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/663/\n\nEvent Title: Meet the Filmmaker: Al Maysles\nStart Date / Time: Oct 20, 2011 14: 00 PM US/Eastern\nLocation: NY NATAS\nSpeaker: \nGoogle\nhttp://maps.googl e.com/maps?q=1375+Broadway,New York,NY,10018\n\nForecast\nhttp://www.weath er.com/weather/monthly/10018\n\n\n \n Meet the Filmmaker: Al Maysles\n \n &ldquo\;Salesman&rdquo\;\n \n Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011\n \n Lo cation: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37thand 38thStreets), Suite 2103\ n \n Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM ~ Program: 6:30-8:00 PM\n \n \n \n *Free to NY NATAS Members!\n \n $15 for those without current NY NATAS membersh ip.\n \n \n \n Over the years I have presented many films in my &ldquo\ ;Meet The Filmmaker&rdquo\; series, but this film is very special. It was made in 1969 by cinematographer Al Maysles and his brother David, as the soundman. This documentary portrays a &ldquo\;slice of life&rdquo\; rarely seen today. When the film was first released, Vincent Canby, film critic for The New York Times, lauded the film and wrote, "\;...this documen tary feature is about four door-to-door Bible salesmen who move horizontal ly through the capitalistic dream. It'\;s such a fine, pure picture of a small section of American life that I can'\;t imagine it ever seeming irrelevant, either as a social document or as one of the best examples of what'\;s called cinema vé\;rité\; or direct cinema...It is filmed, photographed and recorded with an extraordinarily mobile camera a nd sound equipment. It was then edited and carefully shaped into a kind of cinematic mural of faces, words, motel rooms, parlors, kitchens, streets, television images, and radio music."\; \n \n \n \n The four men ha ve given each other nicknames, all describing their sales approach: The Ra bbit, The Badger, The Gipper and The Bull. We mostly hear from The Badger (Paul Brennan) as he tries to pull himself out of a sales slump. The leads that most of the salesmen follow end up being poor Catholic families who can'\;t even afford a dollar a week payment, but are at times talked in to it anyway by the sales tactics these men employ. \n \n \n \n The May sles give us an absolutely fascinating look at the world of door-to-door s ales, but it is also a disturbing door to open. The pressure that the sale smen use when trying to sell the product, and the struggle that the prospe cts exhibit, is difficult to watch. In one scene, Brennan goes to the door of a recent customer to pick up their down payment for another of the sal esmen and pretty much refuses to take '\;No'\; for an answer, tellin g her that he'\;s the salesman'\;s boss and is going to have to dock him a fee if she cancels the sale, eventually guilting this family who cl early cannot take on another installment payment into going on with the sa le. On the other hand, we also see sales meetings where the pressure is tu rned on the salesmen themselves, so it'\;s clear that the threats of un employment are a definite motivator. 
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\;\n \n \n \n \n \n About Albert Maysles \n \n "\;&hellip\; the dean of documentary fil mmakers&hellip\;.&rdquo\; - The New York Times \n \n \n \n &ldquo\;Albe rt Maysles is a pioneer of Direct Cinema who was, along with his late brot her David, one of the first to make nonfiction feature films, where the dr ama of life unfolds as if without scripts, sets, interviews or narration. Albert made his first film, Psychiatry in Russia in 1955 as he transition ed from psychologist to filmmaker. Among his more than 40 films are some of the most iconic works in documentary history, including Salesman, Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. More recently, Albert and filmmaking partner B radley Kaplan co-directed the award-winning film, Muhammad and Larry (2009 ). In addition, Albert and Bradley have co-directed a number of highly ac claimed projects, including Close-Up: Portraits (2008), Get Yer Ya-Ya&rsqu o\;s Out! (2009), More Than A Paycheck: Hardest Working Americans (2010), and Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I (2011). Albert has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Peabody Awards, three Emmy®\; Awards, six Li fetime Achievement Awards, the Columbia DuPont Award, and the award for be st cinematography at Sundance for Lalee&rsquo\;s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton (2001), which was also nominated for an Academy Award. Eastman Kodak has saluted him as one of the world'\;s 100 finest cinematographers.\n \n \n \n \n \n RESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUEST LIST.\n Please RSVP via email info@nyemmys.org to reser ve a seat.Use film title&ldquo\;Salesman&rdquo\;in subject line of email. Space is limited.\n \n \n \n \n \n Produced &\; Moderated by Sumne r Jules Glimcher.\n\n\n\n\n\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registr ation.Event details subject to change. ---\n\n--- By Tendenci - The Open S ource AMS for Associations ---\n UID:uid663@nyemmys.org SUMMARY:Meet the Filmmaker: Al Maysles DTSTART:20111020T180000Z DTEND:20111020T200000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20260406T211732Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:NY NATAS X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Event Title: Meet the Filmmaker: Al Maysles

https://www.nyemmys.org/events/663/
When: Oct 20, 2011 14:00 PM US/Eastern
Speaker:
NY NATAS
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
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Forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/10018


