys.org/events/651/

When: Feb 10, 2011 13:00 PM US/Eastern
Speaker:

NY NATAS
1375 Broadway, Suite 2103
New York, NY 100 18
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1375+Broadway,+Suite+2103,New Y ork,NY,10018

Forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/mont hly/10018


Meet the Filmmaker: Paula Heredia
&ldquo\;Africa Rising&rdquo\;

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Loc ation: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37th and 38th Streets), Suite 2103
Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM~ Program: 6:30-8:00 PM

*Free to NY NATAS Members!
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From the Horn of Africa to the Western shores of the sub-Saharan nations, every day 6,000 girls are subjected to a pract ice called female genital mutilation or FGM. And every day, with little mo re than fierce determination and deep love for their communities, brave ac tivists are leading the path against all odds to break the silence about t his centuries-old tradition. Together these women and men have created a f ormidable grassroots movement to end FGM. Africa Rising is an ext raordinary film presenting an insightful look at the frontlines of a quiet revolution taking the African continent by storm. Masterfully directed by Paula Heredia, Africa Rising paints an intimate portrait of cour ageous individuals with dignity and strength, whose passion for justice is changing the course of history. The film celebrates girls like Beatrice a nd Edna Kandie, sisters who fled their home after learning their father wa s planning to cut them and succeeded in getting a court order of protectio n against him. The film also features the moving story of Fanta Camara fro m Mali who, despite years of suffering from injuries as a result of FGM, b lossoms into a bright young woman. Other girls, however, have faced ultima te tragedy such as Tato, a teenaged anti-FGM activist who lost her life to FGM. \; Covering rural stories from across the continent, Africa Rising will leave the viewer cheering for these unlikely heroes who s hare their conviction that ending female genital mutilation is within our reach and visible on the horizon.

Paula Heredia is an award-winnin g Salvadoran filmmaker, internationally acclaimed for her work in document aries, the avant-garde and narrative shorts. Paula was awarded with an Emm y®\; Award for the HBO documentary In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/0 1 and an ACE Eddie Award for the acclaimed documentary Unzipped. Addiction, a documentary series for HBO rec eived the Emmy®\; Governors Award in 2007. Alive Day Memories &ndas h\; Home from Iraq, executive produced by James Gandolfini, was nomin ated for a 2008 Emmy®\; Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special, and most recently the documentary The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not F or Sale, edited by Paula, won a 2009 Emmy®\; Award for Best Cultur al Program.  \;Her directorial work includes the documentaries Geo rge Plimpton and the Paris Review, Ralph Gibson-Photographer and The Couple in the Cage. Her short fiction f ilm La Pajara Pinta was shot on location in the mountains of El S alvador, premiered at the Lincoln Center Film Society LatinBeat Film Festi val and was shown in festivals around the world. In her home country, El S alvador, Paula initiated the Digital Cinema program which provides profess ional development and opportunities for an emerging group of Central Ameri can filmmakers in the production of digital films for regional and interna tional distribution.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUE ST LIST.
Please RSVP via e mail info@nyemmys.org to reserve a seat. Use film title &ldquo\;Africa Rising&rdquo\; in subject line of email.

Produced &\; Mode rated by Sumner Jules Glimcher
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