Dana Goren spent four months in Pittsburgh during the fall of 2010 as a Schusterman Foundation Visiting Artist. I instantly found a kindred spirit in Dana--impressed by her professionalism, dedication to her art form, bright smile and wry sense of humor. Luckily, not only did my job allow me to help a talented young artist, it also gave me the opportunity to make a great friend!
Dana and Lauren at the closing night screening of Diplomat
While Dana and I were able to spend a lot of time together as she did her work here, we also spent some time exploring Pittsburgh, drinking coffee, thrift shopping and talking about art in all of its complex facets. Dana made quite an impact on everyone she met! She visited several colleges and universities to impart her filmmaking wisdom to aspiring film students. She was also hosted by many in the Jewish community for Shabbat dinners and was invited to speak at several area synagogues.
We here at JFilm cannot wait to see what Dana does next and are so glad to play a small part in her filmmaking career!
If you missed the JFilm Festival's closing night screening of Dana's feature documentary, Diplomat, then you also missed the sneak preview of the short trailer, The Hope Business, that she produced while she was in Pittsburgh.
