This is an on point analysis of the bias and other colonialist practices of mainstream Western media that are so badly impacting how we understand and address conflicts and crises.
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Documentary Story Development, 7 Mondays, 03/18-05/06, 6:30-9:30pm
Video Editing, 7 Tuesdays, 3/20-05/01, 6:30-9:30pm
Transcultural Exchange released EPISODE 5, Caught in the Crosshairs, of their new TV series. It includes a segment on Community Supported Film (20:22).
“I thought a lot about you and what you taught us while making this video.
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The goal, she says, was to teach her followers that there was more to Gaza than conflict and destruction.
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CSFilm encourages you to think critically about who decides on and creates your news and information. Here are a few of suggestions for local reporting on issues of international concern:
Community Supported Film (CSFilm) wrote a new proposal to seek support for the development of our online documentary training (ODT). We are pleased to announce that the McMillan Stewart Foundation generously granted $20,000 for this two-year project. ODT will train community activists, journalists, and other grassroots storytellers in documentary filmmaking – from story development through post-production.
Qin Lee, Abdirahman Abdi and Braulio Tellez Vilches, screened their New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) films for 90 Au Pairs in Boston.
CSFilm continues to provide legal and logistical support for our Afghan colleagues as they seek a path to safety and stability. Many of the evacuation and resettlement appeals and parole cases that we have filed continue to languish in US State Department systems. Several cases have been denied, leaving the families without hope for resettlement.
Online documentary filmmaking training, in development; Afghan and Haitian crises; Remembering our ‘ol pal Jeanne Steig
Michael called on FCTV to join him in working to educate the public about the importance of who selects and reports our news. Once the public starts hearing from more local voices we will begin to understand what the issues are that need to be addressed. We haven’t yet begun a dialogue based on good information.