THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL EVENING SEMINARS CONTINUE with FERNANDO RAMIREZ and AMY CHEN
Third World Newsreel is pleased to announce our Fall Evening Seminars. We featured a conversation with pioneer indie filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira (now on Vimeo), a talk with Emmy-nominated editor Carla Gutierrez, a celebration of Iris Morales' documentary film on the Young Lords ¡Palante Siempre Palante! (1996), and a talk with NYC's Media & Entertainment Commissioner Anne del Castillo,

We continue with lawyer Fernando Ramirez and the 20th anniversary of Amy Chen's groundbreaking documentary on the damaging legacy of Cold War McCarthyism on Chinese American communities The Chinatown Files (2001).
Tue, Nov 16, 2021 6:30 PM EST
Fair Use for Indie filmmakers with Fernando Ramirez
You want to use that image, that footage you found - but can you? What should you do to find out what's freely usable and what's not. Hear from attorney Fernando Ramirez, who will take us through the basics of thinking about Fair Use. And bring your questions!
Mon, Nov 22, 2021 6:30 PM EST
Chinatown Files - Screening and Talk
Join us to screen CHINATOWN FILES and hear from director Amy Chen, who will be in conversation with filmmaker/multimedia artist and activist Betty Yu.
The TWN Evening Seminars are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, Public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the Peace Development Fund, and individual donors. 
Sunday, November 21, 2021, 2:30 PM EST
UNSPOKEN at the Tide Film Festival
We are pleased to announce that Patrick G. Lee's award-winning documentary film UNSPOKEN will be screening at the Tide Film Festival. Patrick is a graduate of the TWN Production Workshop!

Tide Film Festival celebrates the power of storytelling by filmmakers of color and hosts screenings, panels, and workshops with industry leaders. Third World Newsreel will partner for an encore screening of short films that participated of the festival last year:

Unspoken (dir. Patrick G. Lee)
Shadows (dir. Ria Tobaccowala)
Del Rio (dir. Raj Trivedi)
Gets Good Light (dir. Alejandra Parody)
School (dir. Anthony Laurence Hull)

Join us after the screening for a Q+A.
Where: 1 Hotel Brooklyn - 60 Furman St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

IMPORTANT: For the well-being of our TIDEFF community, and in compliance with NYC regulations, all in-person participants will be required to show proof of vaccination before any live TIDEFF21 events.
Enemy Alien
ENEMY ALIEN
San Diego Public Library
November 22, 2021
6 PM PST
MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE
Vieques Film and Human Rights Festival
December 1-5
Palante, Siempre Palante
Dreams Deferred
Firelight Media's The SparkFund, which is underwritten by the National Endowment for the Humanities’ SHARP initiative, will support established, independent BIPOC documentary filmmakers whose work on humanities-themed projects was disrupted by the COVID-19 public health emergency. The one-time opportunity will provide 36 stipends of $50k. The application opens November 1, 2021 and closes December 29, 2021.
Watch the Workshop for Applicants: https://youtu.be/zsPMRjx99Pk

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TWN is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, the National Film Preservation Foundation, and the Peace Development Fund, as well as individual donors.

TWN also gratefully acknowledges support from an NEA CARES grant, the NY Community Trust, and a Humanities New York CARES Grant with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the federal CARES Act. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in our programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.