On the road to the Maine Media Workshops to teach a one week intensive in video production and storytelling. They call it Video Bootcamp. After my years in Afghanistan, and with tongue-in-cheek, I thought I'd change the name to Video Hoedown - same intensity with...
Only one more week - through the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan on October 7th - to watch online the full versions of 10 unique Afghan made films. These films provide an unseen view, beyond the battlefront coverage provided by western media,...
Afghanistan: The US Must Change Course Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Perspectives from her recent peace delegations to Afghanistan Michael Sheirdan, Community Supported Film Afghan perspective through screening of...
Boston University: America at War: America and the West in the Islamic World -- Al Qaeda and the Origin of 9/11 Attack First in a series of panels marking 10 years of the U.S. at War since 9/11. Speakers: Andrew Bacevich, Thomas Barfield, Douglas Kriner, Michael...
DocUtah: inspiring a global connection through documentary films and intellectual discussion. Michael will attend DocUtah, September 14 and 15 to participate in two panels: Filmmaker Seminar: When: Wednesday, September 14th, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Where: Red Cliffs Cinema...
Posted by Ali Pinschmidt On Friday August 5th, Community Supported Film presented its Afghan-made documentary series The Fruit of Our Labor at the20th annual Woods Hole Film Festival in Massachusetts. After the screening, CSFilm Director Michael Sheridan fielded...
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Excerpt from Haitian filmmaker Bichara Villarson’s Owned and Occupied, part of the Owning Our Future: Haitian Perspectives in Film film collection.
Excerpt from Afghan filmmaker Aqeela’s The Road Above, part of The Fruit of Our Labor: Afghan Perspectives in Film film collection.
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