Wotever DIY FilmFest

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August 30 — September 02, 2014
The Wotever DIY Film Festival is a celebration of queer lo-fi filmmaking in all its handmade genius. It’s our third year and we are bigger than ever, with dozens of films, talks and events from established directors to first time newbies – proving you don’t need a million pounds to make a great film. We’re lucky to be holding this year’s event at the beautiful Cinema Museum in Kennington and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall.

Four of my videos were selected to be shown at this festival. I’m very excited!

Gloucester City’s Radioactive Legacy

This clean-up in Gloucester City continues.
The poisoning from radioactive thorium must be even worse than anyone can even comprehend, because imagine a $440 million (thats 4 BILLION DOLLAR) settlement being reached in this pro-business economy. It is that bad. There are still 2 active clean-up sites in Gloucester City now.

Here’s some good news: People of good will are on the move.
Impossibility Now is a trans* politics manifesto by Dean Spade. Dean made “Impossibility Now” for the February 2013 “Gender Talents: A Special Address” Conference at the Tate Modern in London. The Conference asked invited speakers to perform a manifesto. The video takes themes from Dean’s book, Normal Life, and illustrates them with images.
Watch this video now:

Dean Spade: Impossibility Now from BCRW Videos on Vimeo.

New Video Collaboration

I Am/YaliniDream from dykeumentary on Vimeo.

This video is part of the River See River Bank of Stories. River Bank Stories will be posted on the new forthcoming River See website. Written and Composed by Sharon Bridgforth, River See is a Theatrical Jazz Performance Installation. More about RIVER SEE

This video is a collaboration of YaliniDream, Jendog Lonewolf and krissy mahan. Shot in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn in May 2014.

Jobina Tinnemans – Film trailer

As some of you know, I videotaped a performance of Jobina Tinnemans this year. I was thrilled when i recived this in an email this week:
“I ended up working on the ‘Killing Time’ commission all of last year: the many bits of footage filmed during the entire experience developed into a much bigger project than I had ever foreseen – a 54 minutes art house documentary – set in New York and Pembrokeshire. Due to differences in resolution I wasn’t able to use much of your footage, Krissy, still the shots that are used were unmissable :)”

The 2 mins film trailer is here: http://vimeo.com/79311832. It premiered on November 22nd in Pembrokeshire.

Killing time in New York – trailer from Jobina Tinnemans on Vimeo.

Here is the little video I made for Julie, who is one of the knitters.

Please support this film and support new music composers!

Starlite Lounge – Wow

First, quoted from a forum:
“To all the questions that have been asked, first, Starlite Lounge is a gay bar. It’s located on the corner of Nostrand Ave and Bergen St , address is 1086 Bergen St Tel# 718-771-3340. It’s the oldest GAY BAR in Bklyn, Starlite Lounge has been GAY since 1960 and still is. We are open from Tues thru Sun, Tues-Fri Hours are 3 pm-1 am, Sat from 3 pm to 5 Am Dancing Every Saturday Nite Resident DJ is Master J, Visting DJ every Saturday nite. Sat lite had been briefly closed due to the death of the previous owner. It is now owned and operated by the previous owner’s nephew aka DJ Master J. I hope this clears up any question you guys have about the Starlite Lounge and if not come see for your self what you have been missing, no need to go to manhattan Bklyn has it all

Im Master J/Resident DJ and Owner and im NYAB”

So i now have a new favorite bar. Reasons:
1. There were really hot, friendly girls there.
2. They have karaoke song choices to die for.
3. The owner let me taste 3 kinds of whiskey to see what i liked best when they had just run out of Jameson. (My respiratory system has gone all “new orleans after the levees failed” on me, and (being Irish) i thought Jameson would help disinfect the area and make me well).
4. The people who performed at the legendary Thursday night Karaoke actually had singing talent, and chose good old-school jams that sounded great
5. Did i mention that there were hot friendly girls there?
6. For you boys, the bartenders were charming studs, too.
7. It was easier for me to get to than to go to Park Slope, sort of.
8. The place has a dance floor.

Starlite Lounge Visit this website!

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