[Migrantjusticedocumentary] Updates on possible Cinema Politica screening

Wed Apr 1 05:35:44 PDT 2015

Hey there everyone,
I know we had a really good flurry of emails going for a while, but I just
wanted to check in to see if/how things have been sorted out.
Everyone was ok with Boban and sub payments, right? Did everyone get paid?
Were we able to drop off the masters to start DVD process or are there
still things hanging like website/email details that we want to add on the
'cover'? But design is finalized right?
Have we received feedback from SAB re dvd#s and screening and hosting? Have
we confirmed with CP?
Let me know if I can help push, but I have already sent out some questions
to SAB members and haven't heard back so Nico let me know if it's the same
for you as if they can't I think we should check in with the IWC n other
groups at least to set up a screening date for May.
I think that was all we were working on now. but it would be nice to also
figure out web and hosting and to decide when and how we want to put the
film on line. Folks i'm trying to set up screenings with do usually want to
see the film first and I don't know how ok it is to long term use Boban's
cloud?
Hope y'all are good.
talk soon
danielle

On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Nicolas Quiazua <nicolas.quiazua at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yeah checking with them about these things. Will let you know as soon as I
> have an answer
>
>
> Le vendredi 13 mars 2015, Danielle Holyk <danielle.holyk at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>> OK everythings looking good on my end.
>> I'm trying to follow threads but having trouble with the internet
>> connection, but I just wanted to confirm with Nico if it's cool for you and
>> Otto to make the DVD order (and to ask SAB if they'd want more DVDs for
>> fundraising etc.. and then we can get more than 100), also while asking
>> about hosting (i know before Cleve as doing their website etc) that you can
>> also ask what day would be good for a screening in May with CP as part of
>> the Status for all mobs?
>> Is that good with you?
>> I'm going to try to look through my records/mails one last time to find
>> website pass words.
>> I know the hosting/domain name etc info is in our email (the resist one)
>> somewhere... i think it was with godaddy.
>> Let me know if there's something urgent that I missed but I'll go back
>> through things.
>> I just am trying to make sure all tasks are accounted for.
>>
>> Thanks for the fast replies everyone.
>> Danielle
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Nicolas Quiazua <
>> nicolas.quiazua at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  i can do that. will have an answer if not tomorrow, by monday
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Boban Chaldovich <
>>> contact at bobanchaldovich.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Nico,
>>>> can you ask SAB what’s their hosting situation and will they be willing
>>>> to have us host movie website.
>>>> And if they can buy 3 domains (intheshadowofborders.ca,
>>>> danslombredesfrontieres.ca and enlasombradelacerca.ca)
>>>> and we’ll reimburse them or something. Then we should build wordpress
>>>> sites and get all the content ready by screening in May.
>>>> What do you think?
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 23:53, Nicolas Quiazua <nicolas.quiazua at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sure, adding a get involved section Sounds good to me. I can send you
>>>> that tomorrow unless you just gonna copy paste it fr credits.
>>>>
>>>> Would you be able to translate these blurbs cat or should we ask
>>>> help from folks outside our group?
>>>>
>>>> Le mercredi 11 mars 2015, Boban Chaldovich <contact at bobanchaldovich.com>
>>>> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> I would say we add *Get Involved* page with little info and links to
>>>>> different orgs,
>>>>> mainly those placed in the outro credits.
>>>>> I kinda like and propose the idea of creating 3 websites, each with
>>>>> content and name in one language, like SAB’s.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 20:33, Nicolas Quiazua <nicolas.quiazua at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> This is what we had on our indiegogo. do we need anything else in
>>>>> terms of website content?
>>>>> "Who are we & what is this project
>>>>>
>>>>> We are a group of community organizers and media-activists in Montreal
>>>>> who have been working on a video documentary project about grassroots
>>>>> migrant justice struggles in Canada. At its core, our documentary is meant
>>>>> to serve as a popular education tool for both people who already do migrant
>>>>> justice work as well as the broader Montreal community and beyond.
