The Screening Room- Tucson premiere of THE GREAT OAK FLAT LAND GIVEAWAY

Join us for the Tucson premiere of  THE GREAT OAK FLAT LAND GIVEAWAY

A documentary about a struggle to protect a campground, natural heritage, and religious freedom.

Directed and Edited by Bryan O’Neal, Director of Photography: Ruben Ruiz, Produced by Roger Featherstone

Wednesday, March 24
7:30 PM
The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St.

There will be a suggested donation of $5.00 and copies of the video will be available for a nominal fee.

View the attached flyer for more information!

For further info, call 882-0204 or visit www.azmac.org/scroom/

Karl W. Hoffman Photographer/Filmmaker- Premiere of the documentary LIVING ON THE BORDER

LIVING ON THE BORDER / Local Documentary Premiere!

Wednesday, February 10th at 7:30 p.m.
Admission: $8.00 general; $6.00 Loft members
Patio reception begins at 5:30 p.m.

        Meet local photographer/filmmaker KARL W. HOFFMAN at the Tucson premiere of the new documentary LIVING ON THE BORDER, featuring a pre-film reception on the Loft patio and a Q&A with the director following the movie!

      This multimedia documentary is an in-depth look at what really happened here on the American/ Mexican border at the turn of this century. LIVING ON THE BORDER details a small segment of our world.   This is not just a documentary about the plight of the illegal migrant, the vanishing of the last American Frontier, or the collateral damage caused by our own actions but because of its vast intricacies, the border debacle is a mirror for all of humanity to peer into themselves and to show each other how we humans continually act.   Full of information that the mainstream media won’t tell you, LIVING ON THE BORDER is a real eye opener.
  As a freelance photographer for many major publications, Karl Hoffman has extensively covered both sides of the American/ Mexican border for the past four years, on horseback, foot and 4×4, alone with his Nikon.   Interacting with the local environment has given him a unique view of the intense collateral damage caused by the tightening of the border.
       Hoffman’s video documentary and lectures have gained international recognition and are used as teaching aids at several major American universities that have large departments dedicated to international immigration and border studies. It is also a permanent inclusion in the New Mexico University Library.

VISIT THE OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE:
http://www.livingontheborder.com/

(Karl Hoffman, 2009, 95 mins., Not Rated)

Aesthetica Short Film Competition- Search for filmmakers

Aesthetica Short Film Competition

       Leading the search for filmmakers who are driving the genre of short film forward through inspirational and innovative works the competition provides an opportunity for both new and experienced filmmakers to have their work broadcast to a wider audience.   All genres of film are being accepted: drama, documentary, music video, animation, satire, comedy, artists’ film and anything else you can think of!   For detailed guidelines and entry visit http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htmhttp://www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htm (1)

Karl W. Hoffman- LIVING ON THE BORDER documentary ready

      Karl W. Hoffman- LIVING ON THE BORDER documentary ready

      The Documentary is done (please view the trailer below) and after 4 years the border story is about to be told.   How we as a society progressed though this governmental/ humanitarian maze with only the sensationalism of a hungry and manipulative press is a horrendous injustice to not only the American people, but the global cultures inspired by the dreams of a democracy that we as a nation have portrayed to the world.   What happened here on the Border at the beginning of this century and why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Y4AFuS5rk

For a signed copy of this self funded documentary (95 min) on DVD please send a check for $25 that includes shipping to:

Karl W Hoffman

P.O. Box 759

Arivaca, AZ 85601

Donations of any amount are gratefully accepted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Y4AFuS5rk  Thank you, to all of you for your continued support.

Karl W. Hoffman- New documentary about both sides of American/Mexican Border

       Dear Friends an Border Associates,

It has been quite a journey, but after 4 years of covering both sides of the American / Mexican Border, I have finally finished my feature length (95 min) documentary.   This is a multimedia production film including photography, video and narration.   Being totally self funded, it required me to study video and sound editing along the way.    Most of the summer was spent editing and writing the script for my narration.    As I uncovered the vast intricacies and experienced the emotion and brutality of the border debacle, waded in after the media had sensationalized segments for salable stories to root out the many unknown facts and hidden agendas of both the major and minor players, not to mention the endless hours on hose back, foot and 4×4, in the air and on raids with BP,  as well as in the field with humanitarian groups,  it occurred to me that this was culminating into a form of philosophical sculpture.   It became a mirror for humanity,  to show us  just how, through a detailed account, we deal with major issues.   No matter where in the world they occur, or in the time line of history one goes, the formula seams to be the same.   Providing the information about what really happened here on the border at the turn of this century with compassion and objectivity will hopefully lead to future generations learning from our actions rather than following our example.   This is my gift to humanity.    I would like nothing more than to send a signed copy of this documentary on DVD to every one who would like a piece of our history.    I must however ask for $17 to cover production and shipping.   This is the first run and the best I could do for all of you who have been so supportive.   Donations are also gracefully accepted and appreciated so I may send copies to Washington.   I am still available for lectures and exhibits, or if you would like to show this documentary in your school, at your function or fundraiser, please feel free to contact me.

      If you would like a first run signed copy or would like one sent as a gift, please send your check or e check for $17 to:
      Don’t forget to include the mailing address you would like it to go to.

Karl W Hoffman
P.O. Box 759
Arivaca, AZ 85601

520-820-9630
kwhphoto@gmail.com
www.livingontheborder.com

Filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson- RITA OF THE SKY, award winning documentary

      RITA OF THE SKY played to sold-out houses at the 2009 Arizona International Film Festival in April and received the “Best Feature Documentary” and “Best of Arizona” awards.

      RITA OF THE SKY is a story that prowls the edges between cultures.   A judge sends a mysterious woman to a Kansas mental hospital because, to officials, her language resembles the “guttural noises” of a mentally ill person.   After 10 years, they learn she is a Tarahumara Indian from the Copper Canyon in Mexico, who had been speaking her native language all along.   She had walked 1500 miles from her canyon village to Kansas. Emerging from captivity, she can no longer speak at all because of the drugs given to her in the hospital.

The Screening Room-Kickoff Celebration of the 2009 Arizona International Film Festival

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	You are invited to the KICKOFF CELEBRATION of the 2009 Arizona International Film Festival on Thursday, April 16, 5:30 p.m. at Hotel Congress, 311 East Congress You can meet “Arizona’s Most Wanted” Filmmakers up close and personal in the confines of the luxurious lobby of Hotel Congress. Then bike on down to Cinema La Placita Village for our first FREE Community screening of VEER at 7:30 p.m. Hold on to your handle bars when VEER hits the screen. It is more than nude bike races, zoobombing, grappling hooks and profanity. The documentary chronicles the ever growing and ever changing bike culture of Portland, Oregon which values community above all. 2009 Arizona International Film Festival April 16 – 26 Visit _www.FilmFestivalArizona.com_ (http://www.filmfestivalarizona.com/) for more program information