WHAT THE PIER GAVE US
TRAILER
A nature documentary about immigrant feelings that connects all audiences to the environment and their own bodies. The seasons change at a NYC fishing pier, as visitors and wildlife come to this pier for rest
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KEYNOTE & CLASS VISITS
Bring What the Pier Gave Us into your classroom or community. As part of a visit, filmmaker Laura X. Moya Guerrero can share film material, followed by an interactive conversation designed to spark dialogue across disciplines. Each session is customized to meet the needs of your audience, weaving together themes of migration, ecology, and poetics.
PAST VISITS:○ Keynote at CUNY Immigrant Advocacy Conference○ Columbia University "Anthropology of the Anthropocene"○ Rutgers University: “Queer Immigration in American Culture”○ Rutgers University SOMOS Film Festival○ Centro Corona, Community Screening○ NYU Dream Team
These visits create opportunities for participants to reflect on pressing social and environmental questions through the lens of cinema, while engaging directly with a filmmaker whose work is rooted in both artistry and lived experience.
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HOW FAR YOUR DONATION GOES
$1 = Gratitude
$20 = 1 Crew Meal
$50 = Gear Accessories
$500 = 1 Editing Day
$1500 = 1 Shoot Day
Filmmaking is a process that requires much dedication and many resources.
Wish to support but not can't monetarily? Reach out! I'm currently looking for help by connecting with people that have access to boats, different cine lenses, or that can firewatch our equipment during shoots.
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DIRECTORLaura X. Moya Guerrero is a filmmaker and artist whose work intimately explores the self, place, and the body. Their sensorial filmmaking examines the systemic impacts on our bodies, and the relationship we cultivate with ourselves and our environment. Laura is in production for her feature documentary, “What the Pier Gave Us” with support from The Sundance Institute and Catapult Film Fund.[email protected]
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