#whilewewatch – Documentary Film
Chopin Productions
Wed April 25th at 7p and 9p – Chopin Theatre provides a forum for #whilewewatch, a film about sitting on the sidelines; passively watching our demise and a fear of getting involved. This film is about new media challenging traditional media. About giving access not only to protestors but also to New York’s special police forces. About confronting anarchists about transparency. We hope that traditional media will embrace the discussion about this movement trying peacefully to improve our very fragile world. We hope the evolution will be televised.
Complimentary admission.
After screenings, #whilewewatch Director Kevin Breslin tunes will tune in via Live Feed from NYC
For Immediate Release
#whilewewatch (38mins)
A Gripping Portrait of the Occupy Wall Street Media Revolution
Directed by Kevin Breslin
an 8docos Production
Michael Vanderfield – Producer
Garrett Sergeant – Editor
Karen A. Brown – Associate Producer
After screenings, #whilewewatch Director Kevin Breslin will tune in via Live Feed powered by UStream
Chopin Theatre provides a forum for #whilewewatch, a film about sitting on the sidelines; passively watching our demise and a fear of getting involved. This film is about new media challenging traditional media. About giving access not only to protestors but also to New York’s special police forces. About confronting anarchists about transparency.
We hope that traditional media will embrace the discussion about this movement trying peacefully to improve our very fragile world. We hope the evolution will be televised.
#whilewewatch, is a gripping portrait of #OccupyWallSt (OWS) media team who had no fear of a critical city government, big corporations, hostile police, or a lagging main stream media to tell their story.
Through rain, snow, grueling days, sleeping on concrete; they pumped out exhilarating ideas to the world. Fueled with little money, they relied on the power of Twitter, texting, Wi-Fi, posters, Tumblr, live streams, YouTube, Facebook, dramatic marches, drumbeats and chants. Citizens came together at Zuccotti Park with energy, intelligence and guts to impassion their message, “We are the 99%.”
Through this film, we witness a new dawn with the power of social media.
Tickets: Event is free. Any donations go 100% to OccupyChicago.
Established in 1990, Chopin Theatre is an independent arts center (receives no grants) and has presented over 7,000 performances of 1,400 different theatrical, literary, music and film presentations. (http://chopintheatre.com/archives.php?first=1)
Coming soon – May 23 to 24th – Theatre of War, an artistic investigation of the contemporary disconnect between the experiences of most citizens and those of people directly impacted by war. The event takes place just days after NATO and aims to raise funds for the Vet Art Project http://chopintheatre.com/event.php?id=2218&pageId=soon