CITRIS Distinguished Speaker Series: Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg

Free and open to the public

306 Soda Hall, HP Auditorium, UC Berkeley
4:00 p.m., Dec. 4, 2006

The Tribe: Outsiders, Insiders, and How Technology is Changing the Rules of Independent Filmmaking

Tiffany Shlain (Webby Awards and Moxie Institute)
Ken Goldberg (UC Berkeley and Moxie Institute)

Shlain and Goldberg will screen their 2006 Sundance and Tribeca Film Festival hit, The Tribe, "An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll...in about 15 minutes." They will initiate a discussion with the audience about how digital technology is transforming the process of creating and distributing independent films and videos.

"...smart, funny..." -The New York Times

"The Tribe is a powerful, universal film that will surprise and challenge anyone who has wrestled with issues of faith, identity and history." -Roberta Munroe, Sundance Film Festival

Produced and Directed by Tiffany Shlain
Narrated by Peter Coyote
Written by Tiffany Shlain & Ken Goldberg
Art Directed by Gil Gershoni

http://www.tribethefilm.com

What can the most successful doll on the planet show us about being Jewish today? Narrated by acclaimed actor Peter Coyote, The Tribe mixes old school narration with a new school visual style. This short film weaves together archival footage, graphics, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry to take audiences on a fast ride through the complex history of both the Barbie doll and the Jewish people, from Biblical times to present day. The Tribe provokes discussion about what it means to be a member of a tribe in the 21st century.

"Tribe is a brilliant, irreverent, wry and buoyant film ... The film is a stunning achievement and one of this year's Black Maria Film Festival biggest and most worthy hits. I love this film and so do audiences." -John Columbus, Founder, Black Maria Film Festival

Generous Support Provided by:
Roselyne Chroman Swig
Natan Fund of New York
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund of San Francisco
Charles H. Revenson Foundation of New York
The Aaron Foundation of Boston
Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation of San Francisco
Andrea & Charles Bronfman Slingshot Fund of New York