2021 Filmmaker In Residence
JULIA VINOGRAD: BETWEEN SPIRIT AND STONE is an in-progress feature documentary about iconic Berkeley street poet Julia Vinograd, who emerged from the 1960’s Free Speech Movement fighting state oppression with bubbles instead of bricks. Eccentric and indomitable, often subsisting on one meal a day, the "Bubble Lady of Telegraph Avenue" pushed through multiple disabilities to produce more than 70 volumes of poetry, winning an American Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, and Berkeley's first Lifetime Achievement Award. A lifelong champion of marginalized people and an enduring symbol of nonviolent resistance through art, Vinograd's untold story is presented through the vivid historical prisms of Berkeley's People's Park movement, the 1980's post-Beat Bay Area literary scene, and her witty, incisive, deeply humane poetry.
Ken Paul Rosenthal makes films that explore the intersection of art, madness, and the spectrum of difference. These films re-envision the stories of marginalized artists as authentic and redemptive healing narratives. Ken’s work has screened widely at national and international film festivals and venues. He is the recipient of numerous festival awards, a Kodak Cinematography Award, a University Film & Video Association Award, and is widely recognized for his media work in mental health advocacy. His Mad Dance Mental Health Film Trilogy circulates in over 300 academic and public libraries, screened at 73 film festivals, and has been presented in person at hundreds of universities, mental health symposia, peer support networks, and community events worldwide.
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