CMCM Updates

It's the Annual Jimmy Carter Jamboree celebration to honor and recognize our 39th President and his work at The Carter Center.

The event will hosted by CMCM member/producer Barbara McVeigh, live at the Community Media Center of Marin on Saturday, October 1st from 1:00 - 4:00 PM, joined by ABC Host Spencer Christian!

The event will include screenings of the great "Crisis of Confidence Speech", forums from The Carter Center, footage of the last six years of musicians and other community leaders of Marin and beyond coming together to celebrate a president who has stood by principles of peace, human rights, health, mental health, housing, respect and so many other values that we value.

We have Carter bumper stickers and flower seeds from Rosalynn Carter to help usher in the butterfly trail of hope across the country!

To date, we have hosted film screenings, earned two city proclamations, one county proclamation and a California State resolution in honor of Carter. Musicians, businesses and teachers have contributed to the efforts to honor this president whose spirit could "Jimmy" us into one of peace and joy! Let it rip! We believe the best is yet to come!

The Community Media Center of Marin in collaboration with ForWords, The Task Force on the Americas, Canal Alliance, and Canal Welcome Center, will host screenings of select documentary films from the Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival at the Albert J. Boro Community Center on October 3, 4 and 6 at 7PM.

Sitting will be limited, make sure to reserve your tickets at https://latinofilmfestival.splashthat.com/

CRAVING CUBA
Monday, October 3 | 7pm

A documentary film that will share a powerful story about the American Dream and yearning – for freedom, for the country, and for identity across 4 generations on both sides of The Florida Straits. Follow Zuzy's quest to better understand her family, herself and the enigma of Cuba as she tries to convince her feisty 83-year-old Abuela to travel back to Cuba with her.

MIRAR MORIR
Tuesday, October 4 | 7pm

Has COVID-19 brought you to a creative standstill? Has the pandemic got you pondering how to keep your production skills sharp? CMCM's Education & Production Director Omid Shamsapour has put together a virtual library of videos you can download or view on Vimeo. Thanks to our colleagues at Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) for sharing the wealth.

A Historical Look at Cinematography
At Home Cinematography Mini Lesson
Audio Editing with Audacity
Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits: DIY Filming and Editing
Easily Learn to Video Edit with iMovie!
Editing with Shotcut - A Free, Cross-platform Video Editing Program
Living Room Lighting Mini Lesson
Video Editing Concepts | CCTV Online Class

Jill Lessard will be taking over as the Director of Operations at the Community Media Center of Marin. Current Director of Operations Jake Nicol will be leaving to pursue his master's degree in Journalism at Berkeley. After a 20-year career in Los Angeles as an award-winning network television publicist, Jill taught Multimedia Communications at her hometown high school and was nominated for 2011 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year. She earned her B.S. in Radio/TV/Film Production from Northwestern University and has master's degrees in Professional Writing and Spiritual Psychology.