[altroots] Fwd: New Orleans Filmmakers Unite



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From: Daniel Dewey Schott <dan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri Sep 9, 2005  4:42:38  PM US/Eastern
To: NAMAC-ANNOUNCE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Update: NOVAC and Zeitgeist
Reply-To: Daniel Dewey Schott <dan@xxxxxxxxx>


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NEW ORLEANS FILMMAKERS UNITE
Collaborative local filmmaking effort to document lives before, during
and after Hurricane Katrina

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 7th, 2005 – Baton Rouge, LA

New Orleans husband and wife team, Tim Ryan, Executive Director for the
New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC), and Heather Ryan, New Orleans
Actress, have begun to document the experiences before, during and
after the devastating blow of Hurricane Katrina.

“After several sleepless nights, I realized that we must capture and
share the stories of this painful experience. Our amazing city and the
people that make it so wonderful have been challenged in such a way
that we have no choice but to lift and encourage each other. It’s vital
that we capture this historic event and work together with other local
filmmakers to share it with the world”, says Heather Ryan.

The couple has already captured several hours of footage including
interviews with fellow Louisianans and volunteers at shelters, in line
for food stamps and unemployment support, and at a Baton Rouge Baptist
church. Other filmmakers have joined the team to share their footage
and to develop a strategy. A temporary editing and production facility
will be located in Baton Rouge, LA.

This is a grassroots effort made up of folks whose lives have been
changed by Hurricane Katrina,” says Tim Ryan. “All fellow Louisianans
who managed to grab a still or video camera while evacuating from (or
staying in) their homes are welcome to join us in this initiative. In
addition, local producers, camera operators, musicians, researchers,
fundraisers, investors, legal advisors, and anyone else interested in
helping to document this story are invited to collaborate.”

The project will strive to capture the courage and faith required of
those who will return home to rebuild their city and their lives.

Tax-deductible donations can be made to The New Orleans Video Access
Center to help fund the project.

If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Tim Ryan at
NOVAC:

tim.ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

ABOUT NOVAC
The New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
corporation located in New Orleans. The oldest media arts center in the
Southeastern U.S., NOVAC is in its 32nd year of providing a broad range
of affordable video training and production facilities. NOVAC’s mission
is to foster the creation and appreciation of independent,
non-commercial video for a public of diverse ages, income levels, and
backgrounds. NOVAC accomplishes this mission through school and
community educational programming in video production and multimedia
techniques, the sixteen-year-old Louisiana Video Shorts Festival, and
affiliated special programs with arts organizations throughout the
state and the U.S.

CONTACT:

Tim Ryan, Executive Director, New Orleans Video Access Center

E-mail: tim.ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Phone: (504) 319-4350

Web: http://novacvideo.org

Daniel "Dewey" Schott
Program Director
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