SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Moroccan-American director at JRFF
Yossera Bouchtia is a Moroccan-American filmmaker who teaches at VCU. Three of her shorts will be screened at this year’s James River Film Festival on Sunday, April 14 at the VMFA. This is the 30th year of the Festival, which features foreign, indie and experimental films. It runs at various venues all over town from April 11-14 and finishes up on the 20th. We’ll discuss:
– How she got to the US and why she stayed
– Shooting Afri, The Coming Night in an old Club Med in Morocco
– Creating an otherworldly planet
– The autobiographical elements in I Am Selma
– How the film’s surprise ending came about
– Discovering the unappreciated woman scientist for Into The Void
– Finding the ideal 50s home for the shoot
LINKS
James River Film Festival (April 11 – 20)
Yossera’s website
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear April 12th, 2024
Brain Box presents:
Spring Gardening with the Science Museum of Virginia
A native plant garden in Virginia https://vnps.org/how-to-start-a-native-plant-garden/
The Science of Museum’s horticulturist, Tyler Holtzman, is back in WRIR studios with an update on Phase 2 of The Green. There has been more greenspace added and more native plants planted. Phase 2 should be completed this spring! The Green is open to the community so be sure to check it out the next time you’re at the Science Museum.
Also, just in time for spring gardening, Tyler is sharing a number of valuable tips on getting your garden going this year. Whether you’re interested in planting more native plants, or just planting anything at all, Tyler has some great pointers to help your garden grow.
Additional resources:
- Learn more about The Green https://smv.org/explore/green/project-overview/
- Know what not to plant: Virginia Invasive Plant List https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/invsppdflist
- Information about native plants from the VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/nativeplants
Women & Politics presents:
Women & Politics with Sharla Jackson
Sharla Jackson, Esq. –Senior Manager, Legal Services (Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Prosecutor) at Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia
Sharla is a Senior Manager, Legal Services at the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia. She serves as the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Prosecutor, overseeing training for prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and victim advocates throughout the state of Georgia. Her expertise lies in trial advocacy and victim’s rights, and she has extensive experience working with law enforcement.
A forward-thinking leader with great vision, strong interpersonal skills, and significant management experience in the public and nonprofit sectors. 20+ years of wide-ranging experience within the legal field, including litigation at state and local levels. Innovative problem solver with superior presentation skills. Expert trainer in trial advocacy and victim’s rights. Extensive experience in working with law enforcement.
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Carol Olson Women & Politics April 4th, 2024
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SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Annual check-in from the Virginia Film Office
Even with the strikes, Virginia had some production activity in 2023. Andy Edmunds, Director of the Virginia Film Office, makes his annual visit to talk about last year and what’s coming up in 2024, including:
– How we made it thru the strikes
– The comedy shot here starring Melanie Lynskey
– What a strike waiver involves
– How our film incentives compare to other states
– Ways the film office helps famous people coming here
– Our state’s popular promotion at Location Expos
– A mystery movie that starts production soon (identified!)
– A promising screenplay
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 29th, 2024
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
He’s played so many foreigners & villains
Tom Belgrey was born and raised in Richmond, but moved away for his career, which included numerous movies and TV shows. We discuss:
– Acting on every soap opera but one
– Auditioning in NYC and LA while living here
– Making Spielberg laugh on the set of Lincoln
– Using a variety of accents from German to Russian to Australian
– Playing foreign villains so many times
– Sitting a limo in Rome with Bob Dylan’s son
– Meeting Sir Richard Attenborough on Chaplin
– What he and Will Farrell have in common
– Being an 8-foot worm on Star Trek Next Generation
LINKS:
Tom’s IMDB page
Byrd Theatre (Ghibli Fest)
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 22nd, 2024
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Being in front & behind the camera simultaneously
Donna Bailey runs ProPrompting, a company that provides teleprompting services for TV, movies and speeches. We talk about:
– How she got into prompting
– Those “sneeze guard” prompter for speeches
– The one client she’d refuse to work for
– Working with Tom Hanks, Rob Reiner, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Dick Clark and Lily Tomlin
– Turning down Matthew McConaughey
– The governor practicing with his spittoon
– Prompting for Barack & Michelle Obama two times|
