Gather Filmmaking Discussion Tuesday 10/5 | 5:30 pm | Zoom Discussion to be screened in Hillel

Join CKWL and the Native American and Indigenous Cohort for a discussion with Sanjay Rawal, director of Gather, about the challenges and opportunities presented by the making of that film. The discussion will take place over Zoom with a screening in the Hillel Multipurpose room. 

About Sanjay Rawal:

Sanjay spent 15 years working on human rights campaigns globally - for the US government, foundations, philanthropists and local governments. Sanjay's first feature documentary  Food Chains (2014), was produced by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser with narration by Forest Whitaker. The film won numerous awards, was released theatrically in 40 cities by Screen Media and was acquired by Netflix. Sanjay's second effort took a sharp turn into non-traditional filmmaking. Applying narrative cinematic technique, Sanjay directed a sweeping expedition film. 3100: Run And Become was released theatrically in the US in 20 markets in 2018. Gather is his 3rd film.  Sanjay's work has been supported by Ford, Bertha, BritDoc, Fledgling, 11th Hour Project, NoVo, and the Omidyar Network - and now Threshold! His work has won an assortment of honors include a James Beard Media Award.  

Thank you to the History Department and the Environmental Studies Program for their support of this event!