Panels

Originally presented to students and alumni at Berklee College of Music, SAG-AFTRA Vice President, Recording Artists/Singers and Berklee Professor Janice Pendarvis and SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeffrey Bennett explain the history of sound recording copyrights, performance rights, and the music legislation SAG-AFTRA has championed, as well as how that legislation affects singers, recording artists and the music community at large. Tune in to:
 

• Gain a greater understanding of how music legislation is created and how it gets passed
• Hear perspectives from SAG-AFTRA leadership about the current landscape of music legislation
• Receive a brief overview of what SAG-AFTRA does and why it’s important to the music community

This replay panel is presented by the SAG-AFTRA President's Task Force on Education, Outreach & Engagement. 

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This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are those of the individual guests, not of SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for applicable professional advice. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.
 

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In 2021 – for the second year in a row – SAGindie and Helix Collective’s FILM MUSIC CONNECT initiative paired indie filmmakers with the composer that could bring their ideas to life in sound.

Starting with a workshop led by Phil Popham of Helix Collective on how to choose the right composer for your project, four filmmakers were selected to participate in Film Music Connect 2021. The makers of August Visitor (Ifeyinwa Arinze), Future Fred (Brent Katz), The Promposal (Traci Carter Holsey), and SILT (Emilie Upczak) then got to work reviewing a set of composer reels to find their right match. They connected with their composers Michael Paraskevas, Annie Rosevear, Cora Chung, and Nathalie Bonin. And what happened next?

This virtual panel will highlight how these filmmaker/composer teams worked together and got their projects to the finish line. The panel will screen clips from the films, feature insight from the filmmakers and composers themselves, and explore the entire process and what everyone on the teams learned along the way.

Click here for details and to RSVP. Panel begins at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

Accessibility Summit: April 11-12, 2022
 
Where: For a list of venue information, please CLICK HERE
 
Event: Accessibility Summit and SAG-AFTRA Panel Discussion
A conversation on accessibility in Production: Accessible casting and sets, accessibility for all, compassionate industry beyond Disability identity. 
 
When: Monday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET
For more details and how to buy tickets to the SAG-AFTRA panel discussion on accessibility in Production: Accessible casting and sets, accessibility for all, compassionate industry beyond Disability identity please CLICK HERE.
For 50 percent off tickets, please use discount code sum50
 
About the Accessibility Summit:
As a part of the 14th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, ReelAbilities will hold its first ever Film and Television Accessibility Summit April 11-12.
 
The summit will discuss accessibility as a creative asset at all phases, development through exhibition, and explore beyond the basics into progressive best practices. Industry leaders including Disabled creatives will share knowledge and experience providing participants with the tools to elevate accessibility and open pathways to deeper inclusion.
 
For more information on the Accessibility Summit, please CLICK HERE
For full Accessibility Summit Schedule, please CLICK HERE
 
Festival Discounted Tickets: SAG-AFTRA members can take advantage of a special 20 percent discount off all Festival tickets by entering the discount code sagaftra2022 on the promotional code section.

• For 50 percent off tickets to the SAG-AFTRA Sponsored Panel on Production at the Accessibility Summit on April 11, please use the discount sum50.
• For Festival information on events and tickets, please CLICK HERE
• For full list Film Festival schedule, please CLICK HERE
• For Accessibility Summit information, CLICK HERE
• For Accessibility tickets and passes, CLICK HERE
• For more information on ReelAbilities Film Festival including film screening schedule, additional seminar descriptions, parking, ADA accommodations and venues, visit https://reelabilities.org/newyork/or email REELABILITIES@MMJCCM.ORG. 

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.
 
This offer is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

Full Festival Dates: April 7-April 13, 2022
Accessibility Summit: April 11-12, 2022
 
Where: For a list of venue information, please CLICK HERE
 
About the Film Festival:
ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York April 7-13, 2022 is the largest festival in the country dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. The weeklong festival is renowned for its wide-ranging international film selection, riveting conversations, and performances, presented annually in dozens of venues across the New York metropolitan area. In 2010, ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York expanded into an international program, presenting its one-of-a-kind programming in cities throughout the United States, Canada, and South America.
 
For more information, please visit their website HERE
For full list Film Festival schedule, please CLICK HERE
 
Event: Accessibility Summit and SAG-AFTRA Panel Discussion
A conversation on accessibility in Production: Accessible casting and sets, accessibility for all, compassionate industry beyond Disability identity. 
 
When: Monday, April 11 at 3 p.m. ET
For more details and how to buy tickets to the SAG-AFTRA panel discussion on accessibility in Production: Accessible casting and sets, accessibility for all, compassionate industry beyond Disability identity please CLICK HERE.
For 50 percent off tickets, please use discount code sum50
 
About the Accessibility Summit:
As a part of the 14th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, ReelAbilities will hold its first ever Film and Television Accessibility Summit April 11-12.
 
