|  July
'10
Jerusalem Post Loves Liz
What a fantastic way to end my
initial production trip to Israel for my new documentary, BATTLE
FOR JERUSALEM: with a feature article on me and the film in The
Jerusalem Post!
July
'10
Production Begins
on BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM
The month of July will be spent
in Israel, laying the groundwork for my new documentary, BATTLE
FOR JERUSALEM. I'm so excited to talk to artists and activists who
are taking a stand to make sure Jerusalem remains an open, pluralistic
capital. Follow the doc's
blog to find out what's happening during our shoots!
June
'10
Media That Matters
Last week, I addressed a sold-out
crowd at the 10th Annual Media That Matters Festival World Premiere
in New York. I've been using Media
That Matters' short, social issue documentaries for years in my
media education work, and I urged the crowd (and now, I urge you!) to
donate
to Arts Engine's Peer2Peer
campaign to help get these important films into schools.
May '10
Awarded ROI Seed Grant
Am so honored to have been awarded
an ROI
Community Grant for a brand new documentary project on youth activism
and the nascent cultural renaissance in Jerusalem. This prestigious
award will allow me to go to Jerusalem in July 2010 and interview several
people with the goal of finding the individuals and stories that will
ultimately be featured in a documentary film. More info coming soon!
March '10
Katie Couric Big Ups the Sabbath Manifesto
The Sabbath Manifesto project,
(see next news item) has been getting tons of media love in time for
the National
Day of Unplugging, including write-ups in New
York Times, USA
Today, CNN, and a shout out from Katie
Couric on the CBS News.
March '10
National Day of Unplugging
Just finished a little video
for Sabbath
Manifesto, powered by Reboot. The piece features the creative,
tech & media luminaries Greg Clayman, Jill Soloway, Joshua Foer,
Dan Rollman & Michelle Collins talking day-of-rest to promote the
National
Day of Unplugging (March 19-20).
March '10
Teaching People of the Book to Get Behind the Camera
Trained some writers from Tablet--the
thought-provoking, Jewish, online mag--in my "Video
Production for Journalists" workshop. Look for some
great video pieces from these folks soon.
December '09
National Christmas Tree Lighting in DC
I served as Coordinating Producer
on-location of this live event at the White House and subsequent PBS
broadcast, featuring the Obama Family and performances by Sheryl Crow,
Jordin Sparks, and more. Watch the entire show here
(Look for a standout performance by Ray LaMontagne) and read my behind-the-scenes
take here.
December '09
I'm "Grande" in Italy
I was featured in the Italian XL
Magazine as part of a group of hot, up-and-coming NY filmmakers.
The article
explores how we are approaching our work and finding success outside
of Hollywood during this economic crunch.
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