‘A Lot Like You’ Film Review Tue, 03/13/2012 – 12:28pm | by ericroache When reviewing a film, one of the key measures of quality to us here at Art With Impact is the ability of the film to inspire action in the viewer. By that standard, as well as any […]
By Ravi Chandra, M.D. Memoirs of a Superfan, Volume 7.2: CAAMsanity! A LOT LIKE YOU … is powerful and heart-warming, telling several stories at once, and all of them well: the story of her Tanzanian father’s leaving his Chagga tribal roots, coming to America and marrying her Korean mother; a story […]
A Lot Like You will be screening on March 28, 29, and 30th as part of Cleveland International Film Festival. (tickets go on sale 3/9) As we mentioned earlier, thanks to CIFF being the sole recipient of a grant from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, they are […]
I have been invited to screen our film and deliver a keynote as part of Black History/Heritage Month at University of Arizona (Tucson). Here’s the description from the event’s facebook page, brought to you by the event organizer, April Petillo: Eliaichi Kimaro is a activist, speaker and advocate who has dedicated her talents […]
* The Citizen reposted Tyrone Beason’s article, Seattle filmmaker finds herself in her Tanzanian family which originally appeared in the Seattle Times (Jan. 29, 2012). this morning’s email from Mama: Hello Eli, Mr. Shah congratulated me on the feature article in The Citizen* even before we had gotten our newspaper. So, Baba […]
First up, Oren’s Daily Roast — the best coffee I’ve ever had away from home, hands down! And can we just note that: Tanzania is Coffee of the Day (to commemorate Tanzania’s 50th Birthday??) Love the description: “sweet berry fragrance, medium body, good clear acidity…” With that much care given to […]
Thanks to the African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF), we’ll be screening A Lot Like You at the Schomburg Center in Harlem Thursday, December 8th @ 8:30pm. Our film will be featured as part of “Women Indies Night” and will be screening together with The Dream Team. Please join us for this […]
So you’ve made a film. Congrats!! That’s it then. You’re done, right? Time to move on to the next project… Well, yes — thanks to all the people who helped you realize your vision, your film is now complete. But you soon discover that all the collective time and energy that went into finishing […]
09/21/2011: I was fortunate enough to deliver the closing keynote at the annual conference of the WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. I’m so grateful to have this opportunity to reflect on this film’s journey, and the power of story to shape our worlds…as individuals and as a movement…
1re·treat noun ri-ˈtrēt 1 : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable 2 : a place of privacy or safety : refuge 3 : a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction under a director After my final interview with Mom […]