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For the past thirty years, INPUT (International Public Television) has brought together people from around the world to screen and debate the most creative and controversial public interest television programs. Consistent with the goals of RCTV-15, INPUT is dedicated to the proposition that television should be public service in the public interest; and that access to the most honest, innovative, provocative, courageous and challenging broadcasting is a universal fundamental human right. INPUT’s annual international conference is among the most prestigious events for public television worldwide. The entries represent sixty countries and the programs are chosen by a jury of television professionals including RCTV-15 General Manager Carvin Eison. INPUT, like RCTV-15, also facilitates local events and promotes the work and professional development of local producers.
Carvin Eison has been a part of INPUT since 2006 when he was first invited to join the American delegation to the conference. Now he is one of a small group of international television program-makers and producers who evaluate and select films for the conference from hundreds of submissions from around the world.
RCTV-15 is proud to host The Best of Input, Television From Around the World, to bring these outstanding public television programs to Rochester audiences. RCTV-15 will present three community screenings, and will air some of the programs on Channel 15.
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SCHEDULES
Watch the Best of INPUT on RCTV-15
Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30 8 pm
Rosita (Nicaragua, 2005, Director/Producer: Attie & Goldwater) Documentary about a young Nicaraguan girl who is raped, and the struggle of her farm- worker family to help her. In seeking to end the girl’s pregnancy, the family and their supporters are pitted against the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the medical establishment and the church.
Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6
8pm
At the End of the Furrow (Mexico, 2005, Director: M. Salgado, Producer: I. Aldasoro) A short docu-drama about a 1995 state police ambush of 45 Mexicans travelling in a truck. The people responsible were never charged and the case was closed.
Choice Two (South Africa, 2006, Director/Producer: Ernie Vosloo)
This talk show series addresses the dilemmas that South African youth face. A young person tells their story at home, and then meets with a group of advisors and peers to make a choice.
One Minute to Midnight (Australia, 2005, Director: S. French, Producer: A. Gillies. Fictional animation of the
situations faced by contemporary senior citizens: some difficult and some poignant and some joyful.
Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13
8pm
Promised Paradise (Netherlands, 2006, Director: L. Helmrich, Producer: VPRO)
A documentary about an Indonesian artist who goes searching for answers after a terrorist bombing in Jakarta.
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Join Us at RCTV-15 for the Best of Input
Community Screenings and Discussion
21 Gorham Street
(no charge for these events):
Friday, March 28
7:30 pm (Co-sponsored with Ciudad Hermana Task Force / MetroJustice)
Rosita (Nicaragua, 2005, Director/Producer: Attie & Goldwater) Documentary about a young Nicaraguan girl who is raped, and the struggle of her farm- worker family to help her. In seeking to end the girl’s pregnancy, the family and their supporters are pitted against the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the medical establishment and the church.
Little Terrorist (India, 2004, Director/Producer: Ashvin Kumar) A young Pakistani Muslim boy accidentally crosses the border into India and is lost in a country that views him as a terrorist. Ultimately, humanity triumphs over prejudice, and the boy receives the help he needs.
Friday, April 4
7:30 pm
Over My Dead Body (Netherlands, 2006, Director: M. Nijboer, Producer: E. Griffioen) This documentary tells the story of a young person facing a terminal illness and making decisions about the last phase of their life.
Choice Two (South Africa, 2006, Director/Producer: Ernie Vosloo) This talk show series addresses the dilemmas that South African youth face. A young person tells their story at home, and then meets with a group of advisors and peers to make a choice.
Trapped on the Road (China, 2006, Director: Z. Wen, Producers: H Wen, Z Bin, Z. Bo) A comedy about a hapless driver who seeks help on the road.
Friday, April 11
7:30 pm
Qana (Iran, 2005, Director/Producer: Mohammad Reza Abbasian) A documentary and docu-drama about the massacre of civilians in the Lebanese village of Qana in 1996. The victims took refuge at a UN base.
The Last Dog in Rwanda (Sweden, 2005, Director: Jens Assur, Producer: Svensk Filmindustri ab)
This TV drama tells the story of a young boy in Rwanda who travels the country with a reporter and documents the horror of genocide and the
fascination of war.
Yaptik-Hasse (Russia, 2006, Director: E. Bartenev, Producer: V. Telnov) A breathtaking documentary about the everyday life of Nenets people of Siberia.
Friday, April 18
7:30 pm
Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (U.S., 2006, Director/Producer: Byron Hurt) (Co-sponsored with Teen Empowerment) This documentary was conceived by Byron Hurt as a fan’s critique of the exploitive messages and stereotypes glamorized by some rap music.
American Experience: Jonestown (U.S., 2006, Director/Producer: Stanley Nelson) A documentary portrait of Rev. Jim Jones, his followers, and the events leading up to the mass murder — suicide in an isolated rain forest in Guyana.
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