From Page to Screen Series

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2 PM
Location: Mountain Cinema in the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Rte 23A, Main St., Village of Hunter, NY
Information: 518-263-2050
Free Admission

Filmmaker Katja Esson will appear at the Mountain Cinema to discuss Documentary Filmmaking; Documentary vs. Narrative Storytelling, The Role of Women in the Arts; and Expressing our Feminine Power through the Creative Voice. Katja Esson is an independent filmmaker based in New York City who mixes documentary and narrative genres. Esson began her career as a production assistant for the notorious rap group '2 Live Crew'. Since her days of wrangling booty-shaking babes, Esson has directed a variety of award-winning documentaries, short films and commercials. Her documentary short FERRY TALES which turns the unlikely setting of the Staten Island Ferry Power Room into a celebration of sisterhood received an Academy Award nomination in 2004 and aired on HBO. We will also show FERRY TALES.