{"id":742,"date":"2020-03-12T16:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T16:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2020-03-12T16:28:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T16:28:47","slug":"the-catholics-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=742","title":{"rendered":"“THE CATHOLICS ARE COMING”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valley Talks: Christian de Rezendes on Documentary Filmmaking <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[FREE EVENT]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Final Free Talk on the Documentary Filmmaking at Museum of Work & Culture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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WOONSOCKET, R.I. \u2013 Valley Talks, a series of free historical lectures, ends on Sunday, March 22, 1:30 pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present Slatersville: The Catholics are Coming!.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In this talk, documentarian\u00a0de Rezendes\u00a0will discuss the complexities of filmmaking and producing through the lens of his upcoming historical documentary series,\u00a0Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village<\/em>. He has been working on the series, which will cover two centuries of history, for several years. Though the series is not set to premiere until 2021, de Rezendes will share a work-in-progress segment highlighting the French-Canadian immigration and the Museum of Work and Culture during his presentation. This exciting preview will include on-camera interviews with MoWC Director Anne Conway, Woonsocket historian Ray Bacon and several others.<\/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’s 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. 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. 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.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Seating is limited and is first-come, first-served.<\/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

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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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Valley Talks: Christian de Rezendes on Documentary Filmmaking [FREE EVENT] \u00a0 Final Free Talk on the Documentary Filmmaking at Museum of Work & Culture \u00a0 WOONSOCKET, R.I. \u2013 Valley Talks, a series of free historical lectures, ends on Sunday, March 22, 1:30 pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian<\/p>\n

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