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An Independent Feature Film and Commercial Television Production Company in New York State
Cinema of the Mind Body Spirit in Motion... on the set of the Cannes Forum Screened Film, "Nelly's Bodega"
Upcoming Event: Charles Plymell, Author Book Signing, 6pm, September 11th
Image Quilt Presents Charles Plymell: Reflections and Book Signing
Charles Plymell will be signing books and reading his poetry from "Some Mothers' Sons", and reading
from a publication in progress. Videos from his international appearances will be shown.
Charles Plymell met members of the Beat Generation in San Francisco early in the 1960's when Allen Ginsberg an
Neal Cassidy (protagonist in Kerouac novels) shared a flat with him. He returned to Kansas for a period when Allen
Ginsberg came to visit him there and told him he was going to buy a farm in upstate New York. While in San Francisco, recruiters from The Johns Hopkins university came to ask Plymell to teach at Hopkins while earning a Masters Degree in the Arts and Sciences. After leaving Baltimore in 1970, Plymell and his family came to Cherry Valley where Ginsberg had a farm, and he bought a house and has lived in Cherry Valley ever since. His last reading was a guest appearance at Spraschaltz Literary Festival in Innsbruck, Austria. Some recent activities can be found at: http://www.vlib.us/beats/
Event takes place at Image Quilt, 1 Main Street
Cherry Valley, NY during Happy Hour, 6pm,
September 11th. Admission Free.
Movie Screening: 8:30pm, Park, next to 1 Main Street, Cherry Valley, Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times", September 12, Park, next to 1 Main St.
Charlie Chaplin's Film "Modern Times", was his last of the silent era and one of his finest commentaries on technology and the pace of modern life.
This is Charlie Chaplin's last 'silent' film. Charlie turns against modern society (especially the use of sound in films). Charlie is trying to keep up with a production line and tightening bolts. He is selected for an experiment with an automatic feeding machine, but various mishaps leads his boss to believe he has gone mad, and Charlie is sent to a mental hospital.
The film touches on themes Image Quilt will explore in our own upcoming film, "How to Stay Sane in Paris", a bawdy drama about life for a young poet turned jazz singer in modern France.
Release: February 5, 1936
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard,
Henry Bergman, Chester Conklin
Our Mission:
Image Quilt's mission is to help people find their power through film and video production. Let us take your imagination on a ride around the world through our daring independent films.
Set your mind, body, and spirit free through a holistic performance workshop.
Jump the heights of Catamount Mountain and we will be there ready to get your close-up with the Catamount Picture Patrol.
Make a movie for your company that lets the public know how exciting your product and services are! Watch one of our Commercial Productions here.
We are close by... in Albany, NY and only a phone call away from you: 518-478-2208.
Email or Call 607-238-2546 to set up appointment for a photo shoot or film production.
Join Us in September for a Screening of the film, "Fatima", directed by Omonike Akinyemi, 7pm, September 18th, 2009.
When Fatima, a 12 year old Black girl, realizes her friend Nelly is in trouble, she rises to the occasion to help her. The film is the start of Fatima's journey into Nelly's world that is filled with the imagery of the ancients -- Santeria and Yoruba culture. A film about the spirit of the child to survive abuse.
Runtime: 40 minutes
Directed by Omonike Akinyemi
This screening is sponsored by the Artists and Audiences Exchange of the New York Foundation for the Arts. Omonike Akinyemi was selected to be 2009 Fellow in Film by the New York Foundation for the Arts. She has a feature film in development titled "How to Stay Sane in Paris" slated to be in production 2010.
Admission is free.
Screening Location: Old School Cafe, 2 Genesee Street,Cherry Valley, NY 13320
Kenneth A. Allen, the Architect and Executive Producer of "Meet the Architect: A Dream of Passion"
The New Arts Space in the South End
Image Quilt Productions will be moving into a new arts space in Albany, NY. If you are interested in volunteering to help us build, call 518-478-2208.
Read this article here to learn more about the cause of our sudden move:
independent film-makers affected by Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
Actress Rosemary Thomas confesses in "Breakfast in the Adirondacks"
Coming Soon!!! "How to Stay Sane in Paris": the musical
Contact Image Quilt if you would like to schedule a performance of "How to Stay Sane in Paris": The Musical
"How to Stay Sane in Paris" is also a feature film in development about a poet who finds love and jazz in underground Paris. We have decided to bring the sory to audiences in New York this summer on the stage. Why? The pieces of the film are also exciting to watch in a live media. Enjoy songs and music written by Omonike Akinyemi, Aldridge Hansberry, Terry Winter Owens, and Gino Sitson. Watch our trailer for "How to Stay Sane in Paris": here:
Prospective sponsors in our film and stage musical should make a donation through our fiscal sponsor NYFA, the New York Foundation for the Arts:
Make a Donation Here. Please select specify "How to Stay Sane in Paris" as the project and Artist, Omonike Akinyemi, our director.
We want to know who you are. Sponsors are invited to come to see the musical. Call 518-478-2208 or email: script@imagequilt.com for your complimentary ticket after making a donation.
