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Director: Achmet Tas
U.S. premiere Four times a week, eight hours a day, Turkish emigrants hawk (sing) their wares at outdoor markets for little pay (for “apples and eggs” in Berlin vernacular), about 20 euros a day. 2008 Fest “Emerging Directors” Special Jury Prize.
Tas, 30, M-SPIFF guest 2003, is a Berlin filmmaker.
Germany, 2007, 5-1/2 min
A Twin Cities watershed organization has a quarter million dollars of grant money to divvy up over the next few months, and they’re hoping groups that have traditionally not applied for funding will show up for an information meeting on Monday, September 8.
“Look at the demographics of our watershed,” explains Jenny Winkelman, Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), which covers portions of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lauderdale, and St. Anthony. “We have a huge audience we’re trying to reach, many of them fairly recent immigrant communities, such as the Hmong and Somali communities. Most traditional watershed materials are produced for a literate, English-speaking audience and may miss important populations.” MORE »
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