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Tribeca at The New School: New Forms of Storytelling

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Partner:: New School
Location:: The New School
New York, NY
Event Date:: 09.22.09
Speakers:: Thomas Allen Harris,; Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung,; Nina Paley,; Jay Smooth
Tags:: remix; modern; storytelling; art history; online game; video games; web video; 2008 election; artist; cartoon; art and technology; barack obama

Summary: Contemporary filmmakers tell their stories using the latest tools, including everything from digital cameras to computer animation. The way they tell their stories has been shaped by the rise of short-form and user-generated content, video games, and virtual worlds that invite audience participation.

At the same time, audiences are expanding their role by making films that are just one piece of a larger project. Come hear a panel discussion exploring storytelling in film today.

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Thomas Allen Harris

Raised in the Bronx and Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, Thomas Allen Harris is an award-winning filmmaker and cultural warrior, whose documentary films, installations, and experimental videos have been featured in venues across the international landscape on television, at festivals, museums, and galleries. For over 6 years, Harris produced for public television, which included two Emmy nominations (in 1991) for his work as a staff producer at WNET (New York's PBS affiliate) on THE ELEVENTH HOUR and THIRTEEN LIVE.

His documentary programs CRISIS: Who Will Do Science? and CRISIS: Urban Education aired nationally on public television in 1989 and 1990 respectively.

Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung

Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung was born in Hong Kong and is now living and working in New York. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Arts degree from San Francisco State University.

His work has been exhibited at the New Museum, New York; Yerba Buena Center Of The Arts, San Francisco; Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, California; Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah; Postmasters Gallery, New York; Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, United Kingdom; Urbis, Manchester, United Kingdom; Hebbel Am Ufer theatre, Berlin, Germany.

He has received several awards throughout his career, including Tribeca Film Institute Media Arts Fellowships, the VIPER International Award- Internet in Switzerland and Honorary Mention- Net Excellence in the 2002 Prix Ars Electronica.

Nina Paley

Nina Paley is an American cartoonist, animator and free culture activist. She directed the animated feature film Sita Sings the Blues.

She was the artist and often the writer of comic strips Nina's Adventures and Fluff, but most of her recent work has been in animation. Her early short films include Fetch!, The Stork, and The Wit & Wisdom of Cancer.

Jay Smooth

John Randolph -- better known by his deejay name Jay Smooth -- is the founder of New York City's longest-running hip hop radio program, WBAI's Underground Railroad.

He is also known for blogging on the website hiphopmusic.com and hosting Ill Doctrine, a hip hop video blog that features his commentary on hip hop and politics.

In 2008 he was chosen as one of Salon.com's "sexiest men living".

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01 hr 11 min 17 sec

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01.: Introduction

02 min 02 sec

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02.: Kenneth Hung: Making Online Collages

03 min 44 sec

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03.: Creating a Political Video Installation

02 min 26 sec

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04.: Gas Zappers: A Video Game About Global Warming

02 min 06 sec

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05.: Residential Erection: A Video Installation About the 2008 Election

01 min 26 sec

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06.: In G.O.D. We Trust: A Video About Obama

07 min 33 sec

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07.: Q & A

00 min 10 sec

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08.: Q1: Artistic Training

01 min 04 sec

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09.: Q2: Future Projects

00 min 41 sec

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10.: Q3: The Creative Process

02 min 04 sec

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11.: Jay Smooth: The Key to Success in New Media

02 min 32 sec

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12.: Race, Racism, and the 2008 Election

04 min 02 sec

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13.: Q & A

00 min 04 sec

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14.: Q1: Artistic Training

00 min 56 sec

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15.: Q2: Redistribution and Remixing

00 min 43 sec

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16.: Q3: Blogs and Audience Participation

01 min 53 sec

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17.: Q4: The Possibility of Live Performances

01 min 28 sec

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18.: Nina Paley: A Trailer for 'Sita Sings the Blues'

02 min 26 sec

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19.: Q & A

00 min 16 sec

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20.: Q1: Moving from Comics to Animation

03 min 21 sec

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21.: Q2: Remixing and the Problem with Copyright Laws

02 min 25 sec

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22.: Q3: Releasing the Film Under a Creative Commons License

04 min 01 sec

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23.: Q4: Making a Movie Based on the Ramayana

00 min 56 sec

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24.: Thomas Allen Harris: An Excerpt from 'Through A Lens Darkly'

05 min 34 sec

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25.: Digital Diaspora Family Reunion: An Interactive Photography Project

02 min 58 sec

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26.: Telling Stories Through Photographs

04 min 20 sec

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27.: Q & A

00 min 11 sec

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28.: Q1: The Challenges of New Media

01 min 39 sec

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29.: Q2: Incorporating Audio Records

03 min 01 sec

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30.: Q3: Photographing Interracial Communities

00 min 55 sec

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31.: Q4: Release Dates

00 min 14 sec

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32.: Q5: Modern Trends in Photography

02 min 09 sec

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33.: Tribeca All Access: Supporting Underrepresented Filmmakers

01 min 57 sec

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Is Remixing the Key to Overcoming Copyright Law?

02 min 15 sec

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Artist Nina Paley situates her frustration with copyright law within the development of her latest film which, she says, was classified as a felony.

Looking forward, Paley rests her hope in participatory art such as remixing without the fear that participants will get "sued into oblivion."
Why Did Nina Paley Chose to Make Her Film Free Online?

01 min 42 sec

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Nina Paley discusses why she chose to make her movie available for free online through a Creative Commons license.

While she does not benefit economically from sharing content, Paley reports that many people still want to buy copies from her because it creates a "social bond."
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