Dear friends and supporters, This is a new Call for Work being sent out by Termite TV for filmmakers to create a film/video response to Lawrences case. Please see below and spread as far as possible.
The Censorship Show Triggered by the case against experimental filmmaker Lawrence Brose, Termite TV (www.termite.org) is producing a show about art and censorship. Background: Lawrence Brose is an internationally-known award-winning gay experimental film artist who has created over thirty films since 1983. In November 2009, Lawrence was charged in federal court with possessing internet images of child pornography, including 100 images from his most famous, internationally-shown film, DE PROFUNDIS. Despite maintaining complete innocence, Lawrence lost his job as Executive Director of CEPA Gallery; was forced to hire a lawyer, which depleted all his savings; and many of his freedoms, such as the freedom to travel have been severely restricted. Since the arrest many facts have to light that call the charges against him into question. A detailed description about the case can be found at http://lawrencebroselegaldefensefund.com/. A good article about the case, The United States vs. Lawrence Brose: A Butterfly on the Wheel by William Altreuter can be found here: http://www.artvoice.com/issues/v11n45/guest_essay Purpose of program: In this program we seek to show our solidarity with Lawrence Brose by addressing some of the pertinent issues this case raises (such as artistic censorship, prosecurial overreach, freedom of speech, criminalization of gay art), as well as related issues connected to Lawrence and his artwork. As this case is still ongoing Lawrence himself cannot be interviewed for this program. Experimental work is welcome. We are interested in pieces that captures some aspect of the emotional and intellectual impact of this case and the events surrounding it. Please contact coordinating producers Dorothea Braemer at dorot...@termite.org or Joanna Raczynska at raczynska.joa...@gmail.com to discuss your idea before you submit work. Deadlines: Friday, March 29: Proposals for show segments (segments should be no longer than 5 minutes long) Please contact us via e-mail to discuss your idea! Friday, July 26: Finished pieces are due. August/September: Show will be assembled. September/October: Premiere screening We look forward to hear from you! Dorothea Braemer (dorot...@termite.org) Joanna Raczynska (raczynska.joa...@gmail.com) ************************************************************************ We cannot express our gratitude enough for the outpouring of help. There is a growing momentum of support, but we do need to remind all supporters that we need to raise a significant amount of money to defend Lawrence's innocence and help him reclaim his life. Lawrence's legal defense has depleted his life's savings. Tax deductible donations to Lawrence's defense can be made through the National Center for Reason and Justice. http://ncrj.org/lawrence-brose/ NCRJ works for child-protective laws based on science, fairness, and good sense, and supports people who are falsely accused or convicted of crimes against children. Also, please visit the defense fund website http://lawrencebroselegaldefensefund.com/ The website continues to update with supportive testimonials and contributions to the art sale to benefit Lawrence's defense. To all who are receiving this email, please let us know if you do not want to receive these updates. For everyone else, PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. We also invite supporters to send us their comments and suggestions for spreading the word and seeking support. We are confident that justice will prevail for Lawrence Brose with your help. Sincerest regards, The Defense Fund Team defensef...@lawrencebrose.com www.lawrencebroselegaldefensefund.com _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks