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After its international premiere at DOCNYC this week in New York City, WINTER AT WESTBETH will next be seen at the US Library of Congress.
This Washington D.C. screening will be presented by SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and LC-Globe, Tuesday Nov 22nd 12.30PM at the Pickford Theater (James Baldwin Building), Library of Congress.
Director Rohan Spong and poet Ilsa Gilbert (pictured) will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A session.
WINTER AT WESTBETH is to have its international premiere at DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in the US.
The film will screen in competition as part of the ‘Metropolis’ program, which screens films about New York City.
Director Rohan Spong is expected to attend the screenings which will occur on the 16th and 17th of November at IFC Center.
Tickets can be purchased to the two screenings HERE.
Following the enthusiastic response at Melbourne International Film Festival, WINTER AT WESTBETH is to have a premiere season of matinee screenings at ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) in Melbourne from Oct 8-18.
For tickets and session times visit the ACMI website.
The striking poster artwork for the Australian theatrical release of WINTER AT WESTBETH was recently unveiled by distributor Vendetta.
WINTER AT WESTBETH will next be seen at the Melbourne International Film Festival, this August. Tickets are now on sale for the two screenings.
Tickets can be booked HERE.
WINTER AT WESTBETH had its world premiere as part of the Sydney Film Festival at the glorious State Theatre in Sydney on Friday 17th June.
Director Rohan Spong, producers Adam Farrington-Williams and Lizzette Atkins, photographer Duncan Hewitt and composer Georgia Fields all attended this first screening which was followed by a short Q&A.
The film was screened once more as part of Sydney Film Festival to a sold out crowd at the Dendy Opera Quays cinema on Saturday 18th of June. 101 year old dancer / choreographer (and ambassador for Arts Health Institute) Eileen Kramer was in attendance.
You can read more about the inspiring life and work of Eileen here.
Rohan recently filmed two short videos to accompany the recording of Georgia Fields’ sophomore album Astral Debris at Newmarket Studios in North Melbourne.
The first video is for Where Are We Now?, a cover of David Bowie’s pensive 2013 single. It has been featured in articles on Artshub and in The Age. Georgia will be performing the entire ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ album with her own string arrangement as part of the Bowie Is exhibition at ACMI. Although it is a free event, priority seating is for attendees who have tickets for the exhibition.
The second video is for Georgia’s original song, High Horse, and tells the dark tale of a high school student’s desire. Featured in both videos are players Lizzy Welsh, Ceci Dowling, Judith Hamann and Aaron Barnden.
Rohan is thrilled to announce that Georgia Fields will be composing the original music score for his next feature length documentary, WINTER AT WESTBETH, to released theatrically in Australia and New Zealand in 2016.
Rohan’s first feature documentary will be screened to the public as part of the inaugural Girls on Film Festival. GOFF 14 is billed as a live mixtape of feminism, film, talk and parties celebrating film representations of women’s experience.
T IS FOR TEACHER considers the experiences of four transgender teachers who transitioned whilst teaching in the American school system and screened to acclaim at film festivals in 2009. The screening will take place at 2pm on Sunday 14th of September at the Northcote Town Hall as part of GOFF 14 and will be introduced by Grace Lee of Transgender Victoria.
The screening will also be followed by an audience conversation with Rohan, Grace and film critic Cerise Howard.
To buy tickets to the screening or the action packed festival, visit www.girlsonfilmfestival.com
Rohan Spong and concert pianist Mimi Stern-Wolfe were recently invited to present ALL THE WAY THROUGH EVENING at the United States Library of Congress in Washington DC.
The film screened to senators, public and Library staff on 25th June as part of LGBT Pride Month.
It was followed by audience Q&A with Mimi and Rohan and short reception at the Mary Pickford Theater.
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It was a huge honour to screen ALL THE WAY THROUGH EVENING in the nations capital! Mimi and I were thrilled to be invited to Capital Hill, and to experience the enthusiasm the audience had for the film at the Library of Congress. It was definitely an unexpected and affirming experience that I will remember fondly, always. Rohan x |
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Rohan’s new film, provisionally entitled WINTER AT WESTBETH, has just receieved funding from Screen Australia. The film explores the inhabitants and history of an arts community in New York’s West Village. The film has been supported by the Signature Documentary funding stream which supports documentary films bold in form and content. You can read about the other films which received funding under this decision, as part of today’s press release from Screen Australia. WINTER AT WESTBETH is produced by long time collaborator Adam Farrington-Williams (Perseus Pictures) with executive producer Lizzette Atkins of Unicorn Films. The film has previously received funding from Film Victoria’s Documentary Development program. |
ALL THE WAY THROUGH EVENING opens tomorrow at the Village East Cinema (corner or 2nd Ave and 12th Street) New York.
The film will screen daily for a week with sessions at 10:45AM, 12:55PM, 3:05PM, 5:15PM, and 7:25PM (except Sun, 7:55PM).
Audience Q&A Sessions will follow these sessions:
Fri 7.25PM – Rohan Spong, Mimi Stern-Wolfe, Perry Brass
Sat 7.25PM – Rohan Spong, Mimi Stern-Wolfe, Perry Brass
Sun 5.15PM – Rohan Spong and Mimi Stern-Wolfe (only).
The film will also screen on Dec 1st, World AIDS Day, at Middle Collegiate Church, the site of the first Benson AIDS concert.
This screening will be accompanied by Mimi Stern-Wolfe playing solo piano and will be presented as part of the Church’s World AIDS Day program Art and Soul, lead by Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D, assisted by Rev. Gordon Draght, minister during the height of the pandemic and one of the early champions of Mimi’s concert series.
The service will begin at 6PM, followed by a short musical reception at 6.45PM and the film screening at 7PM.
Visit the Middle Collegiate website for more information!
