SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York March 16-22 2015. Timely, Issue Oriented Films
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SR SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM FESTIVAL New York March 16-22 2015 Timely, Issue Oriented Films For tickets and more information visit the web site: http://www.ratedsrfilms.org . Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1E3nyleBzA New York, NY, MAR 13, 2015 -- The 2 nd edition of the SR SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK runs from March 16 - 22, 2015 at Tribeca Cinemas, Maysles Cinema, Quad Cinema and School of Visual Arts. The festival’s timely and socially engaging selection offers World and U.S. premieres and industry panels. Films from over 30 countries including Armenia, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Palestine, Patagonia, Peru, Romania, Russia, South Korea, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE and the USA will be screened in 4 venues. SR SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK is a new not-for-profit film festival showcasing socially relevant film content. The films selected raise awareness to social problems and current issues. The Festival was inaugurated in March 2014 with a program of 55 films from 18 countries at the Quad Cinema. Nora Armani, Actor/Filmmaker and Founding Artistic Director of SR, created the festival in response to the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling. “I strongly believe that the violence portrayed on our screens and in video games is responsible for the banalization of evil in our societies and the proliferation of violent forms of communication. Most films today encourage mis- representation, reinforce stereotypes and create an escapist passive attitude in youth and adults towards major social issues. In reverse, simply by focusing more on socially relevant themes, positive social change can be promoted through the powerful medium of cinema.” Why SR is so socially relevant this year? This year’s lineup includes films that address a wide range of issues including: Gun control & police brutality Race relations & discrimination Violence against women & empowering women LGBT rights Conflict in the Mideast The environment & climate change
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The 2nd edition of the SR SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK runs from March 16 - 22, 2015 at Tribeca Cinemas, Maysles Cinema, Quad Cinema and School of Visual Arts.
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SRSOCIALLYRELEVANTFILMFESTIVALNewYorkMarch16222015
Timely,IssueOrientedFilms
Forticketsandmoreinformationvisitthewebsite:http://www.ratedsrfilms.org.
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1E3nyleBzA
NewYork,NY,MAR13,2015The2ndeditionoftheSRSOCIALLYRELEVANTFILMFESTIVALNEWYORKrunsfromMarch1622,2015atTribecaCinemas,MayslesCinema,QuadCinemaandSchoolofVisualArts.ThefestivalstimelyandsociallyengagingselectionoffersWorldandU.S.premieresandindustrypanels.
Filmsfromover30countriesincludingArmenia,Australia,Canada,China,Colombia,Cyprus,Denmark,Egypt,France,Germany,Haiti,Iran,Ireland,Israel,Italy,Japan,Kurdistan,Lebanon,Liberia,Luxembourg,NewZealand,Palestine,Patagonia,Peru,Romania,Russia,SouthKorea,SouthAfrica,Spain,Sweden,Tibet,Tunisia,Turkey,UAEandtheUSAwillbescreenedin4venues.
SRSOCIALLYRELEVANTFILMFESTIVALNEWYORKisanewnotforprofitfilmfestivalshowcasingsociallyrelevantfilmcontent.Thefilmsselectedraiseawarenesstosocialproblemsandcurrentissues.
TheFestivalwasinauguratedinMarch2014withaprogramof55filmsfrom18countriesattheQuadCinema.NoraArmani,Actor/FilmmakerandFoundingArtisticDirectorofSR,createdthefestivalinresponsetotheproliferationofviolenceandviolentformsofstorytelling.Istronglybelievethattheviolenceportrayedonourscreensandinvideogamesisresponsibleforthebanalizationofevilinoursocietiesandtheproliferationofviolentformsofcommunication.Mostfilmstodayencouragemisrepresentation,reinforcestereotypesandcreateanescapistpassiveattitudeinyouthandadultstowardsmajorsocialissues.Inreverse,simplybyfocusingmoreonsociallyrelevantthemes,positivesocialchangecanbepromotedthroughthepowerfulmediumofcinema.
WhySRissosociallyrelevantthisyear?
Thisyearslineupincludesfilmsthataddressawiderangeofissuesincluding:
Guncontrol&policebrutalityRacerelations&discriminationViolenceagainstwomen&empoweringwomenLGBTrightsConflictintheMideastTheenvironment&climatechange
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TheUSeconomy&oilrushImmigration&exile
TheFestivalopenswiththeUSpremiereoftheTurkish/German/FrenchcoproductionCOMETOMYVOICE(WEREDENGEMIN),directedbyH seyinKarabey,whichwillscreenatCUNYGraduateCenter,ProshanskyAuditoriumonMarch16th,andisbyinvitationthroughtheFestival.ThefilmpremieredattheBerlinalein2014.SponsoredbytheGermanConsulateGeneralinNewYorkinpartnershipwithSRFilmFestandMEMEAC(MiddleEastMiddleEastAmericaCenter)atCUNYGraduateCenter.Thiseventisfreewithbyregisteringon:http://www.ratedsrfilms.org.
SampleofFilms
Destination:PlanetNegro ASyrianStory
SendintheClowns HighHopes
InterviewscanbearrangedwiththeFilmFestivalDirector,NoraArmani,andvariousfilmdirectors.
Therearepresspassesavailable.
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Contact:LindaAltmanSusanSenkPR&[email protected].,876.5948www.susansenkpr.com
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