Paper Tiger Television 25th Anniversary Celebration

October 11, 2007, 7pm at Anthology Film Archives in NYC

Join us for the World Premiere of Paper Tiger Reads Paper Tiger Television and a celebration of 25 years of Media Myth-smashing, hosted by Amy Goodman, Bill Tabb and Joan Braderman

  • Opening Reception with food, drinks, music, merriment and a one-of-a-kind video installation
  • Original performance art piece featuring Media Tiger vs. Corporate Robot Dance-off!
  • Opening remarks from the collective and presenters Bill Tabb, Joan Braderman and Amy Goodman
  • Video Shorts
  • Screening of Paper Tiger Reads Paper Tiger Television
  • The celebration continues on October 15th and 16th with curated presenations of Paper Tiger classics (see below).

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    But that's not all...

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    Curated Screenings from the Archive

    Delve into Paper Tiger's past with 2 more nights of screenings of some of our most seminal works! Screenings on the topics of Media Reform, Labor, Race and Class in NYC and LGBTQ Perspectives will be hosted by local media makers, artists, activists, scholars and other community members. Facilitated discussion to follow each screening.

    October 15, 2007 at Anthology Film Archives. Tickets available at the door. $8 general admission, $5 AFA members, $6 seniors and students (with ID)

    7pm: Media Reform

    Hosted by Jeff Cohen, founder of FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

    Featuring:
    Herb Schiller Reads the New York Times: The Steering Mechanism of The Ruling Class 1981, 28 minutes, originally a live television broadcast

    Operation Storm the Media 1991, 28 minutes, Video

    9:00 LABOR Hosted by Gene Carroll, Director of the Union Leadership Program at Cornell University and former Tiger Linda Iannacone.

    Featuring: Drawing the Line at Pittston 1990, 60 minutes, Video

    Who's Paying the Price 2002, 30 minutes, Digital Video

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    October 16, 2007 at Anthology Film Archives. Tickets available at the door. $8 general admission, $5 AFA members, $6 seniors and students (with ID) 7:00 RACE AND CLASS IN NYC Hosted by Picture the Homeless

    Featuring: Tompkins Sqaure Park: Operation Class War on the Lower East Side 1992, 47 minutes, Video

    Thulani Davis Asks, "Why Howard Beach?": Racial Violance in the Media 1987, 15 minute excerpt, Video

    9:00 LGBTSQ PERSPECTIVES Hosted by former Tigers Kate Huh, Co-Director of MIX NYC Gay and Lesbian Experimental Film Festival, Tara Mateik, founder of Society of Biological Insurgents (SBI), an organization that works to overthrow institutions of compulsory gender, and Glo Ross, lead organizer at FIERCE

    Featuring: Fenced Out 2001, 28 minutes, Digital Video

    Homecoming Queens 1999, 28 minutes, Digital Video

    Keep on Livin' 2002, 3 minutes, Digital Video

    To read descriptions of the featured shows, click here.

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    Anthology Film Archives is located at: 32 Second Avenue at Second Street. Travel: F train to 2nd Ave or 6 train to Bleeker or 2nd Ave.-M15 bus to 3rd St.