In Progress     My Grassroots Are Showing, stories, speeches and special affections 1975-2000 and Passing for Other: primal creams and forbidden dreams, poetry and prose 1975-2000 two book projects written by Lani Ka'ahumanu. www.lanikaahumanu.com     Devoted to Dance captures Ivan Marko‘s pursuit of the artistic ideal. A confessional documentary, seasoned with Eastern-European irony, the film provides an inside look at the work and mind of the dedicated 62-year-old Hungarian choreographer. After spending seven years at the famous French choreographer Maurice Bejart‘s company as a principal dancer, Marko returned to Hungary to form his own troupes. He succeeded in driving them to dazzling artistic heights, while fighting for their existence financially on a daily basis. www.devotedtodance.com     An Films LLC, a New York based film production company, is currently in pre- production on a new short film entitled 1901, a narrative drama about two women who fall in love at the turn of the 20th century. www.anfilms.com     Busk! is a character-driven documentary about how an emerging cultural center like Charlotte, NC can (and should!) encourage street art and performance. With an inquisitive and playful spirit, the film promotes an understanding and appreciation for art that reaches beyond the walls of a gallery, theater, or concert hall. To learn more, watch the trailer, and support the film, please visit indiegogo.com/buskmovie     IT WILL ALL END IN (Ultra-Red) TEARS Conceived as a soundscore/installation, Tolentino creates a movement duet embedded with text, poetry, layered songs, geographies and genres and a list of names, including the individual names of the audience members (who are present) implicating the measure and density time through even brief, relationships. Performed with Stosh Fila, the duet utilizes personalized movement scores on, under and within this small room's red mesh ceiling, red square dense lighting and three-dimensional red floor grid, representing the ambitious nature of desire and the intimate link of exchange, spit and blood, mouth-to-mouth. Julie Tolentino     EYE WITNESS is a film exposing three intimate experiments between a filmmaker and a mover. In the first, the Severance uses the moving frame to capture unpredictable live movement in intimate ways and re-telling. In the second section, the artists assign themselves specific parameters for the dialogue. They brainstorm verbally and visually, finding conceptual and rhythmic intersections along the edges of fact and fiction. Tolentino’s simple task of moving the three dimensional body in a straight line becomes an effort of concentration under the camera's proximity and interrogation. Severance’s initially stark frame contains the body for as long as possible, but eventually surrenders to join the movement. Finally, in “Evidence,” the final section, Tolentino’s naked, moving body is manipulated as she snakes backward on her hands and knees, balancing a cluster of Chinese medicine cups. The frame waits patiently for the promised evidence to become clear, while time and movement twitch in and out of reality- giving way to an ethereal, electric sonic path that anticipates (and dreads) the arrival of the body. Julie Tolentino     Completed     The Murder of JR Warren, Jr. This film shows artist Rory Golden's journey as he interviews people and makes art in a rural West Virginia community in which the violent murder of a black gay man occurred several years ago. This project examines ideas about race and sexuality in our culture that condones violence.     White Settlers in the Tropics a photographic and textual book project in Dominica written and photographed by Catherine Lord.     Drag Kings on Tour by Sonia Slutsky. While drag kings have become well-known in major metropolitan areas, not everyone has been able to experience their playful explorations of gender, sexuality, and identity, not to mention their stage presence and performances. Six drag kings, Johnny Kat, Carlos Las Vegas, Christopher Noel, Ken Las Vegas, Luster, and Pat Riarch, aim to change all that, as this diverse group of performers pile into an RV for three weeks and tour 15 North American cities, through the South and Midwest. The result: interpersonal drama worthy of the best Reality TV shows, eye-opening experiences for audiences in different parts of the country and for the kings themselves, and great performances in Sonia Slutsky's wildly entertaining road movie documentary.     The Fire of Yoga a Samudra Pictures production, produced and directed by David Conway. A one hour documentary exploring the power to change lives through Yoga, narrated by Ali McGraw. www.samudrapictures.com For further information contact: dconway@samudrapictures.com     Habit produced and directed by Gregg Bordowitz, co-produced by Catherine Gund, an hour long examination of HIV/AIDS treatment issues globally, primarily focusing on South Africa, Brazil and the generic production of pharmaceutical drugs. For further information contact: Gregg Bordowitz gbordo@artic.edu    ©2009 Aubin Pictures Inc. info@aubinpictures.com