WE THANK ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS
WHO OVER THE YEARS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF TAZZLA INSTITUTE, IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
TO NAME A FEW:
IN MARIN
COUNTY, FOR THE SERIES "CIRCLES:AMERICAN INDIANS IN MARIN", SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER,
SALLY SHERLOCK, SHARON SKOLNICK, MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN ALLIANCE OF MARIN, MEMBERS OF THE GRAYTON RANCHERIA, LANNIE
PINOLE (KULE LOKLO), GORDON BAINBRIDGE, AND TAZZLA VICE PRESIDENT, WEST COAST, SANDY TURNER PARRY.
FINALLY, AND NOT THE LEAST BY
ANY MEANS, I (HELENE HAGAN) OWE MY FIRST LESSONS IN EDITING ON AN AVID SYSTEM TO CHRIS MILOSLAVICH OF MILOMIX
PRODUCTIONS, SAN FRANCISCO. CHRIS AND HIS THEN FRIEND JENNIFER HELPED WITH THE TECHNICAL
ASPECTS OF OUR EARLY TELEVISION PRODUCTION. CHRIS AND JENNIFER BEGAN THEIR ROMANCE WHILE ON OUR SHOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY MARRIED.
THE CIRCLE SERIES OWES A BIG DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO BOTH.
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THE SERIES "TAMAZGHA, BERBER LAND
OF MOROCCO" WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR HELENE HAGAN WHO GREW UP IN THE INTERIOR OF MOROCCO. SHE PRODUCED
AND EDITED THE FOOTAGE AND LIVE MUSIC SHE RECORDED IN HER NATIVE LAND. AS A HOST FOR THE SERIES, SHE WAS SUPPORTED
BY A GREAT CREW INCLUDING SANDY TURNER PARRY, SHARON SKOLNIK, BRUCE BAGNOLI, GORDON BAINBRIDGE, CHRIS MILOSLAVICH AND FRANK
ROSS. OUR TECHNICAL CREW AT MARIN CHANNEL 31 WORKED BEAUTIFULLY TOGETHER. AMONG OUR GUESTS WERE YAHIA BELKEBIR,
FATAH KACI, AND HABIBA BOUMLIK, A JEWISH BERBER ANTHROPOLOGIST FROM THE REGION OF TAROUDANT, MOROCCO WHO WILL JOIN THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN APRIL 2010.
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IN LOS ANGELES, VOLUNTEERS HELPED
WITH THE AMAZIGH NEWS TELEVISION PROGRAM, JAMIE ABRAHAM OF ADRUM PRODUCTIONS OF BEVERLY
HILLS, AND BOUALAME MOKRANE OF STUDIO CITY, AS WELL AS THE TECHNICAL CREW OF ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS IN EAGLE ROCK.
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FOR THE
RUSSELL MEANS SHOW, VOLUNTEERS INCLUDED GUESTS ACTRESS KATERI WALKER, SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER, AUTHOR GREG SARRIS,
AND MUSICIAN/PERFORMER RED BONE, AS WELL AS THE TECHNICAL CREW OF ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS IN SANTA MONICA. THE
SERIES WAS FINANCED BY THE AMERICAN SPIRIT FOUNDATION OF NEW MEXICO. RUSSELL MEANS, WELL KNOWN AMERICAN INDIAN ACTIVIST, HOLLYWOOD
ACTOR, AND ARTIST HOSTED THIS COMMUNITY TELEVISION SERIES.
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FROM THE INCEPTION OF TAZZLA
INSTITUTE TO 2010, JENNIFER J. HAGAN , ESQUIRE, OF PALO ALTO HAGAN LAW FIRM , WAS OF INVALUABLE HELP TO THE INSTITUTE
AND CONTRIBUTED BOTH TIME AND FUNDS TO VARIOUS PROJECTS.
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MARIANNE HAGAN OF
STUDIO CITY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FUNDING THE MARIN COUNTY TELEVISION SERIES AND HELPED WITH THE LOS ANGELES AMAZIGH FILM FESTIVAL
FOR THREE YEARS.
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BOTH JENNIFER AND MARIANNE HAGAN
HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY WORK TO A NUMBER OF PROJECTS. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER LEONARD HAWKINS OF OAKLAND
CONTRIBUTED STILL CAMERA WORK TO TAZZLA INSTITUTE IN A FIELDWORK TRIP TO MOROCCO. SOME OF HIS PHOTO WORK HAS
BEEN USED IN VARIOUS PROJECTS.
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TITUS FRENCHMAN (DELAWARE
ELDER OF OKLAHOMA)VOLUNTEERED FOR THE BERBER NIGHTS PROJECT ,
ACTING AS VIDEO CAMERAMAN AND OFFERING AN HONOR DRUM SONG.
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FAZIA AITEL ASSISTED WITH BERBER
NIGHTS PROJECT AND THE 2009 LOS ANGELES AMAZIGH FILM FESTIVAL.
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WE ALSO THANK DJEZAIA, HAKIM
ZAKATE, FELLA OUDANE AND LILO FADIDAS , LESLIE CLARK (NOMAD GAL OF OJAI AND NIGER) , THE TIDAWT BAND FROM NIGER ,
AND MOHAMMED EWANGAYE (ART OF BEING TUAREG PROJECT) , AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER PARTICIPANTS TO OUR PROJECTS
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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THE LOS
ANGELES AMAZIGH FILM FESTIVAL HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY DOUNIA BEN JELLOUN AND THE BMCE FOUNDATION (PRESIDENT: LEILA
BEN JELLOUN) OF MOROCCO, THE AMAZIGH CULTURAL ASSOCIATION IN AMERICA (A.C.A.A.),
ARAB SADAOUI OF CHICAGO, DR.
VILCEK OF NEW YORK, DR. ALAN KLINGEMAN OF NEW JERSEY, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOROCCAN ASSOCIATION (PRESIDENT
TAREK OBALLAH) AND THE LEVANTINE CULTURAL CENTER (PRESIDENT JORDAN ELGRABLY OF MOROCCO.) - IT HAS BEEN ENCOURAGED AND
HELPED BY THE PRESIDENT OF AGADIR AMAZIGH FILM FESTIVAL RACHID BOUKSIM, WHO TRAVELED FROM MOROCCO TO ATTEND THE 2009 FESTIVAL IN
HOLLYWOOD, BY ARTIST YESCHOU (LAHBIB FOUAD) OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF AMAZIGH STUDIES (ON NATIVE LANDS FILM), ARTIST
HASSAN MOUMENE OF THE ATLAS REGION OF MOROCCO,
AND A NUMBER OF AMAZIGH FILM
MAKERS IN MOROCCO, AMONG WHOM HISHAM AYOUCH , AND NABIL AYOUCH (ZAZA FILMS). THE FIRST ALGERIAN DOCUMENTARY WAS GRACEFULLY
FURNISHED BY HACENE ZENIA, KABYLE FILM MAKER IN THE US.
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OUR UNITED NATIONS PROJECT
COULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF OUR EAST COAST VICE PRESIDENT SHIRLEY CHESNEY, WHO ALSO OPENED
DOORS TO MANY AMAZIGH PEOPLE AT THE UN. SHIRLEY ATTENDED THE 2009 FILM FESTIVAL IN HOLLYWOOD, AND HELPED FUND
IT IN PART.
