Some news from MCC's past fellows/finalists, to read by the light of the rockets red glare. Massachusetts Cultural Council Awards to FAWC Fellows: The Importance of Artists Among Us, an exhibition featuring Linda Bond, Nathalie Miebach, Jim Peters, and Nicky Tavares, curated by Daniel Ranalli, is at Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown this month. The exhibition is in … [Read more...]
Animation in Nonfiction Film
There's a great essay in The Public Humanist, the Mass Humanities blog, by Carolyn Shadid Lewis (Film & Video Fellow '11). In the essay, Carolyn discusses her use of hand-drawn, stop-motion animation in two nonfiction films, From Twilight Til Dawn (watch an excerpt, above), and her in-progress film Seams, which explores the untold stories of Irish women in the Second World … [Read more...]
Gallery Glimpse: Carolyn Shadid Lewis
In honor of Veterans Day tomorrow, this week's glimpse from our gallery of past MCC fellows/finalists is an excerpt from Carolyn Shadid Lewis's (Film & Video Fellow '11) gorgeous and innovative film From Twilight Til Dawn. The film weaves together the stories of soldiers and families from three generations and multiple foreign wars. … [Read more...]