Tamamta Katurlluta: The Gathering
The Gathering is a biennial event held in Homer, Alaska which brings communities together to celebrate Native Alaskan culture. In 2006, the villages of Port Graham, Nanwalek, Seldovia, Kenai and Savoonga gathered to share their traditions.
This film was made possible by a generous grant from the Rasmuson Foundation. It is archived in the permanent collection of the award-winning Pratt Museum in Homer, AK.
A COLLECTION OF SHORT DOCUMENTARY AND EXPERIMENTAL WORKS
Bristol Bay: Sustainable Fisheries, Sustainable Future
Bristol Bay: Sustainable Fisheries, Sustainable Future
The future of Bristol Bay fisheries is at stake with the
impending sale of oil and gas leases.
In this short documentary, the rich history of fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska is revealed through the lives of fishermen/women and Native Alaskans who depend on its sustainable resources.
The value of safeguarding the Bering Sea’s renewable fish
and wildlife resources far outweighs the low potential of oil and gas revenues
and the associated risks of offshore activities.
Produced for World Wildlife Fund, this film was presented to lawmakers in Congress to inform
them about the Bristol Bay Protection Act, which
would prohibit offshore oil and gas
development in Bristol Bay permanently.
Update: In March 2010 President Obama recognized the value of Bristol Bay by prohibiting offshore development until 2017.
Outreach That Works
OUTREACH THAT WORKS: Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic
Ride along with Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic's outreach advocates and find out why their outreach program is so successful.
Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic in Homer, Alaska is unique in its one-on-one approach to outreach, engaging women in the community and linking them with women's health care screenings and services.
Ride along with Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic's outreach advocates and find out why their outreach program is so successful.
Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic in Homer, Alaska is unique in its one-on-one approach to outreach, engaging women in the community and linking them with women's health care screenings and services.
Coming Home
Coming Home 2007 - A Reunion Gathering, Seldovia, Alaska
In July 2007, the Seldovia Village Tribe and the community of Seldovia hosted a Coming Home event.
They brought together current and past residents to tell stories and celebrate their common history.
This film was edited using footage and photographs taken during the event by community members and interviews and B-roll shot by the filmmaker in 2011.
Created for the Seldovia Village Tribe Museum, this film was made possible by a generous grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences.
Homer Council on the Arts
Homer Council on the Arts
The arts are an important part of the culture and community of Homer, Alaska. This trailer highlights Homer Council on the Arts and its role in bringing arts to the "cosmic hamlet by the sea". Local artists display their expertise in performance, dance, music and fine arts as scenic timelapse shots of Homer converge to paint a compelling view of HCOA and Homer's various offerings.
Original music by Marc Coen House of Love, and Tamba Hadzi Isu Tauya Pano.
Climate Camp Confessions
Climate Camp Confessions
Why should we care about climate change? How do we experience climate change?
Participants at the 2008 Climate Camp in San Francisco share their thoughts in the Climate Confessional.
This compilation was produced for World Wildlife Fund.
Why should we care about climate change? How do we experience climate change?
Participants at the 2008 Climate Camp in San Francisco share their thoughts in the Climate Confessional.
This compilation was produced for World Wildlife Fund.
Audio: Teenagers Survive Hurricane Katrina
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Audio: Teenagers Survive Hurricane Katrina
Running Time: 11:02
Audio: Teenagers Survive Hurricane Katrina
Running Time: 11:02
This audio package contains oral histories recorded by teenage survivors of Hurricane Katrina who participated in the 2008 Youth Climate Camp in Mobile, Alabama.
Students were given creative outlets to express their own Katrina stories by taking part in an audio production and oral history workshop facilitated by Miriam Elizondo.
Students were given creative outlets to express their own Katrina stories by taking part in an audio production and oral history workshop facilitated by Miriam Elizondo.
Original score by John Buenrostro. Edited by Miriam Elizondo.
Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund and Allianz.
Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund and Allianz.
Nothing is Better Nothing is Best
Nothing is Better Nothing is Best
The 24-hour genre is explored in this quirky, short
documentary that features three young travelers who find themselves in
Homer, Alaska.
Using the title phrase "Nothing is Better Nothing is Best", the filmmakers were asked to conceptualize, storyboard, cast, shoot and edit a film in just 24 hours.
Delightfully, all three reveal their deep dedication to oral hygiene.
Original music by John Buenrostro.
Using the title phrase "Nothing is Better Nothing is Best", the filmmakers were asked to conceptualize, storyboard, cast, shoot and edit a film in just 24 hours.
Delightfully, all three reveal their deep dedication to oral hygiene.
Original music by John Buenrostro.
Trilogy
Trilogy
I. The first in a trilogy of experimental films exploring the collision of poetic
In 2006 the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska, presented Body Works: A Science/Art Collaborative. Body Works included exhibits and programming about the architecture and design of the human body and the marvel of the human body revealed through cultural objects, photography, videography, and science.
Trilogy was produced for Body Works and screened as part of the film exhibit, which hosted entries by both local and international artists.
phrasing with visual inquiries on the human body.
Poetry by Eva Saulitis.
II. The second in a trilogy exploring the unlikely relationship between vivid
verse and hypnotic, tracking imagery.
Poetry by Eva Saulitis.
III. The final piece in a trilogy culminating in a synthesis of image, word, and
aural introspection.
Poetry by Eva Saulitis.
MOLESKINE ®
MOLESKINE®
This film was created for the collaborative show Between Time: An International Exhibition of Work from Film and Digital Artists from Korea and the United States which exhibited at MTS Gallery in Anchorage, AK and at the Nam Jun Paik Arts Center in Seoul, Korea in 2010.
Original soundtrack written and performed by Michael Walsh and Miriam Elizondo.
she survived
she survived
she survived is an experimental documentary about a young girl in the Philippines who survived the brutal invasion and torture by the Japanese during World War II.
This piece was shot frame by frame, using 16mm film on an
Oxberry animation camera.
In 1994, she survived
aired on PBS WTTW/Chicago on Image Union, a weekly program that showcases the
work of independent filmmakers.
The film also won 2nd Place in the Documentary Category of the 1994
Chicago Filmmakers Festival.
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