>>>>>
>>>>> Through the testimonies of migrants who have struggled or are
>>>>> struggling today to remain in Canada, the documentary attempts to debunk
>>>>> the myth of Canada as a welcoming multicultural country and to expose the
>>>>> exploitative, colonial and imperial foundations of Canada and its
>>>>> immigration system. It is also a platform for people struggling against the
>>>>> immigration system to tell their stories and to highlight the ongoing
>>>>> resistance by migrants and allies to undermine the racist colonial borders
>>>>> of the Canadian state.
>>>>>
>>>>> Throughout the duration of this project, we have worked in
>>>>> collaboration with members of many migrant justice groups such as
>>>>> Solidarity Across Borders, the Immigrant Workers Centre, Mexicans United
>>>>> for Regularization, No One Is Illegal, the Temporary Foreign Workers
>>>>> Association, and people directly affected by Canada’s unjust immigration
>>>>> policies. Thus, our project has always prioritized and been shaped by the
>>>>> voices of Montreal’s migrant justice community and directly affected
>>>>> people. We believe that this documentary will be an invaluable resource to
>>>>> use within our communities and to spread education about migrant justice
>>>>> struggles both nationally and internationally as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Over the past year and a half, we have been consulting with local
>>>>> migrant justice groups, filming marches, community events, and press
>>>>> conferences, as well as conducting interviews and spending countless hours
>>>>> editing. Our project is nearing its final stages but we need your help in
>>>>> order to complete this project and distribute this resource around!
>>>>>
>>>>> The Impact
>>>>>
>>>>> Not only will this documentary be a popular education tool helping to
>>>>> foster netwtworks of mutual aid and shared resistance, but it will provide
>>>>> an anticolonial perspective of the immigration system in so-called
>>>>> Canada, and elevate the voices of migrants who have struggled or are
>>>>> directly affected today by Canadian immigration policies and programs.
>>>>>
>>>>> The goal of this project is to share our struggles, educate our
>>>>> peoples and communities, and garner popular support. As first time
>>>>> filmmakers, we hope to share the skills we have learned over the past year
>>>>> with other radical media-activists and community organizers."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Nicolas Quiazua <
>>>>> nicolas.quiazua at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Think a screening and launch in may in time with status for all demos
>>>>>> (SAB dates) makes a lot of sense.
>>>>>> I can probably place the order (coordinating with Otto for money)
>>>>>> I dont mind Cat and Danielle doing screenings where they are at.
>>>>>> And would definitely be into having a working website by then.
>>>>>> (This got into two threads but yeah would be down to use the title
>>>>>> iof the film as a website name and ask SAB about hosting it)
>>>>>> And yeah, think the text that Cera and I did for the Indiegogo could
>>>>>> work perfectly for a start:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We do have a trailer. It's 3 minutes long and only in english so
>>>>>> depending on what you need Boban suggestion could make more sense. Its here
>>>>>> for future reference: Migrant Justice Documentary trailer
>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTT-8PxWEt0#t=17>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Boban Chaldovich <
>>>>>> contact at bobanchaldovich.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ezra would do it as a co-presentation with some other group(s) at De
>>>>>>> Seve theatre.
>>>>>>> We should ask SAB what date would be the best.
>>>>>>> As soon as we finalize the cover, I can prepare the files for DVD
>>>>>>> making company
>>>>>>> and hopefully someone else can actually go and place the order.
>>>>>>> I think it’s a good idea to have a website, but even an email would
>>>>>>> do, to put it on the cover.
>>>>>>> I suggest opening @resist.ca account with preferably something that
>>>>>>> works in 3 languages.
>>>>>>> Websites have to maintained and hosted somewhere. Maybe we can ask
>>>>>>> SAB to use their hosting,
>>>>>>> and we can just transfer / buy another domain.
>>>>>>> If you give me the content, I can create a simple Wordpress website.
>>>>>>> As for BluRays, unfortunately I was unable to find any software to
>>>>>>> properly author Blurays, so for now we’ll have to go with DVDs only :(
>>>>>>> As soon the DVD master is ready, I’ll upload it so you guys can burn
>>>>>>> copies for your screenings.
