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Month: January 2014
IMA alumna Sasha Wortzel’s film screening in Berlin
IMA alumna Sasha Wortzel’s short film Fucking Different XXY premiered on January 22nd as part of the final selection for the Panorama documentaries in the <a” href=”http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festi” title=”link to page detailing the objective of Panorama target=”””>Berlinale film festival.
Fucking Different XXY intends finally to dissolve the binarity of classic gender identities. The film series attempts to overturn stereotypes about the ‘other’ and what’s ‘normal’ – stereotypes which also exist in the queer community. To quote the film’s own motto: break stereotypes, create confusion and celebrate diversity!
IMA student Deirdre Fishel wins MacArthur grant
Congrats to Deirdre Fishel who won a MacArthur grant for her documentary project. Care, is a documentary that features the challenges of home-based elder care providers. Her film is featured on the 2014 MacArthur grant announced on the Filmmaker Magazine website.