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March 24, 2004, 10:00 a.m. Chicago Cinema/Chicago's Educational Outreach Screening of THE NEW AMERICANS: Cinema/Chicago will screen Episode One of the series for over 500 Chicago Public High School students followed by a discussion with the Chicago-area documentary subjects: Nini and Zina Lawani, Israel Nwidor and Hatem Abudayyeh. Venue: Northwestern's Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Sponsored by Cinema/Chicago and ITVSÕs Community Connections Project. Contact: Naomi Walker - Outreach Director at 312-425-9400 x112 or outreach@chicagofilmfestival.com March 8, 2004, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Chicago Please join the Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees for a screening of The New Americans. Excerpts from the series will be shown and discussed with panelists: Gordon Quinn and Steve James of Kartemquin Films; Hatem Abudayyeh of Arab American Action Network; and Israel Nwidor. Venue: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Sponsors: Chicago Commission on Human Relations and Illinois Dept. of Human Services B.I.R.S. Contact: Courtney Kieba at 312-327-8931 or courtney@donorsforum.org March 2, 2004, 12:00 p.m. Chicago Chicago Community Trust (CCT) will host a donors education forum including a film preview and discussion with Jim Sommers, ITVS national outreach manager, Israel Nwidor, film subject, and Bob Glaves, Director of the Chicago Bar Association and co-chair of GCIR. Moderated by Terry Mazany, COO of CCT. Not open to the public. Venue: Midday Club, Bank One Plaza. Sponsors: Chicago Community Trust and ITVS's Community Connections Project. Contact: Allyson Lang, Development Assoc. at alb@cct.org Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. Chicago At 5:30 p.m. a Prescreening workshop with filmmakers Gordon Quinn and Steve James discussing production, writing, and financing. Reception at 6:00 followed by film screening of the first two-hour episode of THE NEW AMERICANS. Post screening Q & A sponsored by Illinois Humanities Council, lead by an expert on immigrant and refugee issues. Venue: Facets Multi-Media, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago. Sponsors: Independent Film Producers, Facets Multi-Media and Humanities Council. Phone: 312.435.1825 or rcowing@ifp.org Wednesday, November 19, 2003, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Chicago, IL ITVS's Community Connections Project along with Columbia College's History, English, International Studies and Film departments screened a segment of THE NEW AMERICANS (TNA). The afterward discussion was lead by three community organizations: Changing Worlds, International FACES and CAAELII, who described their use of TNA and its impact. Venue: Columbia College, 33 East Congress. Sponsored by Columbia College and ITVS, CCP. Contact: Jeff Spitz at 312.344.6752 or jspitz@colum.edu |
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