Two months ago, Sebastopol Center for the Arts wrested control of the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival from the volunteers that had run the festival for years
Laura, you’re walking a tight rope here and I really appreciate your honest reporting. As a former board member of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts with a friendship with many of the co-founders — and a longtime fan of the doc fest project — I’ll just say that the relationship between the festival and the center was always a bit complicated.
I fully support the Executive Director Serafina Palendech & the Sebarts board’s asserting their ownership of the festival, as well as their taking over its management.
Serafina is doing a remarkable job of bringing clarity to the Center’s many programs.
The most recent directors, Jean McGlothlin and Cynthi Stefenoni, deserve a big thanks for all they brought to the festival. As do past key players, Eliza Hemenway, Jason Perdue, Tommie Smith and Teresa Book.
Laura, you’re walking a tight rope here and I really appreciate your honest reporting. As a former board member of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts with a friendship with many of the co-founders — and a longtime fan of the doc fest project — I’ll just say that the relationship between the festival and the center was always a bit complicated.
I fully support the Executive Director Serafina Palendech & the Sebarts board’s asserting their ownership of the festival, as well as their taking over its management.
Serafina is doing a remarkable job of bringing clarity to the Center’s many programs.
The most recent directors, Jean McGlothlin and Cynthi Stefenoni, deserve a big thanks for all they brought to the festival. As do past key players, Eliza Hemenway, Jason Perdue, Tommie Smith and Teresa Book.
Onward!
Wow.
I must be out of it, but I've always thought SebArts has been running the festival since it's inception.