call for entries - extended

what are you passionate about?
are you the person to tell that story?
what does the world need to hear?
how can 3 minutes change something?



get inspired. and pass it on...

Media festival -- Call for entries

It's out!  The Call for Entries for the 2nd Annual Social Issue Media Fest.

Learn more here.

Watch last year's films here.

And pass it on!

media fun this spring and summer

film festival season has begun!  (did it ever really end?)  i'm proud to say that we - as in the social issue media festival team - were part of that kick off with our festival screening that took place on may 6th at teachers college.  we'll be making the films available online shortly - first, temporarily via itunes, and then more permanently when we launch our festival website in the fall.  so stay tuned for that!

a few more events coming up soon:


June 2nd: The World Premiere of the Tenth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival

June 3rd: MTM: Impact, a series of conversations - a workshop based on the Media That Matters Film Festival











June 10-24th: Human Rights Watch International Film Festival



Watch, share, act.

Screening: Media that Matters @ Maysles Cinema

Media That Matters
Presents
Immigrant Heritage Week 2010 Screening
 
Wednesday, April 21   7:30 - 10:00 pm
Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Blvd/Lenox Ave
(Btwn 127th & 128th Streets)
Suggested Donation $10

Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Week 2010 with Media That Matters as we host an evening-long screening at Maysles Cinema on Wednesday, April 21 from 7:30 - 10:00 pm!  In partnership with the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, Media That Matters will be showcasing films that focus on the immigrant experience, American identity and international communities.  The evening will also feature Arts Engine staff facilitating discussion with guest organizations--Safe Horizon, New York Youth Leadership Council, NYU Center for Human Rights & Global Justice, Caribbean One and African Services Committee--available for questions and conversation.

Here are just a few examples of the films on the evening's lineup:

Vision Test (Wes Kim)
Who would you feel most comfortable with as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company?  What begins as a routine eye exam turns into an examination of people’s subconscious attitudes towards race, gender and power.

Slip of the Tongue (Karen Lum & Youth Sounds Factory)
What's your ethnic makeup? A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets an eye-opening schooling on race and gender.

Exiled in America (Angela Torres Camarena)
Five siblings struggle to support their American livelihoods after their mother is deported to Mexico.

Why Do White People Have Black Spots? (Anya Kandel & Momentus International)
Youth in Ghana pose questions to people outside of their borders and spark an ongoing dialogue through film.

The Next Wave (Jennifer Redfearn & Tim Metzger)
The Carteret islanders struggle to relocate as some of the world's first climate change refugees.

Please visit the Maysles Cinema website for a complete schedule and to RSVP for the night's events:  Maysles Cinema Calendar <http://www.mayslesinstitute.org/cinema/calendar.html>
Also, check out Arts Engine's Media That Matters website <http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/>  for more information on our film collection, ways you can hold your own screening and how to take action on issues that matter!


We hope to see you there! 


Contact: Weisi Li  |  weisi@artsengine.net <mailto:weisi@artsengine.net>

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