2019 Flaherty Seminar Participants
The 65th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, entitled ACTION, programmed by Shai Heredia., concluded over a week ago at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY.
The Seminar brought together artists, film professionals, and enthusiasts from countries all over the world, including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
In addition to the exciting program, other highlights of the week included a trip into downtown Hamilton for a public screening at the historic Arts at the Palace followed by drinks and dancing at the local watering hole The Hourglass; a masterclass with Kazuo Hara for the 34 Seminar Fellows; a lakeside barbecue; and discussions among the participants during meals, coffee breaks, happy hours and late night at Bill's Bar.
2019 Flaherty Filmmakers with Programmer Shai Heredia
We'd like to thank the guest artists who spent a week of their time discussing their work in an intimate and stimulating forum: Kush Badhwar (India), Hau Chun Chan (Hong Kong), Helga Fanderl (Germany), Kazuo Hara (Japan), Shambhavi Kaul (India/United States), Sachiko Kobayashi (Japan), Thi Nguyen (Vietnam), Priya Sen (India), Miko Revereza(Philippines/United States), and Roxlee (Philippines).
For more information about the artists and films from ACTION, please visit our website, which we will be updating throughout this month with bios, screening schedule, synopsis and photos.
2019 Fellows
We would like to thank 2019 Programmer Shai Heredia; Colgate University Faculty Ani Maitra, Lynn Schwarzer, Mary Simonson, Angela Kowalski, Lois Wilcox; Colgate Technical Staff John Robinson, Doug Watson, Mark Williams, Matt Talerico, Sarah Curtis; Colgate Summer Programs Staff Cody Tipton, Amy Davidson, Jamie-Lee Broedel; Flaherty Board Members.
Flaherty Seminar Summer Staff: Tim White (Projectionist), Joel Neville Anderson (Audio Coordinator), Dessane Lopez Cassell (Travel Coordinator), Felicity Palma (Merchandise Manager), Anthony Chassi (Shuttle Driver/Bar Assistant), Almudena Escobar Lopez(Theater Manager/Catering Manager), Adam Finchler (Bill's Bar Coordinator), Anne-Katrine Hansen (Photographer), Nehad Khader & Jim Supanick (Fellows Coordinators), Aidan Kaye (Seminar Assistant/Fellows Liaison), Yueying Feng(Discussion Space Manager/Audio Assistant), Ben Titera (Seminar Assistant / Sponsorship Coordinator), Anthony Svatek (Print Traffic Coordinator); Discussions Coordinators Ariella Ben-Dov, Nicholas Elliott & Pooja Rangan.
Thank you to all of our discussion moderators: Chi-Hui Yang, Melissa Friedling, Tess Takahashi, Pooja Rangan, Abby Sun, Chitra Ganesh, Janaina Oliveira, Ani Maitra, Dan Schindel, Tom Vick, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, Ruth Somalo, Svati Shah, Alia Ayman, Carol Dysinger , Hope Tucker, Mary Magsamen, Joanna Raczynska, Kelly Sears, Jim Supanick, Almudena Lopez, Joel Anderson, Dessane Cassell, Nehad Khader, Josh Solondz, Jason Livingston
Thank you to all of our fellowship sponsors: John Bruce, California Institute of the Arts, California College of the Arts, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Duke University, The Film Study Center at Harvard University (FSC), Firelight Media, JustFilms - Ford Foundation, Kate Cashel Fund of The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, Lucy Kostelanetz, Erica Levin, Jill Mosebach, Leo Dratfield Endowment, LEF Foundation New England, Paul Ronder Endowment, Princess Grace Foundation-USA, Steve Schrader, Sol Worth Endowment, Tribeca Film Institute, University of California San Diego, University of Colorado, University of Rochester, Vision Maker Media, The Waterman II Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation.
Thank you to our post-Seminar screening partners: UnionDocs, MoMA PS1 & Smithsonian's Freer|Sackler Gallery of Art!
Thank you to our major Seminar funders: The Ford Foundation – JustFilms, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Johnson Family Foundation, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The William H. Donner Foundation, The New York State Council on the Arts
Thank you to our Seminar grantee partners: COUSIN, Princess Grace Foundation-USA, and the Sundance Institute Art of Nonfiction Initiative
Thank you to the all of the Facilitators and Participants for making the 2019 Flaherty Seminar a wonderful experience for everyone, we couldn’t do it without you!
See you in 2020!