Oct 29, 2018
“It’s taken me a long time to learn that when talking with those whose opinions are different from mine I can’t be curious and judgmental at the same time.” — This was said by an audience member during a New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV)...
Apr 25, 2018
It turns out that doing a Community Supported Film training and production project in the US is much more challenging than in Haiti or even Afghanistan. This came as a surprise to all of us! When the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) training began in July...
Nov 7, 2017
By Nicole Valentini, 26 October 2017, for Global Voices On an autumn night in 1994, the Taliban were getting ready to conquer Afghanistan. Only two years before, a terrible civil war had broken out among the different Mujahideen factions that had defeated the...
Sep 1, 2017
NIRV Highlights, Issue 2, August 23, 2017PDF | Project Details | Other Highlights: Training Begins; Editing and Salsa; NIRVana Expert Film Editors Join the NIRV Team! On Wednesday, August 9th, and Saturday, August 12th, five experienced film editors joined the NIRV...
Aug 31, 2017
NIRV Project Details and Materials Assistant Trainers We are lucky to have Pat Goudvis and Samantha Corsini assisting during the training sessions. Pat Goudvis, Assistant Trainer Samantha Corsini, Assistant Trainer and Additional Editor Meet the Editors The...