[Migrantjusticedocumentary] Updates on possible Cinema Politica screening

Sun Mar 15 11:47:53 PDT 2015

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
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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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