Rochester friends, I will be speaking about Justice is What Love Looks Like in Public at Roc Women’s Fest this Sunday at 12pm at MLK Park! My talk will be part of the Soap Box and there will be time for Q&A. Hope u can make it!
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Group interview for The Injured Body: A Film about Racism in America
The beautiful women we interviewed today, Rajesh Barnabas and I, for The Injured Body: A Film about Racism in America: Luticha A Doucette, Khadija Mehter, and Marcella Davis. It was one of the most honest, heartbreaking and intense conversations I’ve had so far. Such brilliance and power in one art-filled, light-filled, Rochester loft (thank u for ur hospitality, Luticha).
a pakistani and american wedding
#wonderful #pakistani/#american #wedding today at #irondequoitcountryclub
maybird in rochester
the fabulous maybird were here for a concert at the eastman house this weekend. my daughter and her friends went to see them and she was super excited i had worked with drummer adam netsky on my film A Thin Wall. not only is adam a brilliant musician but he’s also a fantastic cinematographer. a lot of the beautiful b-roll in the film, including ethereal footage of flowing fabric, rainfall and light streaming through a window, was shot by adam. he also shot the video for our indiegogo campaign. it’s good to impress one’s kid once in a while 🙂
dance shoot at eastman durand beach
brilliant #film #shoot at #eastmandurand #beach in #rochester #newyork yesterday for The Injured Body: A Film about Racism in America
#dance #choreography by Mariko Yamada
#performances by Andrea Vazquez-Aguirre Kaufmann, Nanako Horikawa, and Cloria Iampretty
#cinematography by Rajesh Barnabas
#directed by Mara Ahmed
Photographing Greta Niu at the Public Market
Today #EricaJae and I #photographed @Greta Niu, Ph.D. at the Rochester Public Market. Greta is Director of Grants at Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York. She’s also a mom, an academic, activist, and educator. She’s featured in #TheInjuredBody: A #Film about #Racism in #America. I am saving Erica’s professional shots for a photography exhibition that will take place in conjunction with the premiere of the film. Here are some of the photographs I took. It was hot and very lively at the public market.
Sady Fisher
On June 30th #EricaJae photographed #SadyFischer, a #diversity #trainer and #queer #Latinx #community #engagement #specialist. Sady is one of the #women #featured in #TheInjuredBody: A #Film about #Racism in #America. #Wallart on Atlantic Ave in #Rochester, #NY.
eid dinner
last eid post – eid dinner at our house with our muslim, jewish, christian and atheist friends 🙂
Eid brunch
Sumptuous, home-cooked Eid brunch at my friend Shahida’s where we got to meet all our friends. My daughter doesn’t like to be photographed 🙂
Eid namaz
Eid namaz at the Dome Arena this morning – Islam is the most ethnically, culturally, and geographically diverse religion in America.
Photographing Lu Highsmith
This morning Erica Jae and I photographed poet and founder of Roc Bottom Slam Team, Lu Highsmith. Lu chose the Phillis Wheatley Community Library as the location of the shoot, a library where she read voraciously as a child and where Shawn Dunwoody has done some remarkable artwork. Lu’s niece, La Tasha Jones, agreed to be in some pictures. Lu was interviewed for The Injured Body: A Film about Racism in America (a work in progress).
Photographing Amanda Chestnut
Today photographer Erica Jae and I got to photograph artist Amanda Chestnut at Flower City Arts Center. Amanda is one of the women featured in The Injured Body: A Film about Racism in America (a work in progress).
photography class with arleen
such a pleasure to have taken a class with Arleen Thaler – it wasn’t just about photography but getting to know our neighbors.
bristol harbor on canandaigua lake
#rainy #day in #rochester but we still went to #bristolharborlodge for #lunch and #enjoyed this #beautiful #view of #canandaigua #lake
Conflicting dreams and realities: Amos Oz in Rochester
Amos Oz, Israel’s most beloved writer and intellectual, was here in Rochester a few weeks ago. He gave a lecture on “Zionism: Conflicting Dreams” at the University of Rochester which provoked many thoughts and emotions in me. I wrote about it. It was published by Mondoweiss today. More here.