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2016 SVA FILM AND MEDIA FESTIVAL PROGRAM
All screenings are in Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 2
NOVEMBER 16TH 2016 - WEDNESDAY 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
The Q&As will take place after each thematic session.
8:30 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks by Festival Directors Ulla D. Berg and Kathryn Ramey
8:40 AM – LIFE ON WATER (PART I)
8:40 AM Tracking Alewives for the Passamaquoddy, dir. Kurt Lancaster (5 mins)
8:45 AM At Low Tide, dir. Anna Grimshaw (63 mins)
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Kurt Lancaster and Anna Grimshaw.
10:00 AM – MASCULINITIES
10:00 AM Tajen, dir. Alessandra Pasquino and Robert Lemelson (30 mins), followed by Q&A with
Robert Lemelson
10:30 AM Sent Away Boys, dir. Harjant Gill (43 mins), followed by Q&A with Harjant Gill
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Robert Lemelson and Harjant Gill.
11:30 AM – WOMEN’S STRUGGLES
11:30 AM Roza’s Song, dir. Lowri Rees (45 mins)
12:15 PM Wilhemina’s War, dir. June Cross (53 mins)
1:10 PM – OLD AND NEW EUROPE
1:10 PM Life According to Anton, dir. Iben Haahr Andersen (59mins)
2:10 PM Yordan, dir. Kay Hannahan (2mins 15 sec)
2:15 PM Altimir, dir. Kay Hannahan (18 mins), followed by Q&A with Kay Hannahan
Screenings are followed by a Q&A with Kay Hannahan.
2:45 PM – CLIMATE CHANGE
2:45 PM The Anthropologist, dir. Seth Kramer, Daniel Miller, and Jeremy Newberger (80 mins).
Screening is followed by Q&A with Seth Kramer and Susie Crate.
PROGRAM ENDS AT 4:30 PM
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NOVEMBER 17th 2016 - THURSDAY 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
8:30 AM – RACE & CLASS IN THE US (PART I)
8:30 AM Toñita’s, dir. Beyza Boyacioglu and Sebastián Díaz (20 mins)
8:50 AM At Street Level, dir. Steven Rousso-Schindler (27 mins).
9:20 AM AWARD WINNER—BEST GRADUATE STUDENT FILM:
I am Not Leaving Eldon, dir. Jessica Bollag (49 mins).
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Jessica Bollag and Steven Rousso-Schindler.
10:20 AM – WEAVE AND THE WEFT
10:20 AM Daughters of Anatolia, dir. Halé Sofia Schatz (56 mins)
11:20 AM HONORABLE MENTION – BEST GRADUATE STUDENT FILM:
Entretejido, dir. Patricia Alvarez (34 mins).
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Patricia Alvarez.
12:00 PM – RACE & CLASS IN THE US (PART II)
12:00 PM Exit Zero: An Industrial Family Story, dir. Chris Boebel and Christine Walley (92 mins),
Screening is followed by Q&A with Christine Walley.
For reference only—already included in AAA program: SVA Workshop 1-5 PM:
A pitch session for ethnographic filmmakers: developing your story, integrating your research,
finding funding, and distribution.
1:45 PM – YOUTH
1:45 PM In Leila’s Room, dir. Suma Ikeuchi (20 mins).
2:05 PM You can Just Learn it, dir. Abigail Han (30 mins).
2:35 PM Youth Group, dir. Wanwan Lu (29 mins).
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Suma Ikeuchi, Abigail Han and Wanwan Lu.
3:15 PM – POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
3:15 PM Milk Man dir. Amitabh Joshi (10 mins)
3:25 PM The Tent Village, dir. Nilima Abrams and student collaborators (28 mins)
3:55 PM The India Space Opera, dir. Korbett Matthews (79 mins), followed by Q&A with Korbett
Matthews.
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Korbett Matthews.
5:25 PM – LIFE ON WATER (PART II)
5:25 PM El Valle Interior, dir. Alejandro Telemaco Tarraf (16 mins)
5:45 PM Sailing a Sinking Sea, dir. Olivia Wyatt (65 mins)
6:50 PM Swamp Dialogues, dir. Ildikó Zonga Plájás (53 mins).
