Prolong Expression by John Fandl

Premiered on Thursday, October 18, 2012.

Created in Modesto by the Building Imagination Center’s resident filmmaker John Fandl.

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Fandl’s work explores how organizations find creative ways of making a difference in their surroundings. More specifically, how they use art as a tool of healing. This can be many things, from painting a mural on a fence to prevent graffiti, or hiring at risk high school students in a print shop to keep them out of trouble.

The Resident Filmmaker Challenge is a two and a half week long production laboratory that connects the region’s best filmmakers with our own local nonprofit organizations to develop a short form documentary video.

Outside the Picket Fence by Christian Hali

Premiered on Thursday, September 20, 2012.

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Resident Filmmaker Christian Hali’s work explores how mediated images and narratives smuggled ideology through popular culture. In his video work, he uses the conventions of film and television (narrative, slow motion, film grammar) as a structure to explore our day-to-day experiences and reflections upon the macro and micro.

The Resident Filmmaker Challenge is a two and a half week long production laboratory that connects the region’s best filmmakers with our own local nonprofit organizations to develop a short form documentary video.