Global Peace Film-maker coming to Bahrain
Amour Elliot-Setter is a South African film maker and a huge supporter of spreading peace around the globe. Other than her strong passion for film making, she is also the owner of The Excellent Film School in Johannesburg where she teaches her methods of making movies with a very direct hands-on approach. She aims to spread strong messages of awareness through her short films because she believes in their power to deliver these messages.
The great news is that Amour will be coming to Bahrain herself to launch a Film Academy. The opening launch will be held on Thursday the 12th of July at 7:00 PM at the Bahrain Business Incubation Centre in Hidd.
She will be handing out personal invitations to people who can contact her by e-mail as well as tickets for any friends that can come. She can be contacted through ( amour@tef.co.za ).
Here are some of the videos demonstrating her movie making skills:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3qmEH4iXqY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCHnSjsTFCQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK5pBpnp6jE[/youtube]
You can see some of her peace supporting videos on her myspace profile, I couldn’t put them here because I don’t know how to link to a myspace video.
Hope you guys can make it!!
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Hi all,
Thanks, I am looking so forward to coming over to the Middle East to share my skills with young people! I definitely think that we can promote Global Peace through our powerful films. I have many interesting projects in mind for spreading Global Peace, so join me and lets start changing the world for the better!
I hope to see as many of you as possible at my opening in Hidd on 12th June!
Blessings!
Filmmaker Amour
They’re all super, but the first video posted here is REALLY excellent and professional. Great stuff Amour!
Thanks a lot Busac for letting us know about this, and Amour please know that we will be happy to announce your other interesting projects especially those in relation to the Middle East. Great work and good luck with everything.
It may interest you to know that she’s been appointed representative film-maker of the Middle East in one of their international documentary films entitled Terror360! How cool is that?
Very, very cool! I wonder if she ever edited or shot feature films here. With the sole exception of Iran and maybe Israel, film-making is not very big in the Middle East due to lack of finances, facilities, and sometimes interest. But it’s being more and more promoted and respected as a serious art form.
If you are still reading this Amour, I really respect what you do. Film and peace are an excellent combination.
Thanks! Filmmaking is a lot of fun, but its also a serious business. Its such a powerful medium that we can definitely touch people’s lives with powerful images and positive messages. I definitely think that the Middle East is bursting with filmmaking talent, judging from the many emails I receive daily from the youth in this part of the world. Filmmaking might not yet be popular in Middle East, but hopefully we’ll change all that soon with the opening of our film academy! If it gives the youth a voice to express their desire for peace, we will have done much for the planet.
My very first assignment for my new students in Bahrain (once they complete their course) is to produce a short film on Global Peace. Each student would have creative license to put their message across any way they like. Imagine 20 films coming from the Middle East, doing the rounds on international film festival curcuits, asking for world peace!! Wow, thats powerful stuff. And thats just the beginning…..
I have followed these comments with interest and wish Amour’s project all success. The “We the Peoples” film festival, London 29 Nov to 2 Dec, will include a session titled “Towards the Culture of Peace”. What will we screen? I don’t yet know but certainly we would be one of the film festivals keen to make screen time available for the type of project that Amour is suggesting. In the meantime, all power to you.
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