Visions - Social Justice Panel

The catalyst for attending this social justice panel was my friend Hillary Pierce. We worked together ages ago as Set PAs on the 2nd round of Bolden. She was professional and knew her stuff way back when. It's great to see how far she has come over the past dozen years. What is even greater is that I truly love and appreciate her films. I've seen two of her documentaries, Tower, and The River and the Wall, and both were impactful and still resonate with me. Tower, the animation of the first mass shooting at the University of Texas in the 1960's was my favorite film at Cucalorus several years ago. The fact a friend and Wilmingtonian made my favorite film in an International Film Festival was a beautiful feeling. I look forward to seeing her next film about the three young teenagers! I found Lizzie to be very interesting and genuine human being. The way she talks about her work and how passionate she feels about filming documentaries about issues or happenings in her hometown. Her way of working is more personal and intimate than that of the other filmmakers on the panel. The other filmmakers seem more focused on Global issues, so it was nice to see the juxtaposition with Lizzie's more home grown type films. I haven't kept up with Working Films and it was great to see they are doing well. Documentaries are a great way to entertain an audience with a film with purpose. Educating while entertaining is crucial these days. Most kids have a better attention span watching a movie over reading a book or going to the classroom. They live on their electronic devices. Wouldn't it be nice to have a global app showcasing short documentaries that would be appealing to kids? Lightbulb.

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  1. CRLMarch 29, 2021 at 4:44 PM

    I am still trying to decide how political I want to get with my work. I will have to check out her film Tower, as I was thinking of addressing issues with gun violence in some upcoming work. I bet it was exciting to see your friends name on the social justice panel. Hopefully next year this event will be in person and we will get to meet some of these amazing artists!

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