Schedule
GLOBAL WAKE-UP Festival Opening Ceremony
Join the festivities and tasty libations as you are received by a night of glam, glory, and guts as voices are heard and cries of consciousness awaken those who would otherwise silently sleep.
Our Star-Studded Award Ceremony and Benefit Reception Features
Jazz Performance by H.G. Band
Comedy/Impressionist Reggie Reg
Congolese Fashion Show by Modahnik
Congolese Music by Tambours Sans Frontieres
And, Keynote Address by:
Anita Sharma, Director, Millennium Development Goals Initiatives, UN Foundation
Join us and enjoy a night filled with festivities, delicious hors d’oeurves, and tasty libations
Friday, October 28, 2011, 6:00 p.m. To 9:00 p.m.
Ticket Price/Person: $25 General Seating | $60 VIP Seating
To purchase your tickets, please use our PayPal ordering system
Or send us an email at globalwakeup@unachicago.org.
Black Tie | General Admission | Limited Seating Available
Film Screenings
A selection of feature films, documentaries, shorts, and animations as it relates to the festival theme and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Friday, October 28, 2011, 12:00 p.m To 04:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 10:00 a.m To 09:00 p.m.
Free | General Admission
Workshops
Millennium Development Goals Workshop
A Discussion on waking up and igniting the various issues that surround the United Nations’ MDGs; the discussion, debate, and accomplishments.
Objective of workshop is to provide the audience with expert information about poverty, the MDGs and the role of the UN and global civil society in combating poverty. The workshop panelists will elaborate on the role of the UN and Global Civil Society in establishing and implementing the MDGs, and the challenges ahead in achieving them by 2015. Festival attendees will hear concrete examples of how organizations or individuals can work to fight poverty. Q&A to follow.
Moderated by Steffen Schwarz – MDG Specialist
Panelist: Michael Diamond, DePaul University; Casey Marsh, UNICEF USA; and Mary Ellen Johnston, Concern Worldwide.
Saturday workshop will be taped – Lunch Provided by Turkey Time Restaurant
Friday, October 28, 2011 1:00 p.m. To 2:00p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:00 a.m. To 11:30 a.m.
Free | General Admission | Limited Seating Available
Use the register button on the left to sign up for the FREE workshops.
Actor’s Bootcamp - Workshop
An inspiring, yet intensive two-day Bootcamp conducted by professional working actors and industry professionals utilizing practical acting tools as participants hone their skills and craft.
Objective of the workshop is to provide participants with expert hands-on information on acting techniques with emphasis on monologues, improvisation and scene study.
Presented by Tasia Sherel (Everybody Hates Chris and Showtime’s Dexter)
Workshop Assistants: Annette Galloway (Diverciti Productions), Harold Dennis (Acting Coach), and Jessica Hardy (Improv)
Friday, October 28, 2011 1:00 p.m. To 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 2:00 p.m. To 6:00 p.m.
Free | General Admission | Limited Seating Available
Use the register button on the left to sign up for the FREE workshops.
Keeping It Real Workshop
Documentary, Docudrama or Propaganda? Is your work the truth, a semblance of the truth, or an embedded agenda encircling reality?
Object of this workshop is to push past the explosive opening of your film and begs the questions: “How much research was committed to your project ensuring that the final product reveals reality, not urban folklore, and moves away from unwanted subliminal messages and propaganda?” Learn the importance of researching authoritative sources and where to find the tools to make sure your work says what you mean and means what you say.
Moderated by Dr. Cranston Knight, V.P. UNA-USA Greater Chicago Chapter
Saturday workshop will be taped and photographed.
Friday, October 28, 2011 12:00 noon To 1:00 p.m.
Free | General Admission | Limited Seating Available
Use the register button on the left to sign up for the FREE workshops.
Workshop- Film Distribution Breakfast
If you thought making a movie, raising funds, and producing your independent film was exhausting– try securing a distribution deal!
This workshop will discuss new development in distribution models and how filmmakers and producers can find alternatives to the standard deals. Emphasis will be placed on building partnership with the third sector.
Presented by Abbey Rose
Saturday workshop will be taped or photographed– Continental Breakfast will be provided
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:00 a.m. To 12:00 p.m.
Free | General Admission | Limited Seating Available
Use the register button on the left to sign up for the FREE workshops.
Vendor and Art Fair
Vendor booths, exhibitions and art displays
Filmmakers, authors, artists, poets and song writers
Literary booths with merchandise, and books that foster a rich literary emphasis on Waking Up and igniting the various issues that pertain to the MDGs and the GLOBAL WAKE-UP festival theme
For Vendor Booth Sign Up Contact: smdavis2000@msn.com
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:00 a.m To 04:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:00 a.m To 09:00 p.m.
Free | General Admission
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2011 GLOBAL WAKE-UP Special Events
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