Found 33 resources on international

international


The following films from the Media That Matters™ collection explore the issue of international.

AFRICAN UNDERGROUND: HIP HOP IN SENEGAL

I was inspired to make this film when I was writing my thesis in college about the…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 8 collection

AISHA’S SONG

Partially blinded by an unknown illness at age 4 and sent out to work on the tough…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

AMERICA FOR DUMMIES

Witnessing and experiencing the apathy and ignorance of American youth towards the world.
Official selection of the Media That Matters 8 collection

ARGENTINA TURNING AROUND

In the 1990s, Argentina embraced globalization. Instead of profiting from a global economy, a number of unfortunate…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 8 collection

ASHRAY

About ASHRAY from Director Ambika Samartha Ashray, one of the project organizations that makes up the Committed…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

BITS AND PIECES - A SHORT FROM JORDAN

BITS AND PIECES is a short film inspired by the powerful need to confront distorted perceptions of…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

BY-STANDING: THE BEGINNING OF AN AMERICAN LIFETIME

About BY-STANDING: THE BEGINNING OF AN AMERICAN LIFETIME from Director Karen Lin BY-STANDING is the collision of…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

DAY JOB

From the beginning, filmmaking and positive social change have always gone hand-in-hand for me. After working with…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 10 collection

EXILED IN AMERICA

EXILED IN AMERICA explores immigration in the United States, focusing on detention and deportation from the point…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

FOUR WOMEN, ONE REVOLUTION

FOUR WOMEN, ONE REVOLUTION is a portrait of Four Egyptian women who took part in the Egyptian…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

GERTHY’S ROOTS

GERTHY’S ROOTS is the story of a strong and inspiring Haitian-born woman and her quest to make…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

GROWING UP REFUGEE

In Burma (Myanmar), thousands of tribal Karen people are on the receiving end of a brutal ethnic…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

HAMMOUDI

We believe the innocent civilians - especially children - have to stop paying the highest price in…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 8 collection

IMMERSION

Casting was probably the most important part of making IMMERSION. The search to find Moises and his…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

IT’S IN YOUR HANDS

The figures are pretty startling. 3.5 million children die annually due to diarrhea and acute respiratory infection…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 11 collection

KNOCK KNOCK, WHO’S THERE?

Part of a larger Bell Bajao or Ring the Bell campaign against domestic violence, KNOCK KNOCK, WHO’S…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

LA HOJA

I was approached by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to make a film about a family…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

Massacre at Murambi

More About Massacre at Murambi from Director & Producer Sam Kauffmann During the genocide in Rwanda in…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

Power Up

More About Power Up from Director & Producer Sverre Fredriksen Power Up is an animated short film…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

Rapping at Fear

More About Rapping At Fear from Producer Listen Up! Beyond Borders: Personal Stories from a Small Planet…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border

More About Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border from Producer WITNESS Rights on the Line:…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

SHADES OF THE BORDER

The racial issues that exist on the island of Hispaniola can hardly be described as “black and…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 10 collection

The Apollos

More About The Apollos from Director Nick Parker My role in the making of The Apollos was…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

THE COUNTDOWN

Sofia Snow’s spoken word composition unleashes a hypnotic barrage of words and images about post-9/11 America.
Official selection of the Media That Matters 8 collection

The Final Frontier: Explorers or Warriors?

More About The Final Frontier: Explorers or Warriors? from Filmmakers Stephen Sotor & Trace Gaynor On January…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

THE LAST ICEMAN OF CHIMBORAZO

The proud family of Baltazar narrates full-on admiration for his daily job. Carving, carrying and selling chunks…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

THE LEAVES KEEP FALLING

When I was asked to become a media fellow for the Vietnam Reporting Project, I jumped at…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 11 collection

THE NEXT WAVE

THE NEXT WAVE presents the human face of climate change and a people faced with the loss…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

THE SECRET LIFE OF PAPER

To reveal little-known but vitally important facts such as these, INFORM created The Secret Life series. The…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

THE STORY OF CHOLERA

THE STORY OF CHOLERA will save lives. To help cholera-affected populations around the world, this engaging, educational…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 12 collection

Tyttonen (The Young Girl)

More About Tyttonen (The Young Girl) from Director Fabian Giessler This is a short movie inspired by…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

We are the Zaballeen

More About We are the Zaballeen from Director Mai Iskander “If there weren’t any garbage collectors, Cairo…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 7 collection

WHY DO WHITE PEOPLE HAVE BLACK SPOTS?

This film is a small piece of a growing international conversation. Ghana was the first destination for…
Official selection of the Media That Matters 9 collection

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