Virtual Talks with Video Activists is an ongoing series of screenings and discussions with artists, journalists, and community organizers who use video to break boundaries.
Below you can find out about upcoming events and watch recordings of past ones.
On April 15th, 2021, join Media Burn and VDB for a live-only screening of No Hop Sing, No Bruce Lee with director Janice Tanaka and co-director David Gallardo, moderated by Stephen Gong. Continue reading
On April 1st, 2021, Media Burn will present a screening of excerpts from the upcoming film Walk with Frank. Frank Romero andboth Ryan and Matt Mayers will join for a conversation moderated by Yana Khashper.
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March 11: Virtual screening/discussion with Paper Tiger TV founder and Deep Dish Satellite Network co-founder DeeDee Halleck, moderated by Avery LaFlamme from the University of Chicago Department of Cinema and Media Studies. Continue reading
Feb 25: Virtual screening/discussion with filmmaker and scholar Julia Lesage, moderated by Salomé Skivirsky. Continue reading
2/11/21: screening/discussion with filmmaker Franklin López, moderated by Stephen Charbonneau. Continue reading
Jan 28: Join Media Burn and the original filmmakers for a screening of The End of the Nightstick, a 1993 film documenting police brutality in Chicago. Continue reading
December 3: screening and discussion with the South Side Home Movie Project and filmmaker Ashley O’Shay. Continue reading
EngageMedia is a non-profit media, technology, and culture organisation in the Philippines. EngageMedia uses the power of video, the Internet, and open technologies to create social and environmental change. Continue reading