Join facebook to connect with jim hubbard and others you may know. Strange, because much of the footage of protests he uses comes from the 80s and 90s, yet it looks like it could have been taken from the occupy protests of the past 18 months. Jim hubbard is an activist, as well as a film director. Utilizing oral histories of members of act up, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of act up as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence. Hubbard will be in attendance at this weekends screenings, exclusively at the zeitgeist multidisciplinary arts center featuring. Hubbard and schulman prioritized artists fees, paying all makers. Watching united in anger, jim hubbards featurelength documentary on the history of activist group the aids coalition to unleash power act up, is a strange experience. He studied at the san francisco art institute and began making films in 1975. I dont know if its in their dna or what, but theres definitely a reason. We sat with him to discuss his experimental filmmaking approach and how through them, they could give an honest voice to the gay and lesbian community. Under the auspices of the estate project for artists with. Tube city almanac worthy of all yohogania mckeesport. Department of agricultures usda under secretary for natural resources and environment. But hubbard says the footage that wilson shot last year was terrible, and thats why he and art rupe, whos financing the film project, fired the director.
A history of act up, a feature length documentary on act up, the aids activist group. After an american television writer neil baer and a movie director chris zalla gave alcides a camera and taught him. All films in the series were preserved by the wfpf. The film tells the story of how people came together to organise to overturn the way that research, drug regulation, medicine and science worked in the u. An inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the aids activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. Visual aids is pleased to distribute united in anger. Jim hubbard is an experimental filmmaker and the founder and president of mix the new york lesbian and gay experimental film video festival. I suggest this became both a strength and a weakness when it came to. Board of directors north dakota committee annual reports programs. So, to continue this series of conversations, here are alcides soares, director, and neal baer, producer, of mozambique. Making a confrontational movement accessible without diluting its lifeordeath message, jim hubbard s united in anger. Jim hubbard nominated for under secretary for nre the.
As scrappy and passionate as the actions it documents, united in anger. The occasion of a threescreening retrospective of jims work at the filmmakers cooperative march 4, april 1. Jim hubbard owner american leviathan films linkedin. Jim hubbard lesbiangay community film footage alcf. Filmed in a palestinian refugee camp south of beirut, where mariam has lived her whole life, the film follows her struggle in uniting the female community with a business venture a food truck and catering service. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jim s connections. Share on facebook share on twitter send email more. A conservation fund for home and amateur audiovisual media. Director jim hubbard release date 2012 run time 93 min. A history of act up, a featurelength documentary on act up, the aids activist. Jim hubbard makes experimental and documentary films exploring queer life and grassroots politics, aids activism, the chemical nature of film and the transformation of the video image. Hubbard, a member of act upny as was was an experimental film maker who had lost his significant other to aids and france was a journalist, starting his career writing about aids. Since the 1970s, he has made over 20 motion pictures, which have been screened at the moma, berlinale and the london film festival, to mention only a few. Jim hubbard, filmmaker inperson, presenting 3 hand.
Theres nothing flashy in director jim hubbard s film, nothing ostentatious just a straightforward and dutifully presented chronology of the groups most. She was the script editor for the american television series, without a trace 2003 and has written many episodes for the show as well, but is perhaps best known for her feature film, the incredibly true adventure of two girls in love 1995. Secretary perdue applauds president trumps selection for usdas under secretary for natural resources and environment washington, d. James hubbard of colorado has been nominated to be usda under secretary for natural resources and the environment. According to mathews, franco wanted to update the film, but he couldnt get the rights. A history of act up is the first featurelength documentary about act up the aids coalition to unleash power, a small group of people. In 1977, he began processing his own film and enjoys exploring the material basis of film. Alcides soares is a 16yearold aids orphan, one of half a million living in mozambique today.
Nyc born director, jim hubbard, has been making films since 1974. Producers jim hubbard and sarah schulman created a documentary film that captures the efforts of act up to remove the stigma associated with aids, fast. Hubbard has worked for colorado forest service for 35 years. A history of act up is an inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the aids activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. United in anger a history of act up by jim hubbard. A history of act up is a unique featurelength documentary that combines startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists and the remarkably insightful interviews from the act up oral history project to explore act up the aids coalition to unleash power from a grassroots perspective how united in anger. Womens advocacy on film which features restored documentary films by women filmmakers. In celebration of nywifts 40th anniversary, the womens film preservation fund wfpf and uniondocs presentthe film series from the vault. A history of act up, a new film by director jim hubbard, produced by sarah schulman and jim hubbard for day without artworld aids day. Experimental film maker jim hubbard with authorplaywright, academic sarah schulman created the ford foundation funded act up oral history project and has to date filmed close to 128 oral histories of women and men active in actupny and a few other chapters. A history of act up is a unique featurelength documentary that combines startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists and the remarkably insightful interviews from the act up oral history project to explore act up the aids coalition to unleash power from a grassroots perspective how a small group of men and women of all races and. View jim hubbard s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. James hubbard nominated to be usda undersecretary farm.
A history of act up delivers a living tribute to a movement spawned by death and despair. Mix exhibited first films by major lesbian, gay and bisexual filmmakers including todd haynes college thesis film, assassins. Board of directors seattle international film festival. Director mike wilson told the almanac this week that producer jim hubbard seized control of the film, and pressured him to slant the movie to suit his own conservative ideology. She is a former cochair of new york women in film and televisions womens film preservation fund.
Three unique and historic approaches to exploring gender. A history of act up, a new film by director jim hubbard, produced by sarah schulman and jim hubbard for day without artworld aids day united in anger. Rtl today meets up with experimental filmmaker jim hubbard to discuss his new film united in anger a history of act up. Mary bass jenifer bunis david cornfield gary davis donte felder donna james ruth johnston. Feature length film, act up ethan shoshan april 14, 2016 2012. A history of act up is the first featurelength documentary about act up the aids coalition to unleash power, a small group of people came together to change the world and. Jim is a member of the wichita estate planning council, the east side ymca mens club, and serves on the board of directors of the museum of world treasures. Frankenweenie, six other films scheduled to open this.
Those protests are documented in jim hubbard s short stop the movie cruising. Incite interview with jim hubbard, by joel schlemowitz. Ina was a studio artist in the whitney independent study program. Hubbard worked for the colorado forest service for 35 years. The filmmakers coop has distributed my work for more than 30 years, so when m.
New york lesbian and gay experimental film video festival. A history of act up is a unique featurelength documentary that combines startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists and the remarkably insightful interviews from the act up oral history project to explore act up the aids coalition to unleash power from a grassroots perspective how a small group of men and women of all races. A history of act up is a unique featurelength documentary that combines startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists and the remarkably insightful interviews from the act up oral history project to explore act up the aids coalition to unleash power from a grassroots perspective. I think there is a huge disconnect between conservatives and film, said the festival director jim hubbard. Secretary of agriculture sonny perdue today applauded president donald j. One hundred and two interviews from the act up oral history project were seen in a 14monitor installation at. Utilizing oral histories of members of act up, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of act up as it battles corporate greed, social. An uprising on the right in a world that leans left the.
A history of act up offers a straightforward biography of the activist group. Fortunately they were able to speak with some of the members who are now aids death statics like film editoractor jim lyons and artist. This is a list of notable directors in motion picture and television arts. Utilizing oral histories of members of act up, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of act up as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and government neglect.
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