Saturday 3/26 - Join Us for 2 SWAN Day Events!

1 Free & 1 Discounted SWAN Day event - celebrate women's artistic work all day!

A SWAN Day Event 2016 Saturday March 26 2-6pm with NYWIFT, SAG-AFTRA, SVA, African-American Women in Cinema, Women Make Moves, & HerFlix S.W.A.N. (Support Women Artists Now) Day Screening and Reception:BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez Event: Saturday Mar. 26, 2016 Join NYWIFT, SAG-AFTRA, School of Visual Arts Film department, African-American Women in Cinema, Women in Arts and Media Coalition, Women Make Movies and HerFlix at the SVA Theater on March 26th for a screening of BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez in recognition of S.W.A.N. (Support Women Artists Now) Day, an annual event on the last Saturday of March that celebrates women artists. This screening is the closing event of the 18th African-American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) Festival. There will be a Q&A and reception following the screening. BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez  2015, 91 mins. Produced and Directed by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez offers unprecedented access to the life, work and mesmerizing performances of renowned poet and activist Sonia Sanchez who describes herself as "a woman with razor blades between my teeth." View the Trailer The Filmmakers  Goldwater, Attie and Gordon Barbra Attie and Janet Goldwater have been making award-winning broadcast documentaries for more than 25 years. They are recipients of the Pew Fellowship in the Arts. Sabrina Schmidt Gordon has been editing and producing high impact documentaries for more than 15 years. BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez is the second documentary produced by Attie, Goldwater and Gordon. Their previous collaboration, Mrs. Goundo's Daughter(2009), recounts a Malian mother's fight for asylum in the U.S. to protect her two-year old daughter from female genital cutting/mutilation. SAG-AFTRA is a sponsor of the reception. Special thanks to Reeves Lehman and Adam Natale Event Information SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now) Day Screening and Reception Date/Time: Saturday, Mar. 26, 2016 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Pricing: Free RSVP online  Location: SVA Theatre (Beatrice Theater) 333 West 23rd Street (Between 8th & 9th Aves) Register SILENT WITNESSES & Talkback: Life After the Collaboration Award  A SWAN Day Event Honored Finalist at the 2013 Collaboration Awards, SILENT WITNESSES is currently running at the 13th Street Repertory Theatre, 50 W. 13th St., until April 3. Saturday evening, March 26, the 7:30 performance will have $10 tickets for all members of Coalition member orgs (see list on our website). The performance will be followed by past honorees in a discussion of LIFE AFTER THE COLLABORATION AWARD, moderated by our Co-President, Shellen Lubin. Guests will include: TD Mitchell (winner Fall 2015 for QUEENS FOR A YEAR) and Stephanie Satie, Lorca Peress, and Fengar Gael (honored in 2013).  To make an advanced reservation, email us at info@womenartsmediacoalition.org CONNECT TO US - THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS - NEW INFO ALL THE TIME: