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11/5/10 New Blog post and Donation
Thanks to Martyna for her donation and her blog entry: "China's special undiscovered factor."Check out her thoughts on the experience and what it meant to her.
10/7/10 Donations
Thanks to Mattias and his generous donation, we are one step closer to our goal for post production. Keep checking in to see the progress of our film.
9/23/10 TIC- Zain's Blog
Check Zain's new post, TIC, in the 'they speak' section. Read his insights about what its like to be a foreigner in China.
9/17/10 Ellen's Blog Post
See what Ellen had to say about her Chinese experience. Find out how her views on China changed after this summer.
9/14/10 Ofek's Blog Post
Check out Ofek's new blog post here. See how he 'conquered the world' this summer.
9/13/10 The Journey
The Journey section of the webpage is up. Check out the virtual tour with original footage and music.
9/8/10 New Donations
MIC is happy to announce another donation of $100 from
an anonymous donor. Thanks to everyone that has helped us on our way to the goal of $10,500.
9/5/10 Forum Entry
Check out the new forum topic on "unexpected china." {Post pictures you have.
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9/1/10 Maria's Blog Post
Check out Maria's new blog post, Thoughts and Reflections. "Has the world become bigger or smaller this summer?" See what she has to say about her experience.
8/31/10 Dom's Blog Post
See what Dom has to say about the Hui village in Guyuan, his post: The Best Office View in the World. "Without really thinking about the stories of snakes, wolves and tigers in the hills we started to climb up..."
8/27/10 Welcome to the Whose China? Website
Check out the synopsis of our film and see what the participants have said. Keep checking in for updates and don't forget to check out our donate page. We will be uploading more content very soon, so be sure to check in often.
Synopsis
Summer 2010. China. China becomes more and more involved in a global exchange. Whose China? follows 33 young adults from 29 countries in a journey across northern China. Few of them have much knowledge about Chinese culture, politics or society. Some foreign students thought "[China] was full of contrasts and opposites." Some "expected everything to be red," while one of the Chinese participants "really want[ed] to get rid of the misunderstanding between China and the rest of the world." They compare what they know with each other and with their Chinese surroundings. Explore China through the eyes of these students.
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Luisa Covaria, an emerging Colombian filmmaker who majored in Film and
Media Culture at Middlebury College. Luisa found film as her medium of
expression during her high school experience at Mahindra UWC. Her work
has been exhibited in India, U.S, Germany, Uruguay and Colombia. Her
passion for social change and film awarded her a Watson fellowship
nomination on 2009. Luisa spent the last year interning for Academy
Award-winning documentarian Barbara Kopple and freelancing as a PA and
Assistant editor for independent documentary filmmakers in NYC.
Moreover, pursuing her interest in education, Luisa taught and
designed the pilot documentary filmmaking course for the Sports and
Arts in Schools Foundation in Brooklyn, New York. Luisa is currently
living in Yunnan, China where she is working on the postproduction of
Whose China? her first independent feature.
Ioana Literat, a Romanian graduate of Pearson UWC 05, graduated summa cum laudae from Middlebury College with a major in Film and Media Studies. She has extensive experience in both filmmaking and education, having worked for various documentary production companies in the U.S., including Engel Entertainment and Population Media Center. During the past year, she worked with disadvantaged youth in Hyderabad, India, as the coordinator of The Modern Story, a filmmaking program in government schools. Ioana is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Communication at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, focusing on prosocial broadcasting and educational media.
uisa Covaria, a Colombian who graduated from Mahindra UWC in 2004, is an experienced filmmaker who majored in Film and Media Culture at Middlebury College. Her work has been exhibited in international film festivals, and she has been spending the previous year working for a documentary production company in New York City, producing a film which addresses issues of racial discrimination affecting underprivileged minority youth in Brooklyn, New York. Moreover, pursuing her interest in education, she is also leading a filmmaking workshop in a pilot after-school program targeting troubled youth in
Ioana Literat, a Romanian graduate of Pearson UWC 05, graduated summa cum laudae from Middlebury College with a major in Film and Media Studies. She has extensive experience in both filmmaking and education, having worked for various documentary production companies in the U.S., including Engel Entertainment and Population Media Center. During the past year, she has been working with disadvantaged youth in Hyderabad, India, as the coordinator of The Modern Story, a filmmaking program in government schools. Starting from the fall, Ioana will be pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Communication at the Un
Farhan Ahmed is from Bangladesh and graduated from Nordic UWC in 2004. After completing a year in India on 3YO, where he taught music and theater to underprivileged children in Delhi, Farhan graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in International Studies. Currently based in southern China, Farhan is pursuing music and media production in the studio that he set up in the city of Dali. Also, together with George Mynatt, Farhan is running the Caffeine Arts Club in Dal
George Mynatt, a Chicago native, graduated from Middlebury College with a joint major in Music and Chinese. He is an accomplished musician and composer, who dedicated himself to composing original scores for an impressive array of films and media projects. He is currently based in Dali, China, where he is producing music both for his independent creative projects and commercially.
Farhan Ahmed is from Bangladesh and graduated from Nordic UWC in 2004. After completing a year in India on 3YO, where he taught music and theater to underprivileged children in Delhi, Farhan graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in International Studies. Currently based in southern China, Farhan is pursuing music and media production in the studio that he set up in the city of Dali. Also, together with George Mynatt, Farhan is running the Caffeine Arts Club in Dali
The Melting Iceberg Collective is a continuously expanding network of musicians, writers, film-makers, and multimedia artists. M.I.C combines its global perspective and creative skills to produce creative and accessible work that informs, instigates thought and inspires action. We seek to use the internet, media and this international network to produce and distribute audiovisuals that call attention to pressing issues and provide a forum to those who want to take initiative.
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