LINKS
ProPrompting
Dave Park Video
Ampersand International Arts Festival
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 15th, 2024
Women & Politics presents:
Women & Politics with Susheela Varky and Andrea Miller
Susheela Varky, Esq. – Director of the Center for Family Advocacy and Legal Assistance for Victim-Immigrants of Domestic Abuse
Susheela Varky has been involved in the public interest arena for over 29 years. In DC, she gained national and local experience in housing and women’s issues at organizations such as McAuley Institute, The National Housing Trust and Women Empowered Against Violence. In 1998, she joined the national drafting committee of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and helped write VAWA’s original housing provisions. Since moving to Richmond in 2003, Ms. Varky has worked for Legal Information Network for Cancer, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia and is currently the Domestic and Sexual Violence Attorney at Virginia Poverty Law Center. At the Court, Ms. Varky worked with other state agencies to improve domestic violence protective order policies and procedures in six diverse localities in Virginia. Since September 2007, Ms. Varky has continued her work in the domestic and sexual violence arena as a staff attorney for Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC), the statewide support organization for local legal aid offices in Virginia, collaborating with state and local stakeholders, conducting trainings, engaging in advocacy, providing legal consultations and taking compelling domestic violence- or sexual violence immigration related cases through VPLC’s Legal Assistance to Victim-Immigrants of Domestic Abuse (LA VIDA) Project. In addition to these responsibilities, Ms. Varky leads VPLC’s Center for Family Advocacy, where she oversees team members’ work on family law, immigration, child welfare and elder law issues. Ms. Varky received her B.A. from Tufts University in 1986 and her J.D. from the Washington College of Law at The American University in 1993. She is licensed in VA, DC and in PA and lives in Richmond, VA.
Andrea Miller – Founding Member of the Center for Common Ground
Andrea Miller is the Founding Board Member of the Center for Common Ground, Executive Director of People Demanding Action, Founding President of the National Women’s Political Caucus of Virginia. Andrea is an IT and Political Director and a digital and elections strategist. She designs and administers digital phone banks and texting programs. From 2013 to 2015, she led the Progressive Round Table on Capitol Hill, bringing together members of Congress, activists, and non-profit leaders. Her expertise is in voting rights, climate, and the Equal Rights Amendment. She has successfully advocated for legislation on both the Federal and State level. In 2008 she was the Democratic nominee for the Virginia 4th Congressional district.
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Carol Olson Women & Politics March 14th, 2024
Posted In: Music, Music Shows, News
Brain Box presents:
Fly Me to the Moon with the Science Museum of Virginia
Science Museum of Virginia’s astronomer Justin Bartel is back in the studios and this time he’s talking to us about our nearest neighbor, the moon. Did you know that humans will be landing on the moon again for the first time in over fifty years?! In this episode, Justin tells us about the Artemis program and their upcoming missions (in Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo; it was NASA’s Apollo program that landed the first men on the moon).
Also, there is an exciting lunar event coming up on April 8th: a total solar eclipse! Justin tells us why eclipses occur, what we can learn from them, and how we can best (and safely) view them.
To learn more, visit:
NASA’s page on the Artemis program
NASA’s page on the 2024 total solar eclipse
House of SWÉ / The Elements of Music presents:
The Elements of Music 03/10/24 Episode 8
Kelsey Nicole Opens Up in Interview
Kelsey Nicole Opens Up About Night Megan Thee Stallion Was Shot and “Betrayal” [Video]
Andrea Kearney House of SWÉ / The Elements of Music March 10th, 2024
Posted In: Blogging, Local, Music, Music Shows, News, Website
Tags: HIPHOP, Music show, RVA, RVA Music
SIFTER for the Ear presents:
Richmond’s new screening space
PJ Sykes, Jeff Roll and Shane Brown have launched CinemaNiche, a film group that presents movies in the Studio Two Three’s newly occupied building in Manchester. Their next screening is March 8 with the documentary Sisters with Transistors, celebrating International Women’s Day with a look at the women who were involved in the early days of electronic music. Jeff and PJ talk about:
– What led them to this venture
– The expertise each of them brings
– The meaning of the name
– Buying a new sound system and special projector
– Prepping the screen with paint that costs $100 a can
– About the screening of Sisters with Transistors
– How they’re different from the Bijou Cinema
– BONUS: Their new logo was to be unveiled at the March 8 screening, but they allowed SIFTER to preview it here!
LINKS
CinemaNiche screening on March 8
CinemaNiche Facebook
Sisters with Transistors (movie website)
PJ Sykes Mixcloud
PJ Sykes website
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Jerry Williams SIFTER for the Ear March 8th, 2024