Remembering the life and legacy of Helen Wingard Hill
Posted in News on Dec 12th, 2007
Animator and Halifax resident Heather Harkins was announced as the winner of the first Linda Joy Media Arts Society Helen Hill Animated Award. click here for the CBC story and here for the AWN story
Posted in News on Nov 13th, 2007
South Carolina ETV made a film about Helen earlier this year, and it will be offered up for PBS stations across America to pick up. This is a note from Amy Shumaker who headed up the making of the film: Here is the information to share with Helen’s friends in other cities so they can […]
Posted in News on Oct 15th, 2007
Anthology Film Archives is hosting a memorial screening of ten of Helen Hill’s newly restored films at 8pm on Wednesday October 24th. Admission will be $9, and a substantial portion of the proceeds will go to the 529 Educational Fund set up for Helen’s son, Francis Paul Gailiunas. The entire program should last a little […]
Posted in News on Sep 14th, 2007
This in from Brett: Tomorrow night (Saturday, Sept. 15) America’s Most Wanted is scheduled to do a piece on Helen’s murder. This story has been in the works for a long time. Jake is in New Orleans now preparing for a press conference later today where an increased reward will be announced to coincide with […]
Posted in News on Aug 28th, 2007
This just in from Brett and Jake: Hello all, Tomorrow (Wednesday, August 29) Oprah is doing a show in honor of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The show is an overview of where New Orleans stands 2 years after Katrina and will feature a segment on crime, including Helen’s story. Oprah is syndicated so if […]
Posted in News on Aug 25th, 2007
There was a new news article released across Canada today about Helen’s murder and the progress made by authorities. It includes interviews with Jake and Kevin. I will be linking to the article in the Press section and I will also save copies as newspapers don’t tend to keep their articles up for very long. […]
Gothtober.com – a halloween countdown calendar – was a project that Helen was involved in for the last four years. The call for artists has just gone out, so if you feel like making some halloween art, please check it out.
Posted in News on Mar 20th, 2007
This year’s Ann Arbor Film Festival has been dedicated to Helen Hill’s memory On Wednesday, March 21st at 5pm at the Firefly Club in Ann Arbor, there will be a tribute screening of new prints of Helen’s 16mm work: Mouseholes Tunnel of Love Scratch and Crow Vessel Film for Rosie Bohemian Town Your New Pig […]
Posted in News on Feb 23rd, 2007
I have the heartwarming duty of opening the notifications from Charles Schwab of contributions to Francis Pop’s education fund. I never before really looked forward to seeing what is in my mailbox. As of Friday February 23rd, there is almost $13,000 in his account. As a reminder, checks can be made out to: “Schwab 529” […]
Posted in News on Feb 5th, 2007
Thank you so much, The Tea Party In Tribute To Helen Hill was a wonderful event. Thanks again to everyone who brought food, performed, sewed commemorative patches, or screened their films. We raised $399.00 towards inviting a series of visiting artists to curate programs of films in Helen’s Honor. They will be presented every other […]