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Ildikó Zonga Plájás.
8:00 PM – DEMOCRACY
8:00 PM AWARD WINNER—BEST FEATURE LENGTH FILM: Democrats, dir. Camilla Nielsson (100
min). Screening is followed by Q&A with Camilla Nielsson.
PROGRAM ENDS AT 10:00 PM
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For reference only—already listed in AAA program
6:30 PM – SVA Board Meeting
NOVEMBER 18th 2016 – FRIDAY 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
For reference only—already included in AAA program: SVA Workshop 9AM -12PM:
Masterclass with Camilla Nielsson, director of Democrats.
8:30 AM – ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
8:30 AM After the Last River, dir. Victoria Lean (91 mins)
10:05 AM Bear’s Ears – Shash Jaa’, dir. Angelo Baca (20 mins)
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Angelo Baca.
10:35 AM – RACE & CLASS IN THE US (PART III)
10:35 AM Dreamcatcher, dir. Kim Longinotto (98 mins)
12:15 PM –MEMORY & VIOLENCE
12:15 PM Between Memories, dir. Martha-Cecilia Dietrich (34 mins)
12:50 PM Vishneva, dir. Jacob Podber (2 min 35 secs)
12:55 PM What Remains, dir. Lee Douglas and Jorge Moreno (29 mins),
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Jacob Podber and Lee Douglas
1:35 PM – ISRAEL-PALESTINE
1:35 PM AWARD WINNER—BEST SHORT FILM: Women in Sink, dir. Iris Zaki (37 mins)
2:15 PM The Radical Jew, dir. Noam Osband (22 mins)
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Noam Osband
2:55 PM – SIGNS
2:55 PM JEAN ROUCH AWARD: Ishaare: Gestures and Signs in Mumbai, dir. Annelies Kusters (80
mins)
4:15 PM Marumpu Wangka: Kukatja Hand Talk, dir. William Lempert (8 mins)
Screenings are followed by Q&A with William Lempert
PROGRAM ENDS AT 4:30PM
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NOVEMBER 19th 2016 – SATURDAY 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
For reference only—already included in AAA program: SVA Workshop 1-5 PM:
From Fieldwork Photo to Visual Argument.
8:30 AM – RHYTHMS
8:30 AM Alan Lomax Goes North: ‘The Most Fertile Source’, dir. Guha Shankar (24 mins).
8:55 AM Let’s Get the Rhythm, dir. Irene Chagall (53 mins)
9:50 AM – RELATIONSHIPS 2.0
9:50 AM Extended Family, dir. Ramona Sonderegger (31 mins)
10:25 AM Looking for Mr. Right Now, dir. Anne Chanine (15 mins)
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Anne Chahine
10:50 AM – UNDOCUMENTED LIVES
10:50 AM HONORABLE MENTION – BEST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FILM (TIE):
The Invisible Dream, dir. Leslie Rodriguez (11 mins)
11:05 AM HONORABLE MENTION – BEST FEATURE FILM: East of Salinas, dir. Laura Pacheco and
Jackie Mow (54 mins)
12:00 PM Sad Happiness: Cynthia’s Transborder Journey, dir. Lynn Stephens (38 mins)
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Lynn Stephens.
12:50 PM – SPIRITUALITY AND HEALING
12:50 PM The Last Bonesetter: An Encounter with Don Felipe, dir. Adam Booher (27 mins),
1:20 PM A Goddess in Motion: Maria Lionza, dir. Roger Canals (64 mins),
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Kathryn S. Oths and Roger Canals.
2:35 PM – ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES
2:35 PM HONORABLE MENTION – BEST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FILM (TIE):
Haight Love, dir. Grant Hayes (16 mins).
2:50 PM That Which is Possible, dir. Michael Gitlin (84 mins).
Screenings are followed by Q&A with Grant Hayes and Michael Gitlin.
PROGRAM ENDS AT 4:30 PM
For reference only—already included in AAA program
7:45 PM: SVA Member Meeting and SVA/SVAFMF Award Ceremony followed by SVA Reception.
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