Riot Acts !! BALTIMORE PREMIERE !! Fri Dec 4!

Fri Dec 4
Baltimore Premiere!
Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music

Gender queer rockumentary road movie w/ The Degenerettes, Katastrophe, The Cliks, + more
plus reception live performances by Jessica Xavier & The Degenerettes
Reception + Music + Soup Dinner 7pm, Film 8pm
$10, $8 mbrs & stus. Soup dinner sold sep

In 2006, Simon Strikeback and Madsen Minax (of the Chicago bluegrass band Actor Slash Model) packed their instruments and cameras and struck out on the road. For 3 years, they travelled the U.S shooting 15 bands (including The Degenerettes, CAmm Dir Kristen Anchor’s band) and dozens of individuals performing, living, and discussing songwriting, venues, media representation, passing privilege, and the politics of gender identity. In a media climate where most images of transpeople are at best as victims and at worst as “freaks,” Riot Acts is radical departure -- no victims; just real people living interesting lives and making music. (The film also features appearances by CA staffers Megan Hamilton, Brittney Huff, and Dawn Swartz!) Reception with filmmakers, live performance by The Degenerettes, Jessica Xavier, and soup dinner precedes the screening and Q & A with the filmmakers follows.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave. B’more MD
410-276-1651 www.creativealliance.org

Click here for tickets!

CAmm Thanksgiving Weekend Special!

The Camm Cage and Media Lab will be closed this Friday November 27th-- so that means you can keep your equipment longer! Rentals that go out this Wednesday, November 25th do not have to be returned until Monday November 30th-- and you'll only be charged for a weekend rental! That's two days free!

Machinima 101 Saturday December 5th!

What's Machinima you might ask? Machinima is the emerging artform of movies created with video game engines. Learn the history of the genre, watch examples, then create your own with the cross-platform freeware Moviestorm! Finish by uploading to your audience on the web! Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Hahn instructs.

Go to the Creative Alliance website for more info.

Watch some of Matthew's movies here!

WIFV-DC Networking and Infoshare Event!

This looks great, so we thought we'd pass along the info!

Join WIFV for a special evening continuing our 30th Anniversary Celebration when 2009 Woman of Vision Award recipient Sheila Smith from S & S Productions presents "Moving Pictures- Steadicams, Dollies and Jibs". This workshop will highlight one of Smith’s professional passions - the art of moving pictures.

Sheila has teamed up with several local camera shops and operators to demonstrate the following gear: MK-V Lite, Steadicam Clipper, Steadicam Flyer, Doorway dolly, Hollywood dolly, Cam Tram 2000, Cine Kinetics, Seven Jib, etc.

After the demonstrations, Sheila and her colleagues will open up the floor to questions and will give the audience a change to have their own hands on experience with the gear. A Petting Zoo that actually moves!

Nov 30
$15 WIFV Members/$25 public
This is a WIFV 30th Anniversary Event!
6:30 pm - Networking Reception
7:00 to 9:00 pm - Demonstrations and Petting Zoo
RSVP to membership@wifv.org

Arlington Independent Media
2701 N Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
METRO:Orange Line Clarendon or Courthouse stop
For more information about Arlington Independent Media and the resources it makes available to the area's film and video producers, go to www.arlingtonmedia.org.