- Ukraine:
Films and Conversation - Two Filmmakers' Experiences -
NEW
YORK, April
30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AIM Tell-A-Vision® Group
(AIM TV), the producers of the syndicated television series
Raw Travel®, announced that
Robert G. Rose, the
Producer of Raw Travel and the "My
Summer in Ukraine"
four-part docuseries will be teamed up with renowned veteran
filmmaker Rick Ray of
Los Angeles for
"Ukraine: Films and
Conversation – Two Filmmakers' Experiences" to be held at
the Capitol Theater in Burlington, Iowa on May 14th, 2024 at
7 PM.
The two travel documentary filmmakers will present a program of
their films and experiences in Ukraine amidst the ongoing war. Both
filmmakers traveled to Ukraine at
separate times and documented similar and different terrain as
Russia's war on Ukraine progressed.
Together, the filmmakers will showcase clips of their film
coverage and discuss with the audience their experiences and
insight into what is happening in Ukraine and how their perspectives of the same
war have shaped their viewpoints.
As they share their unique stories of Ukrainian people's
struggle and resilience in the face of brutal conditions, they will
each interview each other about each other's particular experiences
while filming in a war zone, how they were similar, and how they
differed.
Rick Ray's "Be Safe:
Stories from Ukraine" is being developed. His
website, RickRayFilms.com, has various clips of his experiences and
productions from Ukraine.
Robert Rose's four-part
docuseries "My Summer in
Ukraine" is being broadcast on
weekend syndication in 185 TV cities on local TV stations (ABC,
CBS, NBC, Fox, etc.) nationwide through May
19, 2024. More content will also be posted at
RawTravelUkraine.com and Raw Travel's YouTube channel, as well as
on their social media platforms @RawTravelTV.
Located in the heart of downtown Burlington, Iowa, the restored Art Deco
Capitol Theater recaptures an era when movies and live
entertainment were enjoyed in beautiful and unique theaters. The
Capitol's vision is to be a vibrant, self-sustaining
performing arts center. Its mission is to use the power of the
performing arts to enrich lives, educate and entertain, connect us
socially, and contribute to the vitality of Burlington.
Rick Ray and Robert Rose have presented their travelogues at
the Capitol Theater before, but this will be the first time they
have screened and presented their Ukrainian stories
together.
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ABOUT THE CAPITOL THEATER, BURLINGTON, IOWA
Located in the heart of downtown Burlington, the restored Capitol Theater
recaptures an era when movies and live entertainment were enjoyed
in beautiful and unique theaters. This 1937 Art Deco jewel
re-opened in 2012. The intimate 367-seat venue, along with its
reception and gallery annex, hosts independent and classic films as
well as local, regional, and national touring artists performing on
a 1,500-square stage.
The vision of The Capitol is to be a vibrant
self-sustaining performing arts center. Their mission is to use the
power of the performing arts to enrich lives, to educate and
entertain, to connect us socially and to contribute to the vitality
of Burlington.
ABOUT RICK
RAY
Award-winning cinematographer, writer, editor and director
Rick Ray of Rick Ray
Films has traveled the world to capture images of its peoples
and cultures. He has produced numerous documentary films including
the award-winning 10 Questions for The Dalai Lama, the
highly regarded The Soul of India, Raise the Bamboo
Curtain with Martin Sheen,
and on regions as diverse as Syria, Namibia, Borneo, Lebanon, Iceland, Israel, and Bali and more.
When the Russia's full
invasion in Ukraine began in
2022, Rick spent several weeks filming stock footage and
documenting evidence of the atrocities and war
crimes committed by the Russian military. He is also
currently in edit on his own documentary "Be Safe: Stories
from Ukraine" Rick is a very experienced speaker
and presenter as a frequent lecturer at performing arts
centers, universities and other venues across the United States.
ABOUT ROBERT G.
ROSE
Robert G. Rose (Rob) is a
media entrepreneur, travel and video journalist, creator, producer,
and host of the long-running "RawTravel TV," an authentic,
socially aware travel TV show.
Currently, Raw Travel is in its eleventh season. It is exhibited
each weekend in 185 cities in 97% of the
United States via local broadcast TV affiliates (CBS, NBC,
ABC, Fox, etc.) and several international territories, airlines,
and select streaming outlets. My
Summer in Ukraine is
Rose's four-part documentary series that documents some of what he
witnessed during his fifth and most in-depth trip to Ukraine in the summer of 2023.
Through a combination of solo travel, and travel that included
embedding with humanitarians, plus travels with Anastasia Zui, a
Ukrainian videographer, Rob was able to visit several towns,
villages, and cities all over Ukraine, including several spots in or near
active bombardment, such as Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and
more.
He was also able to embed with Ukrainian troops during a
kamikaze drone school training program as well as a top-secret
military hospital working to rehabilitate amputee Ukrainian
soldiers. Visit MySummerInUkraine.com for more information
and RawTravel.tv/WhereToWatch for local tune-in information through
May 19, 2024.
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