LIVING WITH PRIDE

WHEN: Sunday, June 9th @ 3pm

Living With Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100
Born July 23, 1899, in Springfield, Illinois, Ruth Ellis is the oldest “out” African American lesbian known. The film offers a rare opportunity to experience a century of our American history as lived by one inspiring woman. By example, Ruth Ellis shows us what is possible and what can be realized, if one not only lives long and ages well but also lives with pride. Ruth Ellis died at home, peacefully in her sleep on October 5, 2000. She was 101.

Official Selection: 1999 Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection: 2000 Biennial - The Whitney Museum of American Art

Winner: Best Documentary - 1999 Frameline: San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Outstanding Documentary Video - Outfest ‘99 L.A. Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Best Documentary - Reel Black Film - Toronto Int’l Film Festival
Winner: Best Documentary - 1999 Wingspan: Tucson Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Best Documentary - 1999 Reel Affirmations: D.C. Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Best Documentary - 2000 Inside Out: Toronto Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Best Documentary - 2000 Austin International Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Best Documentary - 2000 Northampton Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Best Documentary - 2001 Fresno Reel Pride Gay & Lesbian Film Fest
Winner: Best Documentary - 2001 Identities Queer Film Festival - Vienna
Winner: Best Documentary - 2001 GLAAD Media Award

Screened in over 150 film festivals and venues around the world.

Broadcast on the Sundance Channel 2000 - 2001

Short Biography: Yvonne Welbon's films and videos work to create a stronger media presence for African American women. Her award winning films have been screened on cable, public television, at universities and community centers, and in film and video festivals around the world.

Posted on May 14, 2013 by PSU Film Committee.

GAINING GROUND

GAINING GROUND

A New Film on Food Justice and Feeding Our Communities Sustainably

The negative impacts of industrial agriculture are everywhere. The increasing threat of genetically engineered food and the destruction of local communities can make us feel powerless to effect change. GAINING GROUND is an intimate view of rural and urban farmers who are embracing this challenge.

On Saturday, June 1 at 7 pm, the Media Project presents a screening of a rough cut of our upcoming documentary film GAINING GROUND. A benefit to raise finishing funds for the film, the event takes place at the Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall St in downtown Portland.

GAINING GROUND tells the stories of farmers who are transforming their farming practices so they can feed their local communities sustainably grown produce and grains. From farms in Oregon’s fertile Willamette Valley to the food desert of inner city Richmond, California, GAINING GROUND reveals the ingenuity and courage of these diverse urban and rural farmers who are committed to serving and empowering their communities.

Elaine Velazquez and Barbara Bernstein have been creating film and radio documentaries for over thirty-five years. Their award winning work has been broadcast on public television and radio, screened at international film festivals and distributed through broad grassroots networks. Barbara also hosts the environmental show Locus Focus on KBOO-FM

City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability.

Following the screening there will be a discussion with farmers featured in the film:

Vicki Hertel, Sun Gold Farm in Verboort, OR; and Willow Coberly and Harry Stalford,

Stalford Seed Farms in Tangent, OR.

About the Filmmakers

This screening is co-sponsored by KBOO-FM, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation

District, Food and Water Watch and the City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability.

Gaining Ground is partially funded by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

More about GAINING GROUND: http://mediaprojectonline.org/gainingground.html

Posted on May 1, 2013 by PSU Film Committee.