Maria – Ngani meeting

email from Maria

Ngani & I met this morning and we had a great discussion on the video project. She is excited and setting herself up to start working with Larimer community members on the footage.

We discussed a few strategy tasks:

1.      I will create a one-page info sheet on the project and a sign-in sheet and promote the documentary program to community members

2.      That list will get sent to Ngani who will contact interested individuals to set-up video time.

3.      She will have a video space at LA Grocery on Larimer Avenue which is a public and well-known space and a comfortable community setting

4.      She will also be available for residents to document in homes or other Larimer spaces when she feels it is safe and trusted.

5.      I am available to her as the Pgh/Larimer resource and Kingsley can purchase video tapes from our initial budget as part of the project as well as any other video expense Ngani might need to complete her task –including shipping of tapes, etc.

IN addition I wanted to discuss our collaborative long-term vision and the Kingsley’s desire to have these videos available to tell the story of our community members and hope we can discuss further the potential full-project funding that could cover the creation of a feature length documentary on Larimer, Kingsley and the lives of our residents, as well as snippet views of our residents that Kingsley can put on its website, in the media TV in our front lobby etc…. we want to play a role in supporting the telling our residents stories. In addition we were thinking about the potential full grant covering a large video unveiling event that helps build resident ownership of the final project outcomes and gives them a moment in the spotlight.  Just some thoughts here and long-views of the project to build upon.