films
Rose & Nangabire Trailer and Promotional Materials
Rose & Nangabire is a feature-length documentary, which is currently being produced by Arts Engine's production department, Big Mouth Films. The film follows the story of a mother and daughter who were separated by ethnic conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and are reunited over a decade later in Phoenix, Arizona. Shira edited a fifteen-minute rough cut that screened at the 2007 IFP Market. She also cut a development trailer and designed promotional materials for the project.
Development Trailer for Rose & Nangabire, trt 1 min. 47 sec. (10.5 MB Quicktime file) »
Media That Matters: Good Food DVD, Animation, Mailer
Media That Matters: Good Food is a collection of short films on food and sustainability that streams online, screens around the country, and is distributed on DVD to activists, educators and the general public. In addition to working on curation, curriculum-development and outreach, Shira created the branding for the project and designed the DVD, website, and promotional materials, including a fold-out mailer that doubles as a screening poster and ships postcard size. She also animated, scored and edited the intro for the collection, which features populist hero Jim Hightower. You can watch the intro on the Good Food homepage (it's the first thing that plays).
When Media That Matters: Good Food premiered at the 2006 Community Food Security Conference in Vancouver, BC, Shira co-ran a media bootcamp workshop in which participants learned the basics of video production and made a Public Service Announcement. Shira edited the spot the night of the workshop and it screened as part of the Good Food premiere, giving workshop participants the chance to see themselves on the big screen.
Media That Matters: Good Food Website, featuring intro animation and video »
"What Is Good Food?, trt 1 min. 40 sec., (3.8 MB Quicktime file) »
Title Graphics and Promotional Materials for The Dishes
The Dishes is a feature-length documentary, which is currently being produced by Arts Engine's production department, Big Mouth Films. The film follows a Chicago-based, women-fronted, punk rock band as they juggle family, careers and survival in America’s cutthroat music industry. Shira animated opening titles for the work-in-progress. She also designed promotional materials for the film, including a postcard, press kit and ticket-style invitations to a fundraiser at The Knitting Factory.
Title Graphics for The Dishes, trt 41 sec. (1.9 MB Quicktime file) »
Trailer and Promotional Materials for Election Day
Election Day is a feature-length documentary, produced by Arts Engine's production department, Big Mouth Films. The film was shot in a single day -- November 2nd, 2004 -- by over a dozen camera crews around the United States, capturing citizens of all stripes making the most of their right to vote. Shira edited the film's trailer, which streams on the Election Day website and on YouTube. She also designed promotional materials for the film, including a postcard, press kit, CDs, and an election-day-style "I Voted" button that was distributed when the film premiered at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW).
Trailer for Election Day, trt 3 min. 19 sec. (19.3 MB Quicktime file) »
Trailer and Illustrations for Asexuality: The Making of a Movement
Asexuality: The Making of a Movement is a feature-length documentary, which is currently being produced by Arts Engine's production department, Big Mouth Films. The film explores the world of Asexuals, a growing community of people who are out about not wanting to have sex. With segments on The View and 20/20, the small group has been gaining visibility, while at the same time many outside the community just don't get it. Shira edited an eight-minute development trailer for the film. She also created original illustrations that she incorporated into the trailer and that are featured on promotional materials for the project.
Development Trailer for Asexuality: The Making of a Movement, trt 8 min. (18 MB Quicktime file) »
