Primal Digital, LLC presents The Hillsdale MicroCinema

Info below on 4 MicroCinema events held Sept-Dec, 2009 @ The Watershed Building
Dec 15, 2009 was the last scheduled event in Hillsdale, a neighborhood in Southwest Portland, USA.
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TUESDAY DEC 15, 2009
The Voice of Indigenous People's in the Global Sustainability Movement
Curated by Julian Lauzzana

Indigenous voices are largely left out of the mainstream discussion on climate change. There is a tendency in our culture to focus solely on technological solutions and "buying green" rather than making a major shift in our psychology, consumption patterns and lifestyles. Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15) was largely the same story of businessmen and politicians attempting to make huge decisions for the rest of humanity behind closed doors. Large multinational corporations and wealthy nations dominate the discussion. It is not an open dialogue. The promise of the corporatocracy (a John Perkins term) to "develop" poor countries of the global south has, in large part, led to unsustainable patterns of development. It is time to listen to the wisdom of people who have been living sustainably for many generations. Combining the wisdom of indigenous people with the best of the modern world will offer us the only truly sustainable path; both Primal and Digital.

Below are related links, many to films shown at the December MicroCinema:

• JuiceMedia: Global Warming Rap Battle: Al Gore vs Lord Monckton
• TED.com: Wade Davis of National Geographic on endagered cultures of our ethnosphere
• PBS Frontline: The Money Tree shows the reality of carbon trading on the ground
• Indigenous Action Media: Making a stand at Desert Rock
• Question of Power: Desert Rock Resistance Camp
• Indigenous (The Band): Things We Do
• Change for Balance: Crossing the Indigo Bridge
• Inside USA: Episode on Native Americans
• Earth Wisdom Alliance members Angela Hamilton and Lois Bell presented:
  an introduction to The Pachamama Alliance and the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium
• Aurora Productions: See Through Water about Celilo Falls
• Global Oneness: A Thousand Suns explores agriculture in Ethiopia
• One Climate: UN Climate Conference coverage

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17th
Youth Film Forum
in association with the Wilson Area Arts Council

• Saran Man by Ben and Nathan Urbach
• James Bear by Austin Craine
• Dennis Noack: Capture the Flag and other films
• Short films produced by students of Julian Lauzzana
  from Robert Gray Middle School and Multnomah Arts Center
• Short films by Chris Jayawardena including: Catatouille and Masu Sushi California Roll
  from the World's Kitchen Channel

OCTOBER 20th
Aging Artfully in America
in association with The Geezer Gallery and The Aging Artfully Initiative

The Geezer Gallery presented selections from its upcoming film "A Whole New Old."

"Still Kicking" by Greg Young was also shown in its entirety.

Members of Portland based Aging Artfully Initiative were present
along with members of The Geezer Gallery
to facilitate dialogue around the issues of aging in America.

SEPTEMBER 15th
Youth Perspectives in the Media
Featuring work by Ground Productions and Digital Elf Studios

Director Tonje Hessen Schei and Producer Meg Merrill were present from Ground Productions
to discuss their film Play Again. The trailer and sections of this work-in-progress were shown.

Filmmaker, educator and 3D animator Bev Standish of Digital Elf Studios
was also present to talk about her film, The Escape of Middle C.

Both films revolve around themes affecting youth today:
Play Again addresses the impact of technology (and nature deprivation) on youth
and Escape of Middle C explores a culture where music is forbidden.

Click here to view the flyer for this event.

Click here to view articles which appeared in The Hillsdale News
and The Southwest Community Connection