Movie Night -- in Oconee!
Please attend this watershed cinematic gala here in our lovely county.
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Subject: [oconee] Movie Night -- in Oconee!
Dear Oconee Democrats (and friends),
Let's get together to see a movie in our neck of the woods this time!
There's an award-winning documentary about sustainability showing this
Tuesday that's part of a series sponsored by the Southern Arts
Federation. The documentary's producer will be at the screening to
answer questions.
See the information below.
Hope to see you!
Pat Priest
* Producer to show 'Ripe for Change'*
Jed Riffe, an independent film producer, will present his film, "Ripe
for Change," at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the North Oconee High School
auditorium. The film is part of the 2008-09 Southern Circuit of the
Southern Arts Federation. Admission is free.
The film centers around the ongoing debate on agriculture and
sustainability in the U.S. The documentary addresses the issue by
highlighting how food and politics collide in California.
Riffe will be available after the showing for a question-and-answer segment.
Two other films will be shown in Oconee County this fall. "Counting
Backwards" will be shown on Oct. 28 and "The Meaning of Tea" will be
shown on Nov. 18.
About the filmmaker:
Jed Riffe is an award-winning independent filmmaker and new media
producer. Riffe served as series producer for "California and the
American Dream," a four-hour, nationally broadcast, prime-time PBS
Series that uses a lens of diversity to look at California from l970 to
the present. In addition, Riffe produced, directed and co-wrote the
Series' opening episode "California's 'Lost' Tribes" and he produced the
fourth episode, "Ripe for Change" with Emiko Omori, who directed.
"California's 'Lost' Tribes" and "Ripe for Change" have both been
honored with Cine Golden Eagle awards. Riffe has screened "Ripe for
Change" at over 60 national and international venues where the film has
won numerous other awards including MovieMaker Magazine's 2007 "Best
Eco-Film" award and "Best of the Best Films" at the 2008 Tucson Slow
Food Film Festival.
As the Series New Media producer, Jed Riffe and digital designer Emrah
Oral created a series of interactive websites, enhanced DVDs, and online
downloadable digital programs to accompany the launch of "California and
the American Dream." Riffe and Oral recently completed production and
programming for four interactive kiosks with 160 minutes of specially
edited content from the Series for a new digital initiative "Public
Broadcasting in Public Places." The interactive kiosk won a Gold Plague
at the 2007 Chicago International Film Festival's INTERCOM competition
for Best Interactive Visitor's Center Presentation.
In 2006, Riffe produced and directed "Waiting to Inhale: Marijuana,
Medicine and the Law," the first documentary to examine the controversy
over the legalization of cannabis as a medicine. "Waiting to Inhale" has
won a CINE "Golden Eagle" and five other awards including "Mejor
Documental" at the 2007 Festival Internacional de Cine Pisoactivo in
Santiago de Chile. The film has been screened in over 75 venues in the
United States, Australia, Spain and Israel. In Canada, "Waiting to
Inhale" was featured in both the traveling "No More Drug War" Film
Festival and at the Whistler Film Festival.
Other nationally released documentary films produced and directed by Jed
Riffe include "Ishi, the Last Yahi." The highly acclaimed dramatic
documentary won "Best Documentary" awards at eight major national and
international film festivals. "Ishi, the Last Yahi" was released
theatrically and acquired for national broadcast by the PBS series The
American Experience.
Additional Riffe films include "Who Owns the Past?," an hour-long,
award-winning dramatic documentary on the American Indian struggle for
control of their ancestral remains (Independent Lens-PBS); "Rosebud to
Dallas," an hour-long documentary on the relocation of American Indians
(KERA and KUSD-PBS); and "Promise and Practice," an hour-long
documentary on redlining of inner city neighborhoods (KERA-PBS). Riffe
also directed the super 16MM and HDCAM shoots for "Grotte de Chauvet," a
documentary on the story behind the oldest cave paintings on earth in
the south of France. He produced an HDCAM shoot on the Rio Negro for
Brazilian director Luiz Lobo's series "Amazonia: Mother of Nature."
Riffe also produced "Convention," a dramatic feature film written by
Norman Solomon, directed by Rahdi Taylor and lensed in HDCAM by Vicente
Franco.
Riffe is a Gerbode Fellow, awarded for excellence in non-profit
management. He is a member of the San Francisco Film Society, Bay Area
Video Coalition and the International Documentary Association. Visit Jed
Riffe Films and California and the American Dream for a complete list of
films, awards and recognitions.
About the film:
Debates over agriculture and sustainability have profound implications
for all of America. This fascinating documentary explores the
intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years,
illuminating the trade-offs between mass production, human health, and
environmental balance. Featuring provocative commentary by a wide array
of eloquent farmers, prominent chefs, noted authors and scientists, the
film examines a host of thorny questions: What are the trade-offs
between the ability to produce large quantities of food versus the
health of workers, consumers and the planet? What are the hidden costs
of "inexpensive" food? How do we create sustainable agricultural practices?
Through the window of food and agriculture, "Ripe for Change" reveals
two parallel yet contrasting views of our world. One holds that
large-scale agriculture, genetic engineering and technology promise a
hunger-less future. The other calls for a more organic, sustainable and
locally focused style of farming that reclaims the aesthetic and
nurturing qualities of food and considers the impact of agriculture on
the environment, communities and workers. "Ripe for Change" was directed
by award-winning filmmaker Emiko Omori.
"Ripe for Change" has won numerous awards, including the Tucson Slow
Food Film Festival "Best of the Best," Mendocino Film Festival Special
Jury Award, the Golden Eagle from Cine Washington DC, and Best Eco Film
from Wine Country Film Festival.
