"Nature
is a meditation and an expression of the Sacred and Divine, the
many faces of women of many cultures and spiritual practices magnifies
this principle of holiness and light."
Francesca
Roccaforte's healing vision of community, care, serenity, joy, beauty,
light and divine justice is a daily practice and devotion through the
eye of the camera lens. Photography is the medium that is both magical
and mystical and crystallizes forms, light, darkness and color. The
digital media process adds an otherworldly dimension to this process
with its required patience and stillness.
Francesca
is an award winning photographer, documentary filmmaker, writer/poet,
educator, organizer and community activist. She has earned several degrees
and certificates in Visual Communications in Education (M.S., B.A.)
Digital Media and Television Production (A.A.). Her work has been published,
televised and screened at film and video festivals. She currently is
working on several books of photography and poetry. Francesca freelances,
teaches privately and is available for workshops and lectures
on photography, video and spirituality.
Her credits include:
California Department of Tourism, Stanford University, Oakland Museum,
University Art Museum at Berkeley, City of Oakland, KTOP TV, Women's
World Magazine, The Advocate Magazine, PCTV, MCI, American Italian Historical
Association, Global Africa Film Festival, Jewish Film Festival, Frameline,
Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, National Media Network, Goddessing Newspaper,
S.F. Bay Times, Jewish Bulletin, Air Cal, Greyhound, Precision Graphics,
Center for Independent Living Berkeley, CRIL, Dr. Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum,
Italian Cultural Institute - S.F, Pro Arts Gallery, Mission Cultural
Gallery, Festival at The Lake - Oakland, California, Susan Caldwell,
Soho, NY, Whitney Museum, NY