Tiffany Shlain
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San Francisco California USA |
Contact Type: Artist |
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Bio:
Director's Statement: “Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness” is a short film with expansive aspirations – to highlight the rapidly evolving threat to a women's right to choice. It aims to galvanize both the generation of women and men who have benefited from nearly 30 years of freedom and those who remember what it was like when it was criminal and dangerous for a woman to exercise control over her own body. I have been making films since 1991 but this is my first activist endeavor. I originally wrote the proposal to make this film for Planned Parenthood Golden Gate after my increasing concern and frustration of the erosion of reproductive rights in our country. This film is my response to our current administration's policies. I was born shortly before Roe Vs. Wade and I know that our grandmothers and mothers fought hard to give us this right to make personal decisions about our bodies. While I, along with my collaborators, were not fully engaged in the feminist activist movement before making this film, our goal was to approach this intense, polarized subject in a new way. This film is both satirical and serious. We use humor and irony to open people up to this critical subject and enlist them in the important effort that lies ahead. We hope to reach a new audience and reinvigorate past supporters to continue to fight for this right.The timing for our screenings couldn't be more auspicious. 2003 is the 30 year Anniversary of Roe Vs. Wade. In addition, my husband and I chose to start a family this year. Our first child is due on April 14, 2003. -Tiffany Shlain DIRECTOR'S BIO: Director and co-writer Tiffany Shlain is an award winning filmmaker, founder and director of The Webby Awards and the on-air internet expert for Good Morning America. Honored as one of Newsweek's "Women Shaping the 21st Century," she has led many unique productions in both film and theater. Her recent projects include the film “Less is Moore,” about the life of Gordon Moore narrated by Harrison Ford, a theater production starring Alan Cumming at the SF Opera House and the experimental film, “Natural Connection,” about the evolution of our relationship to technology. Tiffany received her BA in film theory from UC Berkeley in 1992 where she received the highest award in art for her filmmaking and was selected as Valedictorian speaker. She studied filmmaking at NYU in 1991. She has received awards for her filmmaking, creative direction and leadership in the technology and entertainment industries. Tiffany is currently working on her next project, a feature length film, titled “The Tribe.” Filmography/Awards Info: LIFE, LIBERTY, & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS SCREENINGS: PAST & FUTURE PAST: 6-02 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF 9-02 NYU Film School Director’s Series 11-02 American Film Institute Film Festival 1-03 Sundance Film Festival 1-03 Rotterdam International Film Festival 3-27 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston FUTURE: 2003 4-2 to 4-6 Aspen Shortsfest 4-10 to 4-13 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina 4-14 to 4-30 San Francisco International Film Festival 5-2 to 5-4 Nashville Film Festival 6-10 Pacific Film Archive at UCBerkeley 6-6 to 6-14 Atlanta Film Festival 6-18 to 6-22 SilverDocs Festival, Silver Spring, Maryland ONGOING: Black Maria Film Festival, A touring Festival that takes the film to Museums all across the country. AWARDS: Best Documentary Short Film: Moab Film Festival Juror’s Citation: Black Maria Film Festival Affiliate Excellence Award from Planned Parenthood Federation ACTIVIST OUTREACH: The film screened at the following Planned Parenthood Affiliates for the 30 Year Anniversary of Roe V. Wade across the country Alaska, Arizona 3 cities, California 5 cities, Florida, Georgia, Montana, Illinois Nebraska, NY, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington 2 cities This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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