Occupy Wall Street – #whilewewatch – Documentary Screening

Snag Films

in conjunction with

The Common Good

present the

LIVE WORLD PREMIERE

 of the

Occupy Wall Street documentary  

#whilewewatch

#whilewewatch is directed by Kevin Breslin, whose recent doc “Livingfor 32″ (2010) was short-listed for an Academy Award, will have its world premiere at The Paley Center for Media, as the film is simultaneously streamed to a global audience starting at at 8pm ET/5pm PT at Snagfilms.com.

#whilewewatch is the first definitive film to emerge from Zuccotti Park. A gripping portrait of the “Occupy Wall Street” media revolution – with full access and cooperation from the masterminds who made #OccupyWallStreet a reality.

The screening will be followed by a live Q&A session with director  and “Occupy Wall Street” participants featured in the film.  Q&A questions will be taken from the global web audience during the live streaming.

#whilewewatch was the vision of Australian Producer Mike Vanderfield and produced by his company, 8docos.

GLORIA STEINEM

On March 21, The Common Good screened HBO’s fascinating documentary,  Gloria in her own Words,  followed by a discussion with Gloria moderated by CBS morning co-anchor, Gayle King.  The talk showed the  human side of the icon and an unbridled look at her views.  Steinem’s work in broadening women’s rights seems as important and fresh as ever – especially given the recent controversy about contraception and attempts to end support for Planned Parenthood and its medical care for women.

Among our hosts  and celebrity attendees that evening: David Schwimmer, of the ever popular Friends TV show, Chair of HELP USA Maria Cuomo Cole, Cuomo family matriarch and advocate Matilda Cuomo,  three time Tony Award winning Broadway producer Dori Berinstein, former NY First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson, uber cool fashion designers Rachel Roy and Charlotte Ronson, filmmaker Barbara Kopple, former New York Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, and USA Network founder Kay Koplovitz among others.

“DESERT FLOWER” SCREENING WITH LIYA KEBEDE

The Com­mon Good in part­ner­ship with InStyle Mag­a­zine andNational Geo­graphic Enter­tain­ment invite you to a spe­cial screen­ing of

6:30 p.m. Red Car­pet Arrivals
7:00 p.m. Screening

Recep­tion to follow

The Paley Cen­ter for Media
25 W. 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10017

Desert Flower was adapted from the inter­na­tional best­seller of the same name which has sold more than 10 mil­lion copies world­wide. It traces the improb­a­ble jour­ney of a young Somali woman who treks across the African Desert to find fame and for­tune in the west, and in doing so, dis­cov­ers the strength and voice to bring atten­tion to the dis­may­ing prac­tice of female gen­i­tal muti­la­tion and it’s assault on a woman’s free­dom and dignity.

“LIFE IN A DAY” SCREENING – JULY 24

TCG in part­ner­ship with National Geo­graphic Enter­tain­ment presents the New York pre­miere of this unique a doc­u­men­tary film that cap­tures the expe­ri­ence of the global com­mu­nity on a sin­gle day.

“Life in a Day”, directed by Oscar win­ner Kevin Mac­don­ald and pro­duced by Rid­ley Scott, used thou­sands of clips from YouTube users around the world, all shot on July 24, 2010. This first-of-its-kind doc­u­men­tary was an offi­cial selec­tion at the Sun­dance, Berlin and SXSW Film Fes­ti­vals ear­lier this year.

“STYLE WARS”

The Com­mon Good, in part­ner­ship with Cather­ine Keener, Pub­lic Art Films & Levi’s Film Work­shop, will be hon­or­ing Henry Chal­fant and Tony Sil­ver with the Amer­i­can Spirit Award for their life­long com­mit­ment to nur­tur­ing free­dom of expres­sion in the arts.  Also with us:  Mary Kate Olson, hockey star Sean Avery, Charlotte Ronson, Spike Jonze and many of the original graffitti artists featured in the documentary “Style Wars.”

KEN BURNS

I’ve long admired the work of  Ken Burns.  For years he has been the documentary filmmaker that so many others measure themselves when one thinks about presenting our history in a way that makes it immediate and compelling. He approaches his subjects with the utmost integrity and respect. Perhaps best known for his remarkable documentary on the Civil War, his subjects have been wide and varied. His work on Prohibition is to be released soon.  I can’t wait for his documentary on the Vietnam War, which won’t be finished until 2016.  I’ll just have to be patient.  In the meantime, on Tuesday, June 14th, The Common Good brings Ken to speak on this moment in our history and about civility in our political discourse.  What does our history teach us?  It’s at the Paley Center for Media and is open to non members.  Please join us.