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Reel
Voices in the News . . .
Activity
Calendar - July
2004 Rencontrer broadcast on WYBE-TV's Philadelphia Stories 4, Tuesday July 6, 9pm Rencontrer broadcast on WYBE-TV's Philadelphia Stories 4, Saturday July 10, 10pm
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| December
2003 'Africa Film Series' opens with 35mm film screenings of Master Director Ousamane Sembene's Borrom Sarret and Faat Kine preceded by a Rencontrer story featuring Tiguida Kaba, Thursday, December 4, 7:30pm |
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| November
2003 Rencontrer, a 30-minute documentary composed of six 5-minute cinema verite portraits of African immigrants in West Philadelphia, enters production for WYBE-TV's Philadelphia Stories 4. |
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| September
2003 'Reel Voices presents 'Africa Film Series', a monthly screening of extraordinary films from the African continent, in collaboration with WYBE-TV, International House, and Scribe Video Center at the International House, 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia |
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| August
2003 Reel Voices co-sponsors a South Sudanese cultural event 'Nyankol Mathiang in Concert' with South Sudanese Association in Philadelphia, Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, 3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia on Saturday September 6, 3pm, $10 advance/$15 door † return to top |
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| June
2003 'Stop Killing Taxi Drivers' to be broadcast on WYBE Philadelphia Public TV 35 (check local cable listing) July 4, 8 pm |
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| April
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| March
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| January
2003 Reel Voices invited to a be a panelist on a "Director's Forum: Documenting the African Experience in the US and on the Continent" at the Second Annual Northwest Festival of African Cinema in Seattle on March 5-13, 2003 |
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| December
2002 Reel Voices invited to be a panelist at University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center workshop on 'War and Peace in Contemporary Africa' on January 31, 2003 † return to top |
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| November
2002 African Worship Services in Philadelphia' to be shown at the Prince Theatre on Friday December 13, 7pm as part of Scribe Video Center's preview screening of 'There is a River', part one of the forthcoming PBS series 'This Far by Faith' |
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| October
2002 'The Survivors', a one-hour documentary for Public Television enters production - 6 Southern Sudanese young men chronicle their every day life experiences over the coming 10 months using their own digital video cameras |
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| September
2002 'Stop Killing Taxi Drivers' to be rebroadcast on WYBE Philadelphia Public TV 35 (check local cable listing) October 8, 9pm as part of 'Philadelphia Stories II' |
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| August
2002 Reel Voices founder wins a Public Television grant to produce/direct a one-hour documentary 'The Survivors' |
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| July
2002 Reel Voices co-sponsors the screening of an Eritrean film 'Minister' at the Eritrean Community Center, 6343 Race Street, Philadelphia, on July 27, 9pm |
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| May
2002 'Stop Killing Taxi Drivers' to be broadcast on WYBE Philadelphia Public TV 35 (check local cable listing) June 25, 9pm as part of 'Philadelphia Stories II |
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| April
2002 'Stop Killing Taxi Drivers' is selected by African Film Festival, part of Penn African Student Association Africafest 2002 |
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| March
2002 Reel Voices invited to be a panelist at University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center conference on 'Portrayal of Africa in Western Media' on April 11, 2002 |
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| 'Stop Killing Taxi Drivers' is selected by Festival of Independents, part of the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema, from April 5-14, 2002 | |
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2002 'Stop Killing Taxi Drivers' is acquired by Philadelphia Public Television station WYBE for its 'Philadelphia Stories' series |
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| Reel Voices and 10 African Community Organizations are founding members of The Coalition of African Communities of Philadelphia (AFRICOM), a non-profit organization with a mission to empower African immigrant communities and organizations in Philadelphia | |
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2001 Reel Voices co-sponsors a benefit for victims of 9.11 and produces a multimedia exhibit of African music, art, sculpture and photography for the event |
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| Reel Voices provides 'Eritrea Flag Raising in Philadelphia' documentary to Eritrean Community for inclusion in their video release of 'eritrea flag day—july 7, 2001' | |
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2001 Reel Voices provides video post-production workshop using Adobe Premiere 6.0 at the Eritrean Community Center in Philadelphia |
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| October
2001 Reel Voices documentaries featured in an African Immigrant Exhibit "Extended Lives" at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies |
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| Eritrean Community Press Release | |
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