PASSIVE VOICE TAKES OLELO AWARD

Congratulations to Ty Sanga as his short, PASSIVE VOICE, won the Expert Category at the 2006 Olelo Youth XChange Video Competition. Ty will be leaving for the Atlanta Film Festival, June 9-17 where his Hawai‘i   International Film Festival entry PLASTIC LEIS will be screened.

STUDY DOCUMENTARY, EARN 1 CREDIT

ACM students can earn 1 credit of ACM 390, Workshop in Creative Media, by enrolling for DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY, a Pacific New Media class to be held Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, from 9 am to 4 pm each day in Sakamaki C103. Documentary filmmaker Sam Green will lead the workshop, which consists of a lively combination of lecture and discussion with screenings of clips from the instructor's films and other documentaries as illustration. Special emphasis is placed on researching a project, fundraising, conducting interviews, working with archival footage, and successful strategies for bringing a project to fruition. The workshop fee is $200. Enroll through Outreach College (Register for LO8495).

Sam Green's most recent feature-length film, THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, tells the story of a group of radical young women and men who tried to violently overthrow the US government during the late 1960s and ‘70s. There will be a free screening May 26 at 7 pm in the Yukioshi Room, Krauss 012.

SCHOLARSHIP $$ AVAILABLE

May 5 is the deadline to apply for a Hawaiian Association of Broadcasters Scholarship in the organization's open competition. Applications can be downloaded from <www.hawaiibroadcasters.com>.

LEARN THE TRICKS OF DIGITAL PAINTING

Join Craig Mullins for a demonstration of the tools used for Digital Concept Art and Matte Painting in a free lecture and workshop, “Painting with Pixels” May 5 from 2-4 pm at Kapiolani Community College's Ohia 118.   Mullins is one of the foremost digital painters for feature film and the gaming industry. A few of his screen credits include: PETER PAN, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, FINAL FANTASY and FORREST GUMP. View more of Mullins' work at <goodbrush.com>. Sponsored by the Wallis Foundation and KCC New Media Arts. For more information contact: Sharon Sussman <ssussman@hawaii.edu> .

ACM REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS

New requirements for admission to, and completion of, the ACM major are posted on our website at <www.hawaii.edu/acm>. Click on “Academic Program.” The same information will be in the 2006-2007 UHM Catalog. The Fall 2006 Schedule of Courses is available, too.

NOW SHOWING AT THE DORIS DUKE …

SOPHIE SCHOLL: THE FINAL DAYS is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in this the multi-award winning dramatic film.   As Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, Sophie Scholl, the sole female member of an underground resistance movement, is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus.   Unwavering in her convictions, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. Saturday and Sunday at 1pm, 4 pm, and 7:30 pm. Additional showings next week Monday through Thursday at 7:30 pm.

… ON CAMPUS …

Sunday at 5 pm in Spaulding Auditorium: SHAMAN OF THE ANDES, shot in the mountain communities of northern Ecuador, this film explores the fascinating world of the shaman of the Quechua Indians, and examines how this indigenous culture contends with the modern world. Also: KAU FAITO'O: TRADITIONAL HEALERS OF TONGA.   Faito'o: Traditional Healers of Tonga.

… AND IN THE LIBRARY

EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS: HOW THE SEX-DRUGS-AND-ROCK ‘N' ROLL GENERATION SAVED HOLLYWOOD. Worth it just for the title alone, this documentary, based on the book by Peter Biskind, chronicles edgy, impressionistic pictures made by maverick, now-legendary directors such as Scorsese, Coppola, Lucas, Altman, Polanski and Peckinpah.

Check it out at the Wong AV Center, Sinclair Library: DVD 3629.