Sept. 25
Mission Movie Intro (mp3)
Segment producers, Martina Tran and Stephanie Lim, introduce today’s program about the Mission Movie project, a bilingual urban drama about the Mission district and its multicultural identity, and outline the course of events. Hip hop musician, Deuce Eclipse, plays a few songs. Lim interviews Deuce Eclipse about his recent tour to Malaysia, and his work on the Mission Movie project. This segment concludes with a clip from the film about murals and public art.
Tom Ammiano (mp3)
Mission District Supervisor (District 9), Tom Ammiano talks about the wondrous treasure that is the Mission. Ammiano discusses the in-the-works International Arts Festival, graffiti, grants for youth programs, affordable housing, and the resolution in support of San Francisco Liberation Radio.
Deuce Eclipse (mp3)
Hip Hop artist and Mission Movie contributor, Deuce Eclipse performs live and talks about his music.
Mission Movie Audio (mp3)
Stephanie Lim talks about the collaborative process of making Mission Movie and sets the stage for a clip from the movie about a white artist organizing a protest over his eviction and trying to include his illegal immigrant Mexican neighbors in the struggle.
Harjant Gill (mp3)
Assistant Producer and Casting Director of Mission Movie, Harjant Gill discusses his involvement with Mission Movie. Gill talks about the collaborative planning process of the fil and his personal film work. Gill then interviews Mission Movie actor, Jakob Bokulich about his role in the film, the improvisatory aspect of making the film, and examines one of the scenes involving Bokulich’s character.
Deuce Eclipse (reprise) (mp3)
Hip Hop artist, Deuce Eclipse, who contributed several songs to the Mission Movie soundtrack, performs live.
Roger Morenco (mp3)
Assistant Producer of Mission Movie, Harjant Gill, interviews Community Advisory Group member, Roger Morenco. Morenco discusses his background, his involvement with Mission Movie, and his work with the Mission Village, site of the Mission Movie premiere.
Discussion of Movie (mp3)
Several tracks from the Mission Movie soundtrack, precede a clip from the film in which two femaie characters argue about their right to complain about being violated in their neighborhood. Martina Tran and Stephanie Lim discuss this clip and issues of belonging and complaining in the Mission,
Muralist Panel (mp3)
Martina Tran, moderator, Suaro Cervantes (Precita Eyes Mural Project), and artists, Andrew Schultz, Ivy McClelland, and Scott Cowgill participate in this discussion of mural art in the Mission. They discuss political messages in mural art, community aspects and site-specificity, the history of mural art in San Francisco, and various murals the artists have been involved in creating that appear in the movie.