Woven brightly, 
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. To: oconee@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [oconee] Movie Night -- in Oconee!
Dear Oconee Democrats (and friends),
Let's get together to see a movie in our neck of the woods this time!
There's an award-winning documentary about sustainability showing this
Tuesday that's part of a series sponsored by the Southern Arts
Federation. The documentary's producer will be at the screening to
answer questions.
See the information below.
Hope to see you!
Pat Priest
* Producer to show 'Ripe for Change'*
Jed Riffe, an independent film producer, will present his film, "Ripe
for Change," at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the North Oconee High School
auditorium. The film is part of the 2008-09 Southern Circuit of the
Southern Arts Federation. Admission is free.
The film centers around the ongoing debate on agriculture and
sustainability in the U.S. The documentary addresses the issue by
highlighting how food and politics collide in California.
Riffe will be available after the showing for a question-and-answer segment.
Two other films will be shown in Oconee County this fall. "Counting
Backwards" will be shown on Oct. 28 and "The Meaning of Tea" will be
shown on Nov. 18.
About the filmmaker:
Jed Riffe is an award-winning independent filmmaker and new media
producer. Riffe served as series producer for "California and the
American Dream," a four-hour, nationally broadcast, prime-time PBS
Series that uses a lens of diversity to look at California from l970 to
the present. In addition, Riffe produced, directed and co-wrote the
Series' opening episode "California's 'Lost' Tribes" and he produced the
fourth episode, "Ripe for Change" with Emiko Omori, who directed.
"California's 'Lost' Tribes" and "Ripe for Change" have both been
honored with Cine Golden Eagle awards. Riffe has screened "Ripe for
Change" at over 60 national and international venues where the film has
won numerous other awards including MovieMaker Magazine's 2007 "Best
Eco-Film" award and "Best of the Best Films" at the 2008 Tucson Slow
Food Film Festival.
As the Series New Media producer, Jed Riffe and digital designer Emrah
Oral created a series of interactive websites, enhanced DVDs, and online
downloadable digital programs to accompany the launch of "California and
the American Dream." Riffe and Oral recently completed production and
programming for four interactive kiosks with 160 minutes of specially
edited content from the Series for a new digital initiative "Public
Broadcasting in Public Places." The interactive kiosk won a Gold Plague
at the 2007 Chicago International Film Festival's INTERCOM competition
for Best Interactive Visitor's Center Presentation.
In 2006, Riffe produced and directed "Waiting to Inhale: Marijuana,
Medicine and the Law," the first documentary to examine the controversy
over the legalization of cannabis as a medicine. "Waiting to Inhale" has
won a CINE "Golden Eagle" and five other awards including "Mejor
Documental" at the 2007 Festival Internacional de Cine Pisoactivo in
Santiago de Chile. The film has been screened in over 75 venues in the
United States, Australia, Spain and Israel. In Canada, "Waiting to
Inhale" was featured in both the traveling "No More Drug War" Film
Festival and at the Whistler Film Festival.
Other nationally released documentary films produced and directed by Jed
Riffe include "Ishi, the Last Yahi." The highly acclaimed dramatic
documentary won "Best Documentary" awards at eight major national and
international film festivals. "Ishi, the Last Yahi" was released
theatrically and acquired for national broadcast by the PBS series The
American Experience.
Additional Riffe films include "Who Owns the Past?," an hour-long,
award-winning dramatic documentary on the American Indian struggle for
control of their ancestral remains (Independent Lens-PBS); "Rosebud to
Dallas," an hour-long documentary on the relocation of American Indians
(KERA and KUSD-PBS); and "Promise and Practice," an hour-long
documentary on redlining of inner city neighborhoods (KERA-PBS). Riffe
also directed the super 16MM and HDCAM shoots for "Grotte de Chauvet," a
documentary on the story behind the oldest cave paintings on earth in
the south of France. He produced an HDCAM shoot on the Rio Negro for
Brazilian director Luiz Lobo's series "Amazonia: Mother of Nature."
Riffe also produced "Convention," a dramatic feature film written by
Norman Solomon, directed by Rahdi Taylor and lensed in HDCAM by Vicente
Franco.
Riffe is a Gerbode Fellow, awarded for excellence in non-profit
management. He is a member of the San Francisco Film Society, Bay Area
Video Coalition and the International Documentary Association. Visit Jed
Riffe Films and California and the American Dream for a complete list of
films, awards and recognitions.
About the film:
Debates over agriculture and sustainability have profound implications
for all of America. This fascinating documentary explores the
intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years,
illuminating the trade-offs between mass production, human health, and
environmental balance. Featuring provocative commentary by a wide array
of eloquent farmers, prominent chefs, noted authors and scientists, the
film examines a host of thorny questions: What are the trade-offs
between the ability to produce large quantities of food versus the
health of workers, consumers and the planet? What are the hidden costs
of "inexpensive" food? How do we create sustainable agricultural practices?
Through the window of food and agriculture, "Ripe for Change" reveals
two parallel yet contrasting views of our world. One holds that
large-scale agriculture, genetic engineering and technology promise a
hunger-less future. The other calls for a more organic, sustainable and
locally focused style of farming that reclaims the aesthetic and
nurturing qualities of food and considers the impact of agriculture on
the environment, communities and workers. "Ripe for Change" was directed
by award-winning filmmaker Emiko Omori.
"Ripe for Change" has won numerous awards, including the Tucson Slow
Food Film Festival "Best of the Best," Mendocino Film Festival Special
Jury Award, the Golden Eagle from Cine Washington DC, and Best Eco Film
from Wine Country Film Festival.
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