Peace in Our Pockets screens at the Global Peace Film Festival in Orlando, FL, Saturday, October 3rd @ 8:30pm and Sunday October 4th @ 12:30 pm. We look forward to sharing with the Orlando community and local organizations and peacebuilders. More about the festival. . . The Global Peace Film…
We were very excited to receive great news today - an invitation to screen at the Global Peace Film Festival in Orlando, FL, Sept. 28-Oct.4. We look forward to sharing this inspiring Kenyan story and connecting with local organizations and other peacebuilders. From the festival website: The…
The following post comes from Willis Adika Adeya, Chairman of Kariobangi Mirror in Nairobi, Kenya. Kariobangi Mirror is a community based organization providing platforms for citizen journalists, artists, and activists a space to nurture and maximize their potentials and amplify their voices. Several months ago, filmmaker Kenny Dalsheimer contacted me…
This excerpt from BENDING STICKS will be on view at the Smithsonian's newly renovated Renwick Gallery as part of a new exhibit featuring a Dougherty stick sculpture. Nine major contemporary artists have been invited to install works that respond to the architectural spaces of this historic landmark in Washington, DC.…
Thanks to Kariobangi Mirror and others for hosting the third slum tour screening of Peace in Our Pockets in Mathare #10, Nairobi. Lead organizer of these events, Willis Adika Adeya wrote that this new initiative is awessome as it allows them to reach many people and engage in debate and…
We are very excited to hear about this new inclusive arts and advocacy initiative launched by Alternate Roots. Thanks to Nikki Brown of Alternative ROOTS, Camille Shafer of Azule, and Elizabeth Labbe-Webb of VSA Arts of Georgia, Inc. for leading this effort. In May, Alternate ROOTS will launch our first-ever…
We are very happy to have completed Peace in Our Pockets this past Feb. 2015 and having the film roll out internationally in diverse settings. The film website has also been redesigned to highlight how the film is being used as a tool for change by peacebuilders and how screenings…
"CBS Sunday Morning" airs a segment on Patrick Dougherty with mention of "Bending Sticks" on Sunday, March 15th. Program info can be found here.
Silvia Heyden, admired far and wide for her unique gift of weaving vibrant tapestries, died peacefully at sunset on Monday, March 2nd at age 88. We feel blessed to have worked with Silvia on A Weaverly Path and to have been touched by her warm spirit, humor, and wisdom. She…
The following article comes via Building Peace, an online magazine from Alliance for Peacebuilding. The film references the tension and violence in this part of Kenya at a time when I was shooting the film. We are looking forward to March screenings organized as part of Una Hakika, a project…