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Another Experiment by Women Film Festival

Fractured Atlas Fiscally Sponsored Campaign

Film – New York, New York, United States
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AXWFF promotes and screens women's experimental films that feature underrepresented themes and issues distinct to women and girls. The films will enlighten new audiences, allowing them to become familiar with such work and perhaps inspire them to make their own experimental work, after seeing these alternative forms.
Women's vision, often stemming from and joining together familial, social or body issues, is unique. Films with such themes and form, as well as experimental films made by women, are an alternative to what is presented at most experimental screenings.
Experimental work affects both the filmmaker and the viewer in ways that other forms of cinema or television cannot. It encourages critical thinking and dialogue, challenges the viewer to consider ideas on deeper levels, and sometimes uses techniques designed to affect perception. Experimental works, in general, are made to be seen in a theatre where their content fully envelopes the viewer, satisfying both a conscious and unconsious level of the mind, presenting an alternative to viewing moving pictures at home on YOUTUBE or another similar platform. 

Last year was the 1st Official Festival where 9 artists were screened. 6 more shows followed throughout 2011, featuring works by 40 other filmmakers. All shows were screened at Anthology Film Archives NEW FILMMAKERS' Womens Night in NYC. We will continue to program shows there is 2012.

For its 2nd year Festival in 2011, AXWFF will screen & celebrate at MILLENNIUM FILM WORKSHOP (http://www.millenniumfilm.org) with 2 screenings and a panel discussion led by Kerrie Welsh on November  5.
(See AXWFF.com web-site for FULL SCHEDULE information)

We also hope to have our curated shows enter into to global environs; and this year's festival will exchange works with Uruguay's Rompan Limites Experimental Festival.

We have recieved a MANHATTAN COUMMUNITY ARTS FUND from the LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL, but this doesn't cover the costs for some of the basic things proposed. AND if we want this venture to continue to grow and develop we need funds for next's year's screening and administration costs.
Additional funds associated with future ventures would include such things as:
- honorariums for the filmmakers and panelists
- having a paid intern to help with various tasks such as promotions and fundraising
- to cover shipping costs for film prints
- to cover theater rental costs for additional screenings
- funds to host a keynote speaker

Supporting AXWFF is to support the idea of women's work.
We know you'll be generous and are grateful for whatever you can give. 
We hope to see you in the audience!   but if you can't be there we'd like to enlist your support no matter how small through a tax deductible donation.

 For details please visit: http://AXWFF.com

ANOTHER EXPERIMENT by WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL gives women's vision a real time and space in NEW YORK CITY!

THANK YOU!


 

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