DETAILS: Tues. Oct. 5th 1 - 2:30 pm in the Clearwater Room in the Pond SUB. Please feel free to bring your lunch!
Mary Anne Benner, an ISU alumni, will be on campus to present her work on street artists over the past few years. She is an independent documentary filmmaker and producer focusing primarily on ethnographic documentaries pertaining to social and health related issues. The documentaries she has made have all been told from the perspective of the insider's point of view in order to show the reality of their lived experience and each documentary has been used in an advocacy setting.
She will be presenting her two newest films, showing clips, speaking about her project and answering questions. Please join us in supporting alumni and learning about this interesting aspect of current ethnography!
“Street Artists on the Fringe of Survival: A Progressive Documentary Series
Synopsis:
Documentary One: “An Artful Journey of Life”
"Artful Journey of Life" is an ethnographic documentary focusing on one impassioned street artist in Portland, Oregon: the harsh reality of his past, the struggles he faces now and the continuous hopes he has for his future. Harry continues to struggle with his past demons, and at times is overwhelmed by where is life is going, but the fear of being back where we was drives him to continue down this positive path he as created with the help of his art and the support of his community.
Documentary Two: “The 'Artbeat of the City”
“The 'Artbeat of the City” is an ethnographic documentary about five street artists living on the fringe of survival. This particular documentary follows the lives of those five street artists who were strangers connected by a city in which they performed, by their economic hardships, and their common experiences of living off their music and art on the street. Their stories will take us from the sidewalks of Portland, Oregon, where I first met each of them, to various locations around the United States.
She will be presenting her two newest films, showing clips, speaking about her project and answering questions. Please join us in supporting alumni and learning about this interesting aspect of current ethnography!
“Street Artists on the Fringe of Survival: A Progressive Documentary Series
Synopsis:
Documentary One: “An Artful Journey of Life”
"Artful Journey of Life" is an ethnographic documentary focusing on one impassioned street artist in Portland, Oregon: the harsh reality of his past, the struggles he faces now and the continuous hopes he has for his future. Harry continues to struggle with his past demons, and at times is overwhelmed by where is life is going, but the fear of being back where we was drives him to continue down this positive path he as created with the help of his art and the support of his community.
Documentary Two: “The 'Artbeat of the City”
“The 'Artbeat of the City” is an ethnographic documentary about five street artists living on the fringe of survival. This particular documentary follows the lives of those five street artists who were strangers connected by a city in which they performed, by their economic hardships, and their common experiences of living off their music and art on the street. Their stories will take us from the sidewalks of Portland, Oregon, where I first met each of them, to various locations around the United States.
Please check her website for further information: http://www.streetartistmovie.com/
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