[CIMC-work] re: WIDC screening

[Mitchell Szczepanczyk]

Sounds great except for one thing.  I disagree vehemently with
cosponsoring with Chicago Action Media.  May I suggest cosponsoring with
Chicago Media Action instead? :-)

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_ Z  Mitchell Szczepanczyk
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 ChrisGeovanis at aol.com wrote:

> There is no way we can put together a screening in less than two weeks, 
> especially w/efforts to field a crew in Miami (currently Kely Leiser w/be doing 
> print for us, Joeff Davis w/be shooting stills, and I'm working on lining up a 
> few more volunteer correspondents). I say we shoot for a date after Jan. 1, and 
> just tell WIDC there is no way we can get organized on such short notice.
> 
> On a related note, I had a long conversation tonight w/Joanie Sekler, who 
> codirected "Unprecendented" with Richard Ray Perez. It's currently playing on the 
> Sundance Channel and touring around the country to rave reviews -- including 
> in Chicago on November 23 at the Siskal Film Center. I've agreed to help her 
> with outreach for the Chicago screening. On a related note, she's putting 
> together a 3-day traveling film festival that will include 'Unprecedented' and a 
> bunch of other flicks, possibly also including the new Denis Mueller/Deb Ellis 
> doc on Howard Zinn. She'd be thrilled if Chicago Indymedia would take the lead 
> on assembling the film festival for Chicago, with LA providing any content we 
> want, as well as tactical support, et al. I think we should do this -- and I 
> think it's very doable. OK if I run with this? I propose we consider 
> cosponsoring with Chicago Action Media and perhaps friends at Kartemquin, Chicago Cable 
> Access, Women in the Directors Chair, Chicago Filmmakers, Buddy, et al. Let me 
> know if it's ok if I get busy. We'd shoot for a target date of spring/summer.