DON'T MISS THESE EXCITING UPCOMING GEMA DC EVENTS!

The Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance cordially invites you to celebrate Georgetown's strong representation in the 2011 AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival. The full festival program can be found at www.silverdocs.com

The following work by alumni will be featured at Silver Docs:
Elisabeth James (F'99), Producer -- THE LOVING STORY * Regina Kulik Scully (I'85), Executive Producer -- MISS REPRESENTATION * James Whitaker (C'90), Director -- REBIRTH * Christopher Rufo (F'06), Director -- AGE OF CHAMPIONS * Heidi Ewing (F'94), Master Class, Directing * Georgetown parents and Guggenheim Symposium Honorees D A Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus (Jane Pennebaker (F'08) * (C'93) PR Manager, Dana Kreger (MSB'99) Production Manager * Ami Vitori (GSB'95) Sponsorship Manager * Bernie Cook (C'90, G'91) Film Festival Studies course based on Silverdocs (co-taught with Arlington).

REBIRTH Jim Whitaker USA, 2010, 104 MINUTES, ENGLISH How do people go on after suffering through unimaginable loss? With countless lives devastated by the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001, REBIRTH follows five individuals over the course of ten years who were profoundly affected that day. As each person deals with the pain, despair, anger and heartbreak that come with such monumental loss, they struggle through the challenges of finding the strength and optimism to move forward and begin healing. Tuesday, June 21, 6:15 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 10:00 a.m James Whitaker (C'90)	CONFERENCE: MASTER CLASS ON DIRECTING Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady SILVER SPRING CIVIC BUILDING, FENTON ROOM This seminar by directing duo Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (BOYS OF BARAKA, JESUS CAMP, 12th & DELAWARE) will illustrate the team’s specific filmmaking process. Saturday, June 25, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Heidi Ewing, Master Class, Directing (F'94)
THE LOVING STORY Nancy Buirski USA, 2011, 77 MINUTES/ STERLING US COMPETITION Mildred and Richard Loving never imagined that their unassuming love story would be the basis of a watershed anti-miscegenation civil rights case. But in 1967, when this soft-spoken interracial couple are exiled from Virginia – the only home they have ever known – for the mere crime of falling in love and getting married, they feel they have no choice but to fight back. Thursday, June 23, 2:45 p.m. Friday, June 24, 7:30 p.m. Elisabeth James, Producer (F'99)	MISS REPRESENTATION Jennifer Siebel Newsom USA, 2011, 90 MINUTES, ENGLISH As mainstream media becomes a more ubiquitous presence in our everyday lives, its messages gain strength. When women are objectified in media, to what extent does that objectification affect a new generation of girls and women from realizing their full potential? Jennifer Siebel Newsom offers a frank and unflinching look at the gender inequality behind and in front of the cameras, and not only identifies the problems but offers solutions. Wednesday, June 22, 8:00 p.m. Regina Kulik Scully, Executive Producer (I'85)
AGE OF CHAMPIONS Christopher Rufo USA, 2011, 70 MINUTES, ENGLISH A team of hard-elbowing, trash-talking basketball grandmothers. A feisty 100-year-old tennis player. An indomitable pole-vaulter and his new rival. Washington, DC’s octogenarian Tatum brothers, still swimming like much younger men. These are the elite National Senior Games athletes in AGE OF CHAMPIONS, which celebrates not only their competitive drive, but also their rich personalities. Director Christopher Rufo’s eye for detail turns the film into an essay about lives well lived, not just medals won. Saturday, June 25, 5:15 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2:15 p.m. Christopher Rufo, Director (F'06)

Georgetown is omnipresent at this year's Silverdocs festival.
Read all about it in article from The Hoya here

MAY/JUNE: Art Gallery Tour & Book Signing

Over 50 members of GEMA DC gathered at the Avery art gallery in WestEnd, DC, on Thursday, May 12th for a sunset happy hour and evening of ‘art under the stars.’ A glimpse into the world of a European art dealer and informal tours of Evelyn Avery’s art collection made for a special atmosphere in which to visit, meet and reconnect with GEMA DC members.

A few weeks later on June 1st, GEMA DC welcomed members and Georgetown College Dean Chet Gillis back to the Avery gallery for an evening with Leslie J. Little (C’86), award-winning author of Georgetown Icons, a museum quality book commissioned by Georgetown University. Presenting the making and inspiration behind this project, Leslie Little signed copies of this emotional tour de force and work of historic importance for all who love Georgetown. GEMA DC members may purchase their limited first-edition Georgetown Icons