MOONPLAY CINEMA RELEASES ITS FIRST LITERARY-CINEMA ZINE WITH FOUR EVENTS THAT BRING THE MOVING IMAGE AND LITERARY ARTS TOGETHER
You’re a Filmmaker, You’re an Artist is part of Candid Advice, a project organized by Moonplay Cinema that intersects collective chronicles, struggles, and triumphs of artists working in today’s independent filmmaking scene. Each contributing voice is a window into sustaining a creative life and increasing visibility and space for gender diversity in filmmaking. “When I first began identifying as an artist, I felt freer as a filmmaker. This is why I organized the publication of this zine,” said Jes Reyes, director of Moonplay Cinema and lead editor. “I am just one voice of many contributing to this zine. We want others, too, to see themselves as film directors who can make films, no matter what, no matter if they are underrepresented within the community and industry. This collection of articles is for them.” |
VOICES FROM YOU’RE A FILMMAKER, YOU’RE AN ARTIST:
Concerning film, one of the most impactful pieces of advice that anyone has ever given me was to free myself from the thinking that my camera was just an inanimate object.
- Sabrina Ford, Cinematic Liberation
Keeping filmmaking pleasurable and healthy and something that I enjoy is what allows me to sustain my practice. - Simone LeClaire, Filmmaking is Your Friend
Remember to be open to the process, as things frequently change. Leave your ego behind because creating films, regardless of the genre, is a humbling labor of love. Strive to tell your story sustainably and ethically.
- Atlas O Phoenix, Essential Components for Crafting a Captivating Personal Essay Film
My adventures in brain damage helped me summon the courage to take the leap. I closed my photography studio and started making movies. I grew as an artist and human with every film I made.
- Maribeth Romslo, Ten Years of Making Films
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE ZINE RELEASE
Sabrina Ford, Project Coordinator of Moonplay Cinema, curates the opening night with Black films and a Q&A panel around the importance of archival work and filmmaking in the journey toward Black Liberation. Atlas O Phoenix and Simone LeClaire’s films combine to create a conversation on ethics, pleasure, and filmmaking. A grantwriting workshop highlights the zine, provides background on Moonplay Cinema, and advises on writing applications to get funded. You’re a Filmmaker, You’re an Artist officially releases on April 10th, with a night of feminist experimental films curated by Jes Reyes. All events are free.
Candid
March 19 - April 10
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Events:
Iconoclasmania Screening
March 19th, 6:30-9 PM
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us in celebrating the first program of Candid with a night of Black films and a Q&A panel around the importance of archival work and filmmaking in the journey toward Black Liberation. Panel guests include Jai Stephenson, Kayla Jackson, Za’nia Coleman, and Hawwa Youngmark. Screening a film by AMN. Curated and moderated by Sabrina Ford.
In Conversation: Simone LeClaire & Atlas O Phoenix
March 27, 6:30-8:30 PM
Open Book, Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
An evening of short films and conversation on ethics, pleasure, and filmmaking with two award-winning filmmakers. Screening Do I Qualify for Love? and Little Men from Atlas O Phoenix. Screening To Ana and Daddy Buries Gram from Simone LeClaire. Moderated by Sabrina Ford.
Grantwriting Workshop
April 3, 6:30-8:30 PM
Open Book, Room 203, 2nd Floor
Moonplay Cinema gained fiscal sponsorship in 2020. Since then, we have received two grants to support our growth. Get insights on this process and grantwriting from artist Jes Reyes, the founder of Moonplay. This free workshop will discuss project-building practices and review specific grant proposal components, such as a budget and work samples. Participants will leave with resources to help them prepare for future grant applications, including a free copy of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist.
Cinecriture
April 10, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Moonplay celebrates the release of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist, with a screening of short experimental films. Poet Valérie Déus opens the program. Curated by Jes Reyes. Participating artists annoucement coming soon!
Moonplay Cinema is an artist-run project promoting and celebrating auteur-driven experimental, documentary, and innovative narrative work from gender-diverse filmmakers. We are committed to supporting underserved and underrepresented filmmakers who work across various genres and mediums. www.moonplaycinema.org
Concerning film, one of the most impactful pieces of advice that anyone has ever given me was to free myself from the thinking that my camera was just an inanimate object.
- Sabrina Ford, Cinematic Liberation
Keeping filmmaking pleasurable and healthy and something that I enjoy is what allows me to sustain my practice. - Simone LeClaire, Filmmaking is Your Friend
Remember to be open to the process, as things frequently change. Leave your ego behind because creating films, regardless of the genre, is a humbling labor of love. Strive to tell your story sustainably and ethically.
- Atlas O Phoenix, Essential Components for Crafting a Captivating Personal Essay Film
My adventures in brain damage helped me summon the courage to take the leap. I closed my photography studio and started making movies. I grew as an artist and human with every film I made.
- Maribeth Romslo, Ten Years of Making Films
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE ZINE RELEASE
Sabrina Ford, Project Coordinator of Moonplay Cinema, curates the opening night with Black films and a Q&A panel around the importance of archival work and filmmaking in the journey toward Black Liberation. Atlas O Phoenix and Simone LeClaire’s films combine to create a conversation on ethics, pleasure, and filmmaking. A grantwriting workshop highlights the zine, provides background on Moonplay Cinema, and advises on writing applications to get funded. You’re a Filmmaker, You’re an Artist officially releases on April 10th, with a night of feminist experimental films curated by Jes Reyes. All events are free.
Candid
March 19 - April 10
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Events:
Iconoclasmania Screening
March 19th, 6:30-9 PM
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us in celebrating the first program of Candid with a night of Black films and a Q&A panel around the importance of archival work and filmmaking in the journey toward Black Liberation. Panel guests include Jai Stephenson, Kayla Jackson, Za’nia Coleman, and Hawwa Youngmark. Screening a film by AMN. Curated and moderated by Sabrina Ford.
In Conversation: Simone LeClaire & Atlas O Phoenix
March 27, 6:30-8:30 PM
Open Book, Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
An evening of short films and conversation on ethics, pleasure, and filmmaking with two award-winning filmmakers. Screening Do I Qualify for Love? and Little Men from Atlas O Phoenix. Screening To Ana and Daddy Buries Gram from Simone LeClaire. Moderated by Sabrina Ford.
Grantwriting Workshop
April 3, 6:30-8:30 PM
Open Book, Room 203, 2nd Floor
Moonplay Cinema gained fiscal sponsorship in 2020. Since then, we have received two grants to support our growth. Get insights on this process and grantwriting from artist Jes Reyes, the founder of Moonplay. This free workshop will discuss project-building practices and review specific grant proposal components, such as a budget and work samples. Participants will leave with resources to help them prepare for future grant applications, including a free copy of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist.
Cinecriture
April 10, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Moonplay celebrates the release of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist, with a screening of short experimental films. Poet Valérie Déus opens the program. Curated by Jes Reyes. Participating artists annoucement coming soon!
Moonplay Cinema is an artist-run project promoting and celebrating auteur-driven experimental, documentary, and innovative narrative work from gender-diverse filmmakers. We are committed to supporting underserved and underrepresented filmmakers who work across various genres and mediums. www.moonplaycinema.org
Art is a lifestyle for me.
I inspire others through this enthusiastic and engaging energy.
I make daily.
I offer artist support.
INFJ.
I inspire others through this enthusiastic and engaging energy.
I make daily.
I offer artist support.
INFJ.
Photography by Caitlin Nightingale
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