Meet the Filmmaker: Al Maysles

&l dquo\;Salesman&rdquo\;
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Location: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37thand 38thStreets), Suite 2103< /strong>
Recept ion: 6:00-6:30 PM ~ Program: 6:30-8:00 PM
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*Free to NY NATAS Members!
< span style="color: #000">$15 for those without current NY NATAS me mbership.
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Over the years I have presented many films in my &ldquo\;M eet The Filmmaker&rdquo\; series, but this film is very special. \; It was made in 1969 by cinematographer Al Maysles and his brother David, as the soundman. This documentary portrays a &ldquo\;slice of life&rdquo\; ra rely seen today. \; When the film was first released, Vincent Canby, f ilm critic for The New York Times, lauded the film and wrote, "\;...this documentary feature is about four door-to-door Bible sales men who move horizontally through the capitalistic dream. It'\;s such a fine, pure picture of a small section of American life that I can'\;t imagine it ever seeming irrelevant, either as a social document or as one of the best examples of what'\;s called cinema vé\;rité\; o r direct cinema...It is filmed, photographed and recorded with an extraord inarily mobile camera and sound equipment. It was then edited and carefull y shaped into a kind of cinematic mural of faces, words, motel rooms, parl ors, kitchens, streets, television images, and radio music."\;
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The four men have given each other nicknames, all describing their sales approach: The Rabbit, The Badger, The Gipper a nd The Bull. We mostly hear from The Badger (Paul Brennan) as he tries to pull himself out of a sales slump. The leads that most of the salesmen fol low end up being poor Catholic families who can'\;t even afford a dolla r a week payment, but are at times talked into it anyway by the sales tact ics these men employ.
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The Maysles give us an absolutely fascinating look at the world of door-to-door sales, but it is also a disturbing door to open. The pressure that the salesmen use when trying to sell the product, and t he struggle that the prospects exhibit, is difficult to watch. In one scen e, Brennan goes to the door of a recent customer to pick up their down pay ment for another of the salesmen and pretty much refuses to take '\;No& #39\; for an answer, telling her that he'\;s the salesman'\;s boss a nd is going to have to dock him a fee if she cancels the sale, eventually guilting this family who clearly cannot take on another installment paymen t into going on with the sale. On the other hand, we also see sales meetin gs where the pressure is turned on the salesmen themselves, so it'\;s c lear that the threats of unemployment are a definite motivator. 
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About Albert Maysles&n bsp\;
"\;&hel lip\; the dean of documentary filmmakers&hellip\;.&rdquo\; - The New Y ork Times
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&ldquo\;Albert Maysles is a pioneer of Direct Cinema who was, along with his late brother David, one of the first to make nonfiction fe ature films, where the drama of life unfolds as if without scripts, sets, interviews or narration. \; Albert made his first film, Psychiatry in Russia in 1955 as he transitioned from psychologist to filmmaker.  \; Among his more than 40 films are some of the most iconic works in documentary history, including Salesman, Gimme Shelter and Gr ey Gardens. \; More recently, Albert and filmmaking partner Bradl ey Kaplan co-directed the award-winning film, Muhammad and Larry (2009). \; In addition, Albert and Bradley have co-directed a number o f highly acclaimed projects, including Close-Up: Portraits (2008) , Get Yer Ya-Ya&rsquo\;s Out! (2009), More Than A Paycheck: H ardest Working Americans (2010), and Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Br ando and I (2011). \; Albert has received a Guggenheim Fellowship , two Peabody Awards, three Emmy®\; Awards, six Lifetime Achievement Aw ards, the Columbia DuPont Award, and the award for best cinematography at Sundance for Lalee&rsquo\;s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton (2001), whi ch was also nominated for an Academy Award. \; Eastman Kodak has salut ed him as one of the world'\;s 100 finest cinematographers.
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R ESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUEST LIST.
Please RSVP via email info@n yemmys.org \;to reserve a seat.Use film title&ldquo\;Salesman&rdqu o\;in subject line of email. Space is limited.
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Produced &\; Moderated by Sumner Jules Glimcher.
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