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Liena Vayzman’s photographs of a day shelter for the homeless on Chicago’s South Side speak of exile, transition, and constructions of ‘home’. The project includes color portraits and interviews with individuals about experiences with health care access, poverty, homelessness, and the criminal justice system, as well as photographs of the shelter’s spaces, food service, and human interactions. “Shelter” balances individuals’ unique stories with poignant photographic meditations on a space of transition. Vayzman’s photographs reveal a striking connection between photographer and subject and a keenly observed sense of the overlooked details of daily life.

art portfolio: http://www.lienavayzman.com

The Super 8 Militia is an organization for those urban guerrilla filmmakers of the Bay Area looking to shoot on the small film gauge. The process of making a movie is a team effort. The members of the militia want to help you achieve your artistic goals. Working on celluloid within a modest budget is always a challenge. We strive to help you meet this challenge of finding the right arsenal for your cinematic needs. Headquartered at the ATA, meetings are head on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. We provide telecine transfer services during the hours of 6-10pm every Tuesday for a very affordable rate. Please contact militia@super8mm.org for any questions concerning the telecine process, or if you are interested in transferring your super 8 film

It is estimated that 12% to 15% of all South Africans are HIV+, which will
result in about three million orphans by the year 2010. Join a small group
of inspired activists as they raise money for the Topsy Foundation Ripple
Project, a student-developed campaign that sends young people to Africa to
work in orphanages to help children learn skills to become productive
members of society, in spite of the impact of HIV/AIDS.

The evening will offer a glimpse into a small village in the Mpumalanga
Province of South Africa, where four students from Prescott College spent
three months building an art room, caring for the orphaned children, and
witnessing firsthand the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. A screening of
the student-produced film will follow a short presentation.

Tickets are

$10 at the door, and additional donations are welcomed.

http://www.socialplanets.com