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...marketplace as never before. Coffee, the world's second most heavily traded commodity after oil, is the first foodstuff to be independently certified for the U.S. market based on criteria of economic justice. "Our vision is nothing less than restructuring the inequities between North and South," says Paul Rice, head of TransFair USA, the certifying group...
...second common complaint was that some seemingly benign items were confiscated. We do not doubt that tea-kettles or rice cookers might be fatal in the hands of the wrong students. One solution would be to offer a course on fire safety; students who pass could earn the right to operate a hot plate...
...Dream; Anne Steuernagel [Program Coordinator of of the Music Dept.]'s The Field Far Away, and Rosylyn Rhee '99/00's Oma Rhee. Ellie Lee ', who has TFed several film classes, won The Most Promising Filmmaker award for her Dog Days. And Look Back, Don't Look Back by Justin Rice '99 and Randy Bell '00, won Best of Festival, only the 5th student film in the Festival's 25 year history to win the award. Look Back, Don't Look Back is an adventure caught on film: Rice and Bell turn the camera on themselves as they...
...course, at the center of Look Back, Don't Look Back are the two filmmakers. The camera was reflexive; the creators became characters. The film is also about what it is an example of: commitment to personal vision. "Independent films are personal stories, built on initiative and obsessive drive," Rice said. "It's worth it only if you feel close to the material...
...These films did not emerge whole from the minds of their creators alone. Like all films, these do depend on a network of support. "Film is an artform that demands a network, a support system," notes Rice. "You need money, equipment, people to show the work to. The artform that is closest to film is architecture. It's a massive undertaking." Organizations like the Boston Film/Video Foundation (which produces the festival) provide a network of material resources that support independent projects. But, as Rice points out, film demands an audience like no other artform. It is hard to find...