CDS Meet Up June 25: Work-in-Progress Screening

Please join the CDS Certificate Meet Up Group at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 25, for a screening of an in-the-works film.

The short film, a collaborative project by a team of three, will share the firsthand memories of three people from Warnersville, Greensboro’s oldest African-American neighborhood.

Created as a settlement of freedmen and freedwomen after the Civil War, Warnersville was bulldozed... [read more]

Please join the CDS Certificate Meet Up Group at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 25, for a screening of an in-the-works film.

The short film, a collaborative project by a team of three, will share the firsthand memories of three people from Warnersville, Greensboro’s oldest African-American neighborhood.

Created as a settlement of freedmen and freedwomen after the Civil War, Warnersville was bulldozed in the 1960s in Greensboro’s largest urban renewal project. Despite its destruction, memories of the vanished neighborhood remain strong. Through stories and photographs, former residents from the neighborhood share recollections of the individuals, institutions and geography that shaped them, touching upon events including urban renewal and Civil Rights.

The film, part of a larger oral history project, will be shown in 2013 as part of a local museum exhibition that documents the history and culture of Warnersville.

During the CDS Meet Up on June 25, two stories (totaling 30 minutes) will be screened. There will be time for discussion and Q&A after the screening. The meeting will be in the CDS Library.

The film is a collaborative effort by Lisa Scheer, Harvey Robinson and Carolyn De Berry.

Lisa is a former magazine journalist turned fine art documentary photographer. She is pursuing a certificate in documentary arts at CDS. Her work can be seen at http://lisascheerphotography.com.

Harvey and Carolyn are partners in MonkeyWhale Productions, a company in Greensboro specializing in the creation of short films and music videos. See more of their work at http://www.monkeywhale.com.

James Griffin, a neighborhood resident and a subject in the film, is head of the Warnersville Beautification and Historical Society, an organization that seeks to preserve Warnersville’s history.

* ABOUT THE CDS MEET UP GROUP *

The group is organized and run on a volunteer basis to provide a forum for continuing education students at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke to network, talk shop and learn from each other, while working toward CDS certificates and beyond.

Documentary work areas include photography, audio, writing and video. While the group primarily serves people working toward a certificate, and those who have one, anyone doing documentary work or taking classes at CDS is welcome.

Some meetings may include a guest speaker or screening of individual work. Others will feature rotating topics with open discussion.

We generally meet the fourth Monday of each month typically from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (except holidays and otherwise noted) at CDS.

If you’re interested in presenting to the group or want to volunteer to help plan a meeting, please contact Leanora: leanoraminai@gmail.com

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