Working With You:
Image Quilt's production crews are also available for the production of corporate videos, the recording of live events, and development of film screening series. Our team consists of skilled writers, directors, cinematographers, poets, actors, choreographers and music composers.
Development:
We also offer periodic script development workshops that allow writers, actors, and directors from all over the world to learn screenwriting and directing techniques as well as connect in a collaborative atmosphere in New York City and Albany, New York. Participants in the Albany Director's Lab with projects to be workshoped are encouraged to register before May 28, 2005.
Flexibility:
Whether you’d like one of Image Quilt’s writers to develop a script for your film production or you’d just like to view a unique film at one of our Art House screenings, Image Quilt would like to help you discover a new way of seeing the world, a new way of creating, writing, and living!
Diversity:
Image Quilt produces, distributes, and exhibits films and videos that speak to experiences of people of diverse cultures throughout the globe. We are particularly interested in producing work that reveals the humanity within us all.
Making Outstanding Independent Film, Television, and Stage Work is our focus.
Producer-Director, Omonike Akinyemi
Assistant Director, Cherrilyn Miles
Sound Designer, Dan Roninson
Creative Consultant, Kenneth A. Allen
Producing and Directing Interns
Stephanie Rodriguez
Chance Mafoua
Telegre Shipman
Photography and Graphic Art
Catherine Peters
"Lola get's a job singing stag at the Dukes" says Oscar when he realizes she may be making it... Come see this original musical about love, jazz, and betrayal... "How to Stay Sane in Paris"
16 Cowries Working with Youth in Film and Visual Arts
For 16 Cowries/Image Quilt:
Visit 16 Cowries at this website. Film Training and Video Education offerend in the Capital Region.
Image Quilt is associated with the non-profit arts organization, 16 Cowries. 16 Cowries trains and people to learn skills related to filmmaking and the arts. Focused on creating skilled story tellers for the cinema of the African continent and its diaspora, 16 Cowries often focuses on training young people in areas underserved with training in the cinematic arts. Inspired by the Yoruba African system of divination using 16 cowry shells to tell the future, 16 cowries views the arts as part of a holistic way of being.
16 Cowries (http://16cowries.infopace.net) aims to bring the cinematic arts to youth in an affordable professional setting twhere they can learn from skilled professionals. 16 Cowries is currently raising funds to bring on an apprentice to work FullTime with Image Quilt Productions. Interested sponsors of 16 Cowries should email script@imagequilt.com.
Interested in volunteering with 16 Cowries? We are looking for volunteers for events taking place throughout the summer and fall. Ou Summer Film Series, the Albany Independent Film Forum needs 20 people to set up the stage and work at screening venues. all 518-618-3820 or email exhibition@imagequilt.com for more info:
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View "Meet the Architect": A Dream of Passion
Image Quilt Productions invites you to watch our recently completed documentary production, "Meet the Architect": A Dream of Passion. This video is viewable on flash enabled web browsers. Note: Allow the film to load or "buffer" completely before playing all the way through.
If you've had a chance to see the film on TV or here on our site, let us know what you think.
Post your comments on the film on our blog site
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A Two-Character Documentary Style Commercial Produced for a Real Estate Firm:
Testimonial Style Documentary Commercial with a Single Character Produced for Firm:
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Breakfast in the Adirondacks: The Play
When Grandma Gloria hears about the Nubian Ski Club, she knows that it has got to be the place for her to bring her college-educated grand-daughter Ebony to meet an eligible bachelor. Stacey, a bourgeois New York lawyer also plans to meet potential lover and get a break from her husband during a weekend skiing in the Adirondacks. The evening is full of secrets that are revealed and wounds that are healed as all three women confront their fears in the mountains.
Our first evening's event is a benefit for the "16 Cowries" non-profit organization to support the training of under-represented and youth of African descent in film production and stage management.
Starring:
Carmen Vernon as Ebony
Rosemary Thomas as Stacey
Cherrilyn Miles as Grandma Gloria
Directed by Omonike Akinyemi
An original play written by Omonike Akinyemi and Cherrilyn Miles
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Actresses Cherrilyn Miles and Carmen Vernon on a ski lift in "Breakfast in the Adirondacks"
Actress, Cherry Miles worked as Stage Manager on the set of "How to Stay Sane in Paris", the stage play performed at the New York State Museum and the Theater at Joria Productions, 36th Street August - September 2009. She also assisted Omonike Akinyemi as a consltant in the adaptation of the screenplay to the stage.
Actress, Carmen Vernon, is now preparing a one woman show to debut in theaters throughout in New York City.
Dinner, a play, and the Duck!: Have fun and explore Albany before you see the show.
We are offering the play, "Breakfast in the Adirondacks", as part of a tour package. Have dinner and see the play after riding the Aquaduck tour bus that takes you through historic Albany by land and sea. Time and pick up location to be announced.
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Company Contact Information:
For General Inquiries, please contact:
Omonike Akinyemi
Executive Director
Image Quilt Productions
tel: 917-340-1624
email: production@imagequilt.com
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