FESTIVAL NEWS

September 18: Screening of seventh annual Media That Matters Film Festival, Neon Cinemas, Dayton, OH: 7:30 - 9:30 PM.

On September 18, Dayton Access Television is screening the seventh annual Media That Matters Film Festival in its entirety at Neon Cinemas in downtown Dayton...

Announcing the BRAND NEW Media That Matters Take Action Pack! This month: Sustainable Living

The Media That Matters Film Festival features twelve short social issue films under twelve minutes over twelve months. As a result, each month we at...

August 22: The Children of Birmingham screens at Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, AL: 6:00PM

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute will be screening the Fourth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival short The Children of Birmingham at 6:30pm on Friday...

Vote for Superstar Director's Blog to Win a 2008 Black Weblog Award

Curious about what directors from previous Media That Matters Film Festivals are up to? Check out Naiquan Greene, the director of last year's award winning...

Welcome to the new Media That Matters Film Festival website—watch the newest collection, browse by issue below, or view the festival archives through the dropdown menu above. Enjoy the films, take action and don't forget to share your comments!

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"It's very encouraging to be doing work that feels risky and this festival comes around and says 'This is great—we want to help you, we want to distribute this, we want even more people to see this.'"
—Jen Simmons, Director of Bush for Peace

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