NADINE M. PATTERSON is an award winning independent writer/producer/director who works at the crossroads of narrative and documentary cinema. Celebrate Women and Girls for Women's History Month at Mt. Airy Nexus. Go from Mt. Airy to London through the films of Nadine Patterson. Whether it's a heart to heart afternoon of listening to stories from Mrs. Jones at the Germantown Home or peaking in on a family dinner in London, these films will transport you to other times and places. Each film is followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
Popcorn and drinks provided!
ANNA RUSSELL JONES: Praisesong for a Pioneering Spirit
https://vimeo.com/299144424
(USA, 1993, 26 min) Meet Mrs. Anna Russell Jones, a textile designer in the1920’s and 30’s, a WAAC during World War II, and a nurse in the 1950’s- a professional career woman ahead of her times. Produced by Marlene G. Patterson. Narrated by Toni Cade Bambara. Music by Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble.
RELEASE
https://vimeo.com/102483000
(London, 2005, 13 min) This film is about the power of dance to communicate the things that we cannot express in words. Husband and wife dance couple separate when she pursues a career overseas. He stays behind to raise their daughter with his mother. Starring Jonathan McDermott (father/Courtland); Kiera-Lorelle Rhomes (daughter/Skye); with Sia Kpakiwa (wife/Mira) and Hazel Carey (Grandmum Hazel). Directed and edited by Nadine Patterson. Music by Nick Norton-Smith. Director of Photography Jean-Philippe Tremblay. Shot on Super 16mm Fuji film.