Documentary Film Screening
+ meet the directors Q&A
 
Thursday October 7, 2010 | 1:00 – 2:30
Council Chambers | San Jose City Hall | 200 E Santa Clara Street

Meet the Directors…

David Anthony Alvarado
"Indelible Mark"
http://www.davidalvarado.info
 
David Alvarado is a documentary filmmaker with a sharp interest in philosophy and science. Usually focusing on dark subjects to help explore deep questions, he shows that life is endlessly fascinating, and at times beautiful. Aiming to help bridge the gap between the arts and sciences, David hopes to develop his career as a documentary filmmaker popularizing discourse about reality of the natural world, and the discovery of our species’ healthy place within it.

Anthony Weeks
"Imaginary Circumstances"
2010 Angelus Finalist

Anthony Weeks is a documentary filmmaker, illustrator, and writer based in San Francisco, CA. Anthony was a 2009 recipient of a film honorarium from the Princess Grace Foundation and was selected as a Jury’s Choice-First Prize winner in the 2010 Black Maria Film + Video Festival. His films have been screened at venues including the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Dokufest, Honolulu International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, San Francisco Asian American International Film Festival, and the Thin Line Film Festival. In addition to film production, Anthony’s research interests include history, memory, and trauma in media; representations of disability and HIV/AIDS in art and media; and the cinematic representation of the psychotherapeutic relationship. He holds an MFA in documentary film and video from Stanford University, an MSW from Augsburg College, and a BA from Grinnell College. Anthony was a 1997-98 Coro Fellow in Public Affairs in San Francisco.