The summit will discuss accessibility as a creative asset at all phases, development through exhibition, and explore beyond the basics into progressive best practices. Industry leaders including Disabled creatives will share knowledge and experience providing participants with the tools to elevate accessibility and open pathways to deeper inclusion.
 
For more information on the Accessibility Summit, please CLICK HERE
For full Accessibility Summit Schedule, please CLICK HERE
 
Festival Discounted Tickets: SAG-AFTRA members can take advantage of a special 20 percent discount off all Festival tickets by entering the discount code sagaftra2022 on the promotional code section.

• For 50 percent off tickets to the SAG-AFTRA Sponsored Panel on Production at the Accessibility Summit on April 11, please use the discount sum50.
• For Festival information on events and tickets, please CLICK HERE
• For full list Film Festival schedule, please CLICK HERE
• For Accessibility Summit information, CLICK HERE
• For Accessibility tickets and passes, CLICK HERE
• For more information on ReelAbilities Film Festival including film screening schedule, additional seminar descriptions, parking, ADA accommodations and venues, visit https://reelabilities.org/newyork/or email REELABILITIES@MMJCCM.ORG. 

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.
 
This offer is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

Join the SAG-AFTRA Foundation for a panel discussion about the ins and outs of commercial representation, featuring top agents Alicia Ruskin (KMR), Stuart K. Robinson (BBR), Juliana Castro (CESD) and Mike Abrams (AKA). They will talk about the basics of getting a commercial agent, maintaining agent-client relationships, and the status of the current commercial landscape. Moderated by actor and SAG-AFTRA Foundation staff member Tamika Simpkins.

Members are encouraged to bring their questions to the program! 

4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET

Click here for details, speaker bios, and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

Tax season is here, and you have questions! Join the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's panel of tax experts - also fellow actors - who will answer all your questions and concerns about tax preparation this year. 

4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET

Click here for details, speaker bios, and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

LIMITED NUMBER OF SCREENING LINKS AVAILABLE! 

All those RSVP'd to this program will receive both an online screener for ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS and a Zoom link for a live Q&A with actors Beau and Emily Bridges, moderated by Metacritic's Danielle Turchiano.

****This screening is not live - you will receive a screening link by END OF DAY on Friday, March 4, and have access to the film until 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 8. The conversation with the actors will be held LIVE via Zoom on Tuesday, March 8, at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET, and a Zoom link will be emailed to you an hour before the program. Members are encouraged to bring their questions about the documentary and about acting as a craft to the Q&A!***

SYNOPSIS:

Directed by Emily Bridges, ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS follows The Teacher and his student, The Creature, played by Beau Bridges and Emily Bridges. Together they explore the craft of acting and evolve in their understanding and appreciation of life itself. The story unfolds in six lessons over the course of their relationship, nested within a larger conversation with three generations of The Bridges family. 

A unique hybrid of narrative and documentary storytelling: ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS brings Richard Boleslavsky’s 1933 novel to the screen for the first time as part of an intimate glimpse into the life and craft of a multi-generational acting family with interviews featuring Jeff Bridges, Jordan Bridges, Lucinda Bridges, and never-before-seen archival interview footage of Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges.

Click here for details, speaker bios, and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

The prestigious and award-winning work of Lucille Clifton has inspired countless poets, artists and people all over the world. Join the SAG-AFTRA Foundation for a live virtual reading and panel discussion with an all-star group of celebrities, advocates and emerging poets as we honor her legacy.

Program begins at Noon PT / 3 p.m. ET

OPENING REMARKS
Geena Davis | Founder and Chair, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media 

MODERATORS
Sidney Clifton | VP, Animation and Mixed Media, Jim Henson Company and Founder of the Clifton House
Madeline Di Nonno | President and CEO,
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media 

GUEST SPEAKERS
Marley Dias | Writer, Activist and Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks
Isabella Gomez | Award-Winning Actor,
Star of HBO Max's Comedy Series Head of the Class 
Louis Gossett Jr. | Academy Award Winning Actor, Writer/Producer/Director 
Terrence Little Gardenhigh | Actor, Nickelodeon's Danger Force
Alysia Reiner | Award-Winning Actor and Producer
Alora Young | Writer/Actor and Youth Poet Laureate 

Full speaker bios, information about the Clifton House and Lucille’s legacy can be found HERE

GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT
A collection of Lucille Clifton's work will be given away to five lucky event attendees. Everyone who joins on February 22 will automatically be entered to win! 

For event inquiries please reach out to Jazmin Borad: jazmin@seejane.org

Click here for details and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.