{"id":1038,"date":"2020-07-14T12:36:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T12:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2020-07-21T15:41:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:41:13","slug":"museum-of-work-culture-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=1038","title":{"rendered":"MUSEUM OF WORK & CULTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free Virtual Valley Talks Summer Screenings Kicks-off with New Slatersville Documentary Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WOONSOCKET, R.I. \u2013 Virtual Valley Talks Summer Screenings, a series of free, monthly virtual documentary screenings by the Museum of Work & Culture, kicks-off on Wednesday, July 22 at 4pm when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present a segment of\u00a0Slatersville<\/em>, \u201cThe Wedding Present with 27 Rooms.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In this talk, documentarian de Rezendes will discuss his upcoming historical documentary series,\u00a0Slatersville: America\u2019s First Mill Village<\/em>, which will cover two centuries of history.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Though the series is not set to premiere until 2021, de Rezendes will share a work-in-progress segment highlighting Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum in Warwick, RI, which was built by William S. Slater in the 1870\u2019s.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Slater descendants Anne Holst and Zach Allen will appear, along with Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum Director Wayne Cabral.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Register to receive an invitation to this Zoom event by emailing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

mowc@rihs.org<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Through his company, Breaking Branches Pictures (est. 1996), de Rezendes has produced critically acclaimed feature films including\u00a041<\/em>, a documentary about the youngest victim of the Station Nightclub Fire,\u00a0Getting Out of Rhode Island,\u00a0<\/em>a fully improvised dramedy feature,\u00a0Alzira\u2019s Story,\u00a0<\/em>the family inspired documentary, and\u00a0Raising Matty Christian<\/em>, a documentary about a man born without full limbs whose accomplishments inspired thousands.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To date, his work has received more than 35 film making awards. Many of his twenty plus directing credits have been broadcast on PBS and screened internationally at film festivals.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

De Rezendes continues to direct, film and edit promotional pieces for a wide variety of corporate, non-profit and commercial clients as well as his own projects.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Museum of Work & Culture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island\u2019s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a\u00a0Rhode Island Monthly<\/em>\u00a0Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Rhode Island Historical Society<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island\u2019s largest and oldest historical organization. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state\u2019s most distinctive areas.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Free Virtual Valley Talks Summer Screenings Kicks-off with New Slatersville Documentary Preview WOONSOCKET, R.I. \u2013 Virtual Valley Talks Summer Screenings, a series of free, monthly virtual documentary screenings by the Museum of Work & Culture, kicks-off on Wednesday, July 22 at 4pm when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present a segment of\u00a0Slatersville, \u201cThe<\/p>\n

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