THE SIXTH ANNUAL MEDIA THAT MATTERS FILM FESTIVAL
An image captures a feeling, a story shares a message, a movie becomes a movement. Media That Matters brings you 16 inspiring films by youth and independent filmmakers committed to changing the world, in 8 minutes or less.
Slip of the Tongue
- 10 Things You Can Do to combat negative and distorted images of women from About-Face.
- Enter the Love Your Body poster contest from the National Organization of Women.
- Take action for women’s rights through the Feminist Majority Foundation.
A Girl Like Me
- Fight hate and promote tolerance through Tolerance.org.
- Demand equal rights for all through civilrights.org
- Demand justice through the NAACP.
In Transit
- Get the facts on fistula and get involved through the Campaign to End Fistula.
- Stop violence against women through Amnesty International.
- Urge African governments to ratify and enforce the Women’s Rights Protocol through Human Rights Watch.
Water Warriors
- Help implement the Water Affordability Program by contacting the Director of Detroit’s Water and Sewage Department.
- Join people around the world for Blue October an international month of action to challenge corporate control of water and to protect water as a shared natural resource available to all.
- Get the facts on water privatization from the Our Communites, Our Water campaign.
How Wal-Mart Came to Haslett
- Protect your town from Wal-Mart through Wal-Mart Watch's Battle-Plan
- Bring Wal-Mart to justice through the Wake Up Wal-Mart campaign.
- Hold mega corporations accountable for their actions through CorpWatch.
The Rules of the Game
- Fight for Native American rights through the International Indian Treaty Council.
- Learn more about the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Johnson Act from the National Indian Gaming Commission.
- Read about Rohnert Park and the history and culture of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.
Permission
- Demand equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation, through the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Fight for gay rights through the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
- Support gay marriage through the Human Rights Campaign.
Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize
- Download the Documentary Filmmakers Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use from the Center for Social Media.
- Learn more about copyright and Fair Use from Stanford University.
- Support the Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act giving citizens the right to circumvent copy-protection measures as long as what they’re doing is otherwise legal.
Book 'Em: Undereducated, Overincarcerated
- Read the School To Prison Pipeline Fact Sheet from the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Download “Dismanteling the School to Prison Pipeline” report from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
- Know your legal rights as a juvenile and learn 10 things you can do to influence criminal justice policies in the United States.
(Hate) Machine
- Demand fair and accurate reporting from national media outlets.
- Demand that the Federal Communications Commission investigate, strengthen disclosure requirements and punish stations that air fake news.
- Learn the 5 core concepts of media literacy from the Center For Media Literacy.
- How media literate are you? Take the Media Literacy quiz and find out.
In the Morning
- Read the United Nations Populations Fund’s The Dynamics of Honor Killings in Turkey .
- Learn about the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women from the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women.
- Urge the President and Congress to support the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
- Take the Gender Quiz to test how much you know on global descrimination of women.
Bread
- Find your elected official and send them a letter urging them to increase spending to end world hunger.
- Help children around the world by joining the Global March Against Child Labor.
- Sign up for “Response,” Action Against Hunger’s free newsletter including action alerts for the fight against hunger.
Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary)
- Find out where to purchase fresh, locally grown food in your area from FoodRoutes.
- Read Global Exchage’s 10 ways to democratize the global ecomony.
- Share your thoughts on farm policy with the House Committee on Agriculture and the get the facts on the food from the Family Farm Act.
- Get updates from the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board.
Recycle
- Get recycling tips from Earth 911.
- Discover the Homeless Garden Project and learn how to replicate the progam in your community.
- Get involved in the Reclaim the Future initiative helping to shape green economies in cities around the country.
Night Visions
- Contact elected officials with your thoughts on the Iraq war through the National Priorities Project.
- Get facts and resources on manging stress and recovering from trauma from the U.S Department of Veteran Offairs.
- Send notes and messages to troops in Iraq through Blue Star Moms.
No Child
- Learn more about the No Child Left Behind Act from the U.S. Department of Education.
- Read the Students Rights Resource from the Underground Action Alliance to learn you constitutional rights and how to exercise and protect them in public schools.
- Download the Opt-out form to stop the military from obtaining your private information.
- Read counter-recruitment basics from the American Friends Service Committee.
No Child is now hosted by Current TV. To watch this film, please click here.
