The 2007 Annual Conference of the Association of Moving Image Archivists will be held in Anchorage, Alaska on October 3-7. Among the screenings taking place there will be On Screen: A Celebration of Diverse Identities and Cultures in Amateur Film and Video. Coordinated by HMD LA volunteer Christopher Lane and hosted by AMIA’s LGBT Interest Group, Small Gauge and Amateur Film Interest Group, and Diversity Task Force, On Screen will showcase amateur works that feature under-represented groups of people from both inside and outside points of view, exemplifying the depth and breadth of diversity that exist in amateur moving images.
The presenters include Dirk Tordoff of the Alaska Film Archives; Pamela Wintle of the Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution; HMD Los Angeles volunteer Lynne Kirste of the Academy Film Archive; Grace Lile of WITNESS Media Archive; HMD San Francisco host Stephen Parr of San Francisco Media Archive/Oddball Film+Video; Francine Lastufka Taylor of the Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association; HMD Santa Fe volunteer Sibel Melik of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Archives and Historical Services Division; and HMD co-founder/HMD New Orleans volunteer Dwight Swanson of the Center for Home Movies.
Dwight will be presenting Think of Me First as a Person (1960-1975), a home movie/documentary about filmmaker Dwight Core’s son, Dwight Core, Jr., who was born with Down Syndrome. The film was completed ten years after the original filmmaker passed away by his grandson, George Ingmire, who recovered the collection from his grandfather’s attic. George first presented this film at a Home Movie Day New Orleans screening. It was a standout film of the program.
On Screen will be held on Saturday, October 14, from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at the Egan Conference Center in Anchorage, Alaska. This screening follows the panel session In Focus: A Celebration of Diverse Identities and Cultures in Amateur Film, held earlier on Saturday from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.
Comments (6)
i loved the video. dwight jr's nephew actually showed the video to me. helped me understand more about the condition.
Posted by i saw it | December 22, 2006 9:06 PM
Posted on December 22, 2006 21:06
Hello,
As a father to a six-year-old son with Down syndrome, I ran across an article about the home movie "Think Of Me First As A Person". Is a DVD or VHS tape available anywhere for purchase?
thank you!
Posted by scott smith | December 27, 2006 8:09 PM
Posted on December 27, 2006 20:09
I saw this video featured on our local news and wondered if it could be purchased? I too am a mother of a wonderful baby with Down Syndrome.
Posted by Kim Strickland | January 3, 2007 7:40 PM
Posted on January 3, 2007 19:40
I had the privilege of meeting Dwight Jr through his sister Cindy. They are outstanding and beatiful individuals. They helped and educated me when my son Jose was toddler. I was wondering if the film is available for purchase.
Posted by Jose M Navarro | January 4, 2007 3:11 PM
Posted on January 4, 2007 15:11
George Ingmire is currently working on producing DVDs of the film. Keep checking his website at www.miabuelo.com/dwight for details.
Posted by Brian Graney | January 4, 2007 3:34 PM
Posted on January 4, 2007 15:34
Thanks everyone for expressing interest in this film. Feel free to email me at miabuelo at miabuelo dot com if you are interested in getting a copy. I am currently working on the licensing of music for the DVD project, so once that clears, they will be commercially available.
George Ingmire
Posted by George Ingmire | March 10, 2007 1:14 PM
Posted on March 10, 2007 13:14