Rhythmic Uprising Video Pod

Rhythmic Uprising Video Pod - March 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 19:17:11 -0400

Greg Swingle and Benjamin Watkins fly to Amsterdam to network at IDFA - a renowned international meeting point for dialog about social media and its impact on the world.

In the last 6 months, our new company, Big Wonderful Inc was able to earn enough money to afford the remaining computers and cameras that were promised to the Instituto de Midia Etnica, ACANNE, and Beje Ero.

Special thanks goes out to Paulo Rogerio Nunes in Bahia, Mi'jan Wilder of San Francisco, and Daniela Binazzi of São Paulo for helping us get these gems to their new owners Salvador.

Rhythmic Uprising Video Pod - October 2006

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:50:43 -0500

In this Video Podcast we cover our brief but productive filming period in September. Rhythmic Uprising director Benjamin Watkins joins forces with Paulo Rogério Nunes from the Instituto de Mídia Étnica and videographer and hip hop activist Eliciana Liz to film a long list of inspiring Bahian community leaders about the differences they're making. We filmed Mariana, Viviam and Adriane from DiDá; Mario, Anativo, and Rejane from Bejé Erô; Antonio Marcus and several of his students from Circo Picolino; Mestre René and his daughter Chris from ACANNE; as well as Vanda Machado and Arany Santana who are both influential educators in Salvador who stress the importance of incorporating African heritage into the development of youth in the region.

Rhythmic Uprising Video Pod - May-June 2006

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:38:00 -0400

Rhythmic Uprising volunteer Judy Durkin gets us up to speed on everything that's happened since the end of April. U.S. Rhythmic Uprising supporters Maneesh Gogia, Catherine Vu, Alisha Laborico, and Julie Turiy visit the project in Bahia. Sylvia Johnson lends a third camera to our Banda Dida concert shoot. Benjamin Watkins, Rogerio Nunes and Greg Swingle finish promotional DVDs for ACANNE and Bejé Erô. Then they hold a screening of it in Bejé Erô's community center. Finally, we take a look at what Ben's been up to back in DC.

Photo credits:
Jason Garber: Rhythmic Uprising technical advisor Jason Garber contributed beauty-shot of the U.S. Capitol to this episode.

Pattern Films: Filmmakers Lauren Feeney and Cameron Hickey of Pattern Films took the shots of Silverdocs. Check out all the great things they've got going on through their website, their blog, and their latest films - Garlic and Watermelons and The Alphabet Book.

Rhythmic Uprising Video Pod - April 2006

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:55:37 -0400

In our April 2006 Video Pod, volunteer videographer Greg Swingle describes a wide variety of activities and events that have happened over the last month. He talks about leaving the corporate world behind to take part in the project. He covers the video production workshop that Bill Delano and Judy Durkin conducted with the kids at Beje Eró. Then we describe the eighth Annual Meeting of the Guardians of Capoeira hosted by ACANNE. We go on to show clips from other events we've covered including the International Day of the Circus with Circo Picolino, an interview with Margareth Menenez and a lecture on sexual health at DiDá. Towards the end we discuss the on-going video training happening at Circo Picolino and Projeto DiDá and a workshop that director Benjamin Watkins gave at the Catholic University in Salvador.

Rhythmic Uprising Video Pod - March 2006

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:58:22 -0400

Rhythmic Uprising's March 2006 Video Pod covers Projeto DiDá during Carnaval in Salvador.