2012 End of the Year Update
It’s been another year and we are delighted to summarize it for you to see all the wonderful things we can accomplish together. Although we (Carolyn and Stephen) no longer live in the same state (Carolyn being in Appleton, Wisconsin and Stephen in Seattle, WA) we’ve continued to accomplish our goals with Kenbe La ~ Hold On and Bel Son Productions. Just one year ago we asked you to make a small donation to support the distribution of Kenbe La ~ Hold On. We raised $1,800. Not bad for an annual overhead cost… Check out all we accomplished below!
2012
January
-Bel Son Productions raised $1.800 through a Kickstarter campaign (thank you!)
-Bel Son Productions partnered with Film Marketing Services
February
-Kenbe La ~ Hold On screened at the University of Chicago
-Carolyn traveled to Foyer Maurice Sixto in Haiti to bring over 30 string instruments. Read more about her experience here.
March
- Carolyn presented Kenbe La~ Hold On in Milwaukee, WI at the Dreams and Reality film festival.
April
-Stephen presented Kenbe La ~ Hold On to a small crowd of young artists and entrepreneurs in Seattle, WA
-Carolyn presented Kenbe La ~ Hold On with the UCC to help raise $270 for music scholarships for students at Foyer Maurice Sixto
June
-Kenbe La ~ Hold On became available online on IndieFlix. Check it out here!
-Carolyn returned to Haiti to teach and film in Haiti and Foyer Maurice Sixto. Thanks to some generous donations she was able to add a snare drum, xylophone, trombone, and a few guitar strings to their stock of instruments and 9 cellos (Thank you Stringworks!).
July
-Bel Son Productions announced collaboration with Seattle based artist and journalist, Christine Beaderstadt to begin a multimedia project which examines Indian Women’s dress and the effects of Globalization. More information about Time and Place here.
August
Bel Son Productions began an Indiegogo campaign for Time and Place: Indian Women’s Ornamentation and Globalization
September
-Carolyn produced a short film for the “This is Lawrence” video series in which the viewer meets Gessoit and follow his incredible journey from Jacmel, Haiti, to Appleton, Wisconsin. View the film here.
-Carolyn presented Kenbe La ~ Hold On at Lawrence University for the Haiti Symposium
-The University of Notre Dame has purchased a copy of Kenbe La ~ Hold On for their university library.
-The Indiegogo campaign for Time and Place raised nearly $6,000 through online support and in-kind donations (over half of our goal)
October
-Stephen and Christine began research and interviewing Indian women living in Seattle. Check out their interviews with Nazleen and Neha.
November
-Excerpts of Kenbe La were shown at Crossing Borders Music Collective's November 30th concert at Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL
December
-Kenbe La ~ Hold On is being updated for HD viewing online and will soon be available through the online viewing site, Roku.
Thanks again and have a happy holidays!
Carolyn and Stephen
2012
January
-Bel Son Productions raised $1.800 through a Kickstarter campaign (thank you!)
-Bel Son Productions partnered with Film Marketing Services
February
-Kenbe La ~ Hold On screened at the University of Chicago
-Carolyn traveled to Foyer Maurice Sixto in Haiti to bring over 30 string instruments. Read more about her experience here.
March
- Carolyn presented Kenbe La~ Hold On in Milwaukee, WI at the Dreams and Reality film festival.
April
-Stephen presented Kenbe La ~ Hold On to a small crowd of young artists and entrepreneurs in Seattle, WA
-Carolyn presented Kenbe La ~ Hold On with the UCC to help raise $270 for music scholarships for students at Foyer Maurice Sixto
June
-Kenbe La ~ Hold On became available online on IndieFlix. Check it out here!
-Carolyn returned to Haiti to teach and film in Haiti and Foyer Maurice Sixto. Thanks to some generous donations she was able to add a snare drum, xylophone, trombone, and a few guitar strings to their stock of instruments and 9 cellos (Thank you Stringworks!).
July
-Bel Son Productions announced collaboration with Seattle based artist and journalist, Christine Beaderstadt to begin a multimedia project which examines Indian Women’s dress and the effects of Globalization. More information about Time and Place here.
August
Bel Son Productions began an Indiegogo campaign for Time and Place: Indian Women’s Ornamentation and Globalization
September
-Carolyn produced a short film for the “This is Lawrence” video series in which the viewer meets Gessoit and follow his incredible journey from Jacmel, Haiti, to Appleton, Wisconsin. View the film here.
-Carolyn presented Kenbe La ~ Hold On at Lawrence University for the Haiti Symposium
-The University of Notre Dame has purchased a copy of Kenbe La ~ Hold On for their university library.
-The Indiegogo campaign for Time and Place raised nearly $6,000 through online support and in-kind donations (over half of our goal)
October
-Stephen and Christine began research and interviewing Indian women living in Seattle. Check out their interviews with Nazleen and Neha.
November
-Excerpts of Kenbe La were shown at Crossing Borders Music Collective's November 30th concert at Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL
December
-Kenbe La ~ Hold On is being updated for HD viewing online and will soon be available through the online viewing site, Roku.
Thanks again and have a happy holidays!
Carolyn and Stephen
Time and Place:
Indian Women's Ornamentation and Globalization
A series of short films and photographs that document Indian women's adornment traditions and how they are changing today.
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