Nea 2000 First Round Grants - National Endowment for the Arts; includes list of grants - Statistical Data Included

Afterimage, March, 2001

Living Archives, Inc., New York, NY $35,000

To support the production of a documentary film by Nick Doob on the lives, work and marriage of Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder. It will include footage of their work ranging from the early 1950s to the work they are currently creating and performing. (Multi-state)

MediaRites, Portland, OR $12,500

To support the production of two one-hour radio documentaries by Dmae Roberts. Heart of Nature will profile children with disabilities; Spirit of Justice will explore how artistic endeavors affect young people in the juvenile justice system. (Multi-state)

Millennium Film Workshop, Inc., New York, NY $10,000

To support the exhibition of experimental film and video art and the provision of filmmaking workshops. Millennium's exhibition programs feature the work of avant-garde cinema and video from the U.S. and abroad.

New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of Strange Attractions), New York, NY $47,000

To support the production of an experimental documentary film by Peter Friedman and Roger Manley. Beyond Belief: The Meaning and Power of Things will examine the meaning of the word "belief" as it applies to religion as well as to our everyday lives. (Multi-state)

New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of Parents of Cerebral Palsy Film Company), New York, NY $25,000

To support production and postproduction costs for a documentary film by Charles Schultz on Samuel Mockbee and his students. Founded by Mockbee, The Rural Studio (both the name of the film and the program) guides Auburn University architecture students as they design and construct homes and community spaces within economically depressed Hale County, AL. (Multi-state)

New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of the African Film Festival), New York, NY $25,000

To support the exhibition and tour of a series of films from Africa. The theme of the-2001 festival is "40 Years of-African Cinema--Then and Now." (Multi-state)

Persona Grata Productions, Inc., San Francisco, CA $20,000

To support the production of an experimental narrative film by Paul Kwan and Arnold Iger. Agnosia: Confessions of a Tasteless Critic will take an offbeat look at the relationship between food, culture and memory. (Multi-state)

Portland Art Museum (on behalf of Northwest Film Center), Portland, OR $40,000

To support the Northwest Film and Video Festival and its tour throughout the Northwest. The festival is an annual event that showcases new work by media artists living in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. (Multi-state)

Promises Film Company, Berkeley, CA $47,000

To support the postproduction costs for a documentary film by B. Z. Goldberg and Justine Shapiro on the Middle Eastem conflict. Through the voices of children, Promises will examine the deep-rooted boundaries that lie between seven children living in Jerusalem. (Multi-state)

San Francisco Cinematheque, San Francisco, CA $20,000

To support the curated film series San Francisco Cinematheque: 40 Years in Focus. For four decades, the San Francisco Cinematheque has dedicated itself to, and premiered the work of, experimental film and video artists.