>>>>>>> As for the trailer, I would just use the first minute of the film,
>>>>>>> until just after the title. It doesn’t reveal too much
>>>>>>> but nails down the point.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 13:59, Catherine Kendler <
>>>>>>> catherinekendler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think the webpage should definitely be updated within the month,
>>>>>>> it would be good to be able to share it with venues/orgs who might not have
>>>>>>> facebook. Am I imagining things or do we have a trailer already? Not too
>>>>>>> sure about updating the webpage but I can try...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think permission to show the doc outside Montreal is a good idea,
>>>>>>> seeing as I might be leaving Bogota as early as the end of April (if not
>>>>>>> then end of May).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for Barna screening, my partner can mega get the word out so just
>>>>>>> let me know once things are set up, and if you are looking for a venue we
>>>>>>> have a friend with a bar downtown where they do lots of community events.
>>>>>>> Tell me if you're interested and I'll send you the contact info.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Danielle Holyk <
>>>>>>> danielle.holyk at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think that sounds great. then it can work with the status for all
>>>>>>>> month/weeks and if it's with CP we can mobilize people that didn't
>>>>>>>> come last year. and i think it would be a good official launch. we
>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>> have DVDs and it op on line too.
>>>>>>>> Do we still have to find another movie to show with it for CP? and
>>>>>>>> will it still be in the CP calendar even if it's "after school"?
>>>>>>>> Would
>>>>>>>> they host? As so as we know that I can be in touch with SAB and be
>>>>>>>> clear what we'd need from them.
>>>>>>>> Also like Cat I'd like to start sharing the doc in the
>>>>>>>> squat/anarcho/migrant sol networks here (a screening or two... one
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> Valencia... see if there are festivals) between mid-end of april and
>>>>>>>> then I'd like to do some other community screenings in europe. Would
>>>>>>>> everyone be ok with doing pubic screenings before it's officially
>>>>>>>> launched in mtl and up on line?
>>>>>>>> Ideally i'd like some DVDs for the 'tour' over here but as long as i
>>>>>>>> can get all 3 version outputs i can burn some just to show and then
>>>>>>>> let people know where they can find it on line after.
>>>>>>>> Also do we want to have a trailer and contact info (and blurb) on a
>>>>>>>> web page by the time we start sharing this... so in a month? any one
>>>>>>>> wanna do that... basically we have everything it's just got to go up
>>>>>>>> on our website n link to fb.. maybe edit out the asking for
>>>>>>>> donations
>>>>>>>> from our indiegogo video if possible.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So are folks fine with Cat and I doing some things before we do the
>>>>>>>> CP one?
>>>>>>>> Should I ask SAB a date or CP has one in mind?
>>>>>>>> Also Cat, can you let me know where/who and when you'll do this as I
>>>>>>>> just want to get the info to Blandine (i want her to see it and i
>>>>>>>> think she could help with some promo), and you can tell me where you
>>>>>>>> were thinking of doing it in Barcelona (with whom or who you wanted
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> invite) as I think i can do this with a few groups to have some more
>>>>>>>> intimate screenings.... i'm happy to organize (help groups) do more
>>>>>>>> than one.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Excited
>>>>>>>> danielle
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3/11/15, Catherine Kendler <catherinekendler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> > All sounds good to me.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > If I'm going to do a screening in Bogota, it should be at the end
>>>>>>>> of April.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > cat
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Boban Chaldovich <
>>>>>>>> > contact at bobanchaldovich.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >> Hey folx,
>>>>>>>> >> I just talked to Ezra about potential CP screening.
>>>>>>>> >> As the end of April students are busy with the exams,
>>>>>>>> >> we were thinking it’s better if we do a screening in May, around
>>>>>>>> Status
>>>>>>>> >> for All! demo.
>>>>>>>> >> It could be co-organized with SAB and maybe other community
>>>>>>>> groups.
>>>>>>>> >> We can do a bilingual version. And maybe we can launch the
>>>>>>>> online version
>>>>>>>> >> then.
>>>>>>>> >> What do you think?
>>>>>>>> >> Boban
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>
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