'Seated'- Experiments in Film Making
If you have an interest in film making or an appreciation for the work of extraordinary people in general perhaps you would be interested in attending the free public lecture at Hiddingh Hall on UCT’s Hiddingh Campus (Orange Street), Cape Town, at 5pm on Thursday, October 14th.
Filmaker Shelley Barry will present GIPCA’s 'Great Texts / Big Questions' lecture and will discuss her experience of making films from a wheelchair. Shelley, now an award-winning filmmaker in her own right has had to overcome many obstacles after she was shot during the taxi wars of 1996. Now paralysed, Barry will speak about her experiences and experiments in making films from a wheelchair. Screenings from extracts of several short films will accompany her lecture — showing her creativity and production in different genres.
Shelley Barry was born and raised in the Eastern Cape and she completed studies in English and Drama at UCT and the University of the Western Cape. Apart from working extensively as a disability rights activist, Shelley has also held positions at the Media Manager in the Office on the Status of Disabled Persons in the Presidency and as the National Parliamentary Policy Co-ordinator for Disabled People South Africa. In 1997 she co-ordinated Nelson Mandela’s Guard of Honour for his State of the Nation address.
Barry was also awarded a full scholarship from the Ford Foundation to study towards her Master of Fine Arts in Film in the United States and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia in 2006. Her films have screened at major festivals and events around the world and been acquired by television, including MTV, DUTV and WYBE in the U.S and SABC in South Africa.
UCT’s Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) was established to enhance the arts within UCT and the broader community. The Great Texts / Big Questions lecture series aims to engender a culture of exchange of ideas and opinions.
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