Rochester has a rich and diverse history of documentary filmmaking and video activism, much of which is currently being re-discovered in local archives. Join us for an evening of screenings and discussions about Rochester's radical documentary history hosted by the Rochester Documentary Filmmakers Group. Featuring excerpts of early video works from the Portable Channel Collective (1971-1986) and documentarian Nancy Rosin (Women Ministers, 1976), this event will include a panel discussion by local filmmakers who are collaborating to use new tools and carry on a the traditions of video activism in Rochester.

Panelists include: Nancy Rosin, Clara Riedlinger, Fred Armstrong, and Nicholle La Vann. This panel will be moderated by Carol White Llewellyn

[source: Visual Studies Workshop website, 2019-Sep-9]