spent the afternoon with the remarkable ruhi maker – lawyer extraordinaire, activist committed to racial justice, powerful change-maker. i always feel i’m home when i’m with ruhi.
March 2, 2020
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March 2, 2020
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Tania Day-Magallon’s art
Got to experience the beautiful art of Tania Day-Magallon at #muccc yesterday 🙂
March 2, 2020
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doing lithography
more than a decade ago when i was doing #lithography at Nazareth College. before any filmmaking. photographs by Leslie Schiff.
March 1, 2020
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bridge to paradise
View this post on Instagram #biodance: bridge to paradise, in conjunction with @judithschaechter’s stained glass art exhibition at the @magrochester ? directed by @missypfohlsmith, media projection by w michelle harris, new score by peiyao wang. this particular dance was performed … Continue reading
March 1, 2020
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dinner at shahana’s
magnificent dinner at shahana’s house with lots of yummy food, wonderfully intimate conversations about people we love and admire, and loads of laughter.
February 28, 2020
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choreographing a piece about micro-aggressions
View this post on Instagram taught @my.marikoyamada’s ‘dance performance and collaboration’ class today at @nazarethcollege. i talked about #TheInjuredBody: a #film about #racism in america, showed students clips from interviews. i explained #microaggressions, double consciousness and franz fanon’s work on … Continue reading
February 28, 2020
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dance performance and collab
February 27, 2020
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screening of ‘a thin wall’
rochester friends, this will be a final screening of my film ‘a thin wall’ before i move away. what better venue than 540WMain, Inc. a wonderful collab with Calvin Eaton and a way to raise some funds for community work. if u haven’t seen … Continue reading
February 26, 2020
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coffee with heather
with the incredibly talented Heather Layton at Starry Nites Cafe this afternoon – we talked about teaching, art and activism, grants and future projects, saudi society and how it’s changing, US presidential elections, as well as our personal lives. so … Continue reading
February 24, 2020
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lunch with roohi baji
such a lovely lunch with firdaus apa, nadia and roohi baji. thank u for this wonderful treat roohi baji. will miss u.
February 24, 2020
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dinner with liz and jesse
fabulous vegetarian dinner cooked for us by liz and jesse who live in a big farmhouse filled with stunning art and rare treasures, along with a rambunctious dog. such a beautiful evening! #spencerport #newyork
February 23, 2020
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tea party for me
yesterday was such an emotional/powerful day. some lovely pakistani american friends threw a lavish tea party and i got to say goodbye to so many astonishing women i love. i am so lucky. thank u shahida, anjum, ayesha, darakhshan, farah a, … Continue reading
February 22, 2020
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dinner at shagufta’s
such a beautiful dinner last night with such beautiful friends. thank u so much shagufta for a magnificent feast and for ur warmth and generosity <3
February 21, 2020
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coffee with cat, nancy and loret
at the greenhouse cafe with some seriously powerful women – Cat Ashworth, Nancy G. Ghertner and Loret Steinberg. thank u for empowering other women, creating brilliant art and working hard to change the world. love u all!
February 21, 2020
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meeting with erica
meeting with the incredible Erica Jae where we transferred some files, looked at her gorgeous photography, and concluded our work together on The Injured Body: A Film about Racism in America – what a beautiful collab this was, dear erica. … Continue reading