“the torch” #17 – On building a sinema community

When speaking about a community in whatever context, we certainly think of things to do with interrelated networking, with sociability and solidarity, in short we assume the term to read as, and meaningfully translate into an integrated system of co-operation. “Emergence” being the proper word for that phenomenon where a set of isolated components adds up to something larger than the sole elements’ combined value, “The Torch” this week takes a look at what it all means in real fact. Filmmaking requires a strong social framework on the ground, especially where independent projects without much monetary backing are concerned. What then does all this nice talk about presumed coziness come down to if there’s no substantial reaching out to the audiences to go along with it? The pedagogic implications of a community that aims for self-sustainability without being reclusive are being discussed: here.

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