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"Chimes of Freedom" Celebrates the Power of Music and Activism
January 24, 2012 by cultureID
On January 24, 2012, in the United States and Canada (February 4 globally), Amnesty International is releasing Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International, a four-CD album set. It will be available digitally and in stores. Over 80 recording artists are part of the endeavor.
Angelina Jolie in a Live online Q&A
January 10, 2012 by cultureID
In the Land of Blood and Honey has been nominated for a Golden Globe® for Best Foreign Language Film. Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, the film tells the story of Danijel (Goran Kostic) and Ajla (pronounced Ayla) (Zana Marjanovic), two Bosnians from different sides of a brutal ethnic conflict. Danijel, a Bosnian Serb police officer, and Ajla, a Bosnian Muslim artist, are together before the war, but their relationship is changed as violence engulfs the country. Months later, Danijel is serving under his father, General Nebojsa Vukojevich (Rade Serbedzija), as an officer in the Bosnian Serb Army.
How Film and Philanthropy Work Together
December 17, 2011 by cultureID
The DOC NYC Festival featured a panel examining the intersection between documentary filmmaking and philanthropy.
Using the 9/11 Documentary “Rebirth” To Repair Lives
September 11, 2011 by cultureID
The documentary "Rebirth" begins with a sound familiar to New Yorkers. It’s the audio theme for the “all news all the time” radio station 1010 WINS. The temperature for the city on September 11, primary day, is given. Everything sounds normal—until the soundtrack shifts to sound bites from an unfolding news story of an unimaginable magnitude.