Documentary film Archives

Pittsburgh Screening of startupland – A New Documentary Series

June 4, 2014 Lindsay

Remember how last summer the awesome readers of this blog generously contributed to my project so I could participate as a passenger on the Millennial Trains Project? We’ll this is one of the many good things that came out of the trip. I was thrilled to receive an email last week from two of the people I met on the train asking if I knew anyone that would be interested in hosting a screening of startupland in Pittsburgh. My reply – yes- of course, Pittsburgh would love to host a screening. A few emails later, TechShop kindly stepped up as… Read the rest

Pittsburgh Premier of Documentary “Food Stamped”

June 14, 2011 Lindsay

Just Harvest is a Pittsburgh nonprofit organization that works to eliminate hunger in Allegheny county. On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 – Just Harvest will hold their annual meeting followed by a screening of the documentary Food Stamped. Both the meeting and the documentary are free and open to the public. About Food Stamped: The husband-and-wife filmmaking team Shira and Yoav Potash of San Francisco, Calif. In their new documentary, ‘Food Stamped,’ they decided to put Shira’s cooking knowhow as a nutrition educator to the test by attempting to eat healthfully for one week on an average food stamp allotment –… Read the rest

Crafting and Storytelling – Pittsburgh Screening of "Handmade Nation"

November 3, 2010 Lindsay

Image by tigerlillyshop via Flickr Handmade Nation is a documentary film about the rise of all things handmade and crafty by artist and filmmaker Faythe Levine. I first learned about this film at the Craft Congress – a meeting of craft fair organizers – that was first held in Pittsburgh in 2007. You can read more about the Craft Congress in this New York Times article from December 16, 2007. Again my path crossed with this film at the Art Activist & Equity symposium which was held at the New Hazlett Theater in 2008.… Read the rest

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