As our film makes its way onto the campus lecture circuit, I’m having more opportunities to step out from behind the film, and reflect on our 8-year journey from Worlds Apart to A Lot Like You. These talks run parallel to the film and provide more context about the the story behind […]
A LOT LIKE YOU Highly Recommended Reviewed by Jennifer Dean Graduate of the CUNY Graduate Center MALS program with thesis on female filmmakers. Date Entered: 9/5/2013 In A Lot Like You director Eliaichi Kimaro travels to Tanzania to learn of her father’s roots and gain a better understanding of her own […]
We were invited to screen A Lot Like You at Venango College (9/16), and then to share stories/lessons learned over the course of our 8-year film journey…
So delighted to be the featured Filmmaker Interview this month on our educational distributor Collective Eye‘s blog! (I’ve reprinted the interview below, but original can be found here.) What was the target audience that you were intentionally gearing the film towards when beginning production, and how has it changed?My […]
What an honor it was to be invited to screen A Lot Like You at Dongduk Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. Having this conversation about gender violence and the mixed-race experience in other parts of the world is opening new doors for me, and giving me a better understanding […]
It’s always interesting when I’m invited to talk with a group who have not seen the film. I have the joy, and the challenge, of taking them on a ride, from 0-60, live and in-person with no movie to fall back on. And because I want them to see […]
by Anna GorenALLY Outreach/Engagement Intern & Guest BloggerNational Alliance of Media Arts & Culture(View post on #artsENGAGE Tumblr Blog) Though I’m young enough to pass as a digital native, I’m old enough to remember a quiet time before there was facebook. I remember well my first, naïve foray into […]
We have been invited to participate in Reel Change: Managing Social Issue Film Campaigns – presented by Working Films and The Fledgling Fund in collaboration with the Center for Social Media. Thanks to the generous support of our dear friends, Jeff and Jamie Merriman-Cohen, we are able to attend this intensive 3-day workshop that […]
Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is doing their part to keep me busy while I’m in town. And for these many opportunties to engage directly our audience, fellow filmmakers, and community members, I am so grateful!! So…here is a quick rundown of events: A Lot Like You‘s CIFF screenings will be sponsored […]