Tag Archives: Documentary film

Pittsburgh Screening of startupland – A New Documentary Series

startupland pittsburghRemember 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 the location for the screening.

Thank you to everyone who made my journey on the train trip possible.  I am so pleased that my fellow train passengers continue to think of Pittsburgh.  One of the mentors on the train, who joined our group for the last part of the trip from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC is Jonathon Perrelli who (in addition to offering me some sage advice) is also co-producer of startupland.  If you are interested in startups be sure to follow @perrelli on Twitter.

Pittsburgh Screening of Startupland

On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Pittsburgh will be one of the many cities around the globe that will be hosting a screening of startupland a new documentary series about startups.

Click here for the screening details.

Pittsburgh Premier of Documentary “Food Stamped”

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 – about $1.00 per meal in their case.  More info is available at FoodStamped.com.

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Pittsburgh Screening of Food Stamped
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
6pm-9pm
United Steelworkers Building
Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202047416503792

Crafting and Storytelling – Pittsburgh Screening of "Handmade Nation"

Handmade Nation Screening, Baltimore, MD
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. Continue reading