The b(art) organization seeks to promote innovative and challenging applications of the arts.

By curating programs that span creative boundaries and interests, b(art) strives to reinforce the cross-disciplinary role of the arts, whether in activism, academia, commerce, or technology.

Well, Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know.

- Groucho Marx

b(independent)?
November 5-7, 2009 | Jerusalem

b(art) invites film fans and artists to join together for a celebration of purposeful filmmaking and to explore the role of independent film as an agent of discovery and change.

Documentary and drama, short and feature-length, film is a leading vehicle for providing new and challenging perspectives.

"Independent Film" is a term often used, but increasingly difficult to define. What is the set of values and practical realities that lie behind an assertion of independence? Can one be fully "independent" and still have an impact?

Over the course of three days, b(art) will examine the place of independent film in entertainment, advocacy, and social change with intimate film screenings, a photographic exhibition, gallery talks, and an interactive panel discussion with accomplished filmmakers and industry professionals.

Please join us for this behind-the-scenes look into independent film.

Guests:

George Eldred - Program Director, Aspen Film
David Pomes - Writer & Director, Cook County
Danielle Bernstein - Filmmaker and Producer, Clear Films
Adolfo B. Alix Jr. - Director, Adela
Maia Ermita - Festival and Outreach Director, Media That Matters / Arts Engine

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