Proceed and Be Bold

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proceed and be bold
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is a printing press artist internationally known for his controversial posters and book art. The film Proceed and Be Bold! talks to the people who "understand him even better than he can," as Amos puts it, in an effort to learn about what caused him to quit the corporate world to become a “lowly Negro printer,” live in rural Alabama towns, and dedicate his life to creating his charged works of art.
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June 16, 2009
Brown Finch Teams with Around the Coyote
Brown Finch Films has teamed with long-time Chicago art group Around the Coyote to put together a 2-week exhibition of Kennedy's work, film screening, and events around the film's "Quit Your Job and Become an Artist" theme. Proceed and Be Bold! DVD's and 1,000 of Kennedy's posters are avaible at the exhibit in Chicago.

April 21, 2009
Brown Finch Films on Etsy Blog
Crafting marketplace Etsy.com featured a blog post by Brown Finch Films today. In our Etsy store, we currently have the only DVDs available for sale on the website, as well as other craft items. Read the article here.
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April 9, 2009
Whitewater, WI paper covers Dinner interview
Brown Finch Films recently filmed UW-Whitewater instructor Elena Bertozzi in an interview discussing the role of preparing meals together in American familes. Click here for the University's coverage of the event.

March 12, 2009
Michelle Kaffko in Chicago Redeye
Brown Finch Films member Michelle Kaffko was featured on the cover of the Chicago Redeye (an entertainment publication of the Chicago Tribune) today, and spoke in the article about her experiences making independent films in Chicago. Read the article here.
March 7, 2009
Laura Zinger in UIUC publication
Brown Finch Films member Laura Zinger was recently featured in an article for a publication at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The article discusses her experience making "Proceed and Be Bold!" the first feature documentary released by Brown Finch Films. Read the article here.

March 2, 2009
Brown Finch Films Gets Scholarship
Brown Finch Films member and part-time instructor at the College of DuPage, Laura Zinger, was recently awarded a scholarship from that school to help fund the production of our new documentary, Dinner. Read the newsletter here.

 


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Upcoming Events

Suoni per il Popolo Festival | www.casadelpopolo.com
June 28th, 2009 film screening at 9pm at Casa Del Popolo, 4873 boul. St-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2T 1R6, Canada

The Film Culture | www.filmculturecircuit.ning.com
July 14th, 2009 film screening at 6pm, at Sonotheque, 1444 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL




Creativille Tenth Anniversary | www.creativille.net/tenth
September 5th, 2009 Exhibition of Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.'s work at the Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL



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