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December 15: New York, NY; 4:00PM - 6:00 PM

GOOD Magazine and Arts Engine, inc. will be presenting Media That Matters: Good Food Collection this Saturday at GOOD December, a collaborative pop-up community center and gallery store by Openhouse, enabled by the i'm Initiative. Located in Nolita, the heart of downtown Manhattan at the Openhouse Gallery, 201 Mulberry St., the space will be open to the public daily from 11am-6pm December 6th through 23rd. The center is organized around the themes of Media, Environment, Technology, Design, Education, Culture, Business & Money, and Health. Come by and interact with like-minded others in your community! Check out the story behind the films, leave a question or comment, or find out ways in which you can get involved.

Published on December 15, 2007

December 14 & 15: West Sacramento, CA; 7:00PM - 9:00 PM

Movies on a Big Screen presents the seventh annual Media That Matters Film Festival on December 14 and December 15 at 7:00 PM. Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento. Corner of 4th & F in West Sac, just over the river near The Pyramid Building. 7:00 PM. Admission: $5.00. Movies on a Big Screen previously brought this annual compilation of socially conscious short films to Sacramento for the first time. Now they are presenting the newest festival. Seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair! Digital projection on to a large screen. Movies on a Big Screen presents regular Friday evening film screenings (and occasionally, other nights, too)! You can always check www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

Published on December 14, 2007

Media That Matters’ BYSTANDING filmmaker - new feature

Karin Chien, Producer of last year's Media That Matters Film Festival winner By-Standing: The Beginning of an American Lifetime has produced UNDOING. It will be screening at Two Boots Pioneer Theater, East 3rd Street (btn Aves A and B) December 5 - 14 UNDOING A Film by Chris Chan Lee Starring Sung Kang, Kelly Hu, Tom Bower, Russell Wong, Jose Zuniga, and Leonardo Nam After a mysterious year-long absence, ex-gangster SAM (Sung Kang, The Fast & Furious 3) returns to Los Angeles determined to find redemption for his past. He soon becomes intertwined with his old mentor DON (Tom Bower, DIE HARD 2), a retired gangster and VERA (Kelly Hu, The Scorpion King, X-Men2), the lover he abandoned. Sam is soon drawn back into the shadowy world he left behind, a world of impossible desires, loneliness, and isolation. Can Sam undo his mistakes before losing all that he came back to save? "An energetic, visually stunning and absorbing neo noir about a Korean American gangster... " - San Francisco Chronicle Cast bios, behind the scene clips, trailer, and press materials at: www.undoingmovie.com

Published on December 5, 2007

POPaganda: The Movie - December 4; Havana, Cuba

Media That Matters Film Festival winner POPaganda: The Art & Crimes of Ron English, the feature-length version, will be screened during the 29th Festival International del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano in the session Panorama Documental. From Dec. 4-14th, 2007 this prestigious film festival now on its 29th year, which takes place in the city of Havana for 10 consecutive engaging and fun days will showcase the best cinema has to offer with a particular emphasis in Latin-American Cinema. Filmmaker Pedro Carvajal will be there to present the film. Watch the short version of this film, POPaganda: The Art & Crimes of Ron English now and learn about how you can take action!

Published on December 4, 2007

Vote for Media That Matters’ Slip of the Tongue as “Best of Imagining Ourselves”

Sixth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival winner Slip of the Tongue has been selected as one of the top ten short films in the International Museum of Women's Imagining Ourselves North America section. Slip of the Tongue is now in the running to be named the Best of Imagining Ourselves. Throughout December, people will be invited to vote on their favorite stories from seven regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America and Oceania. View Karen's story here. Vote for Slip of the Tongue before the contest ends on December 27. Click here to learn how to vote. One winner from each region will be announced on December 28. Winners receive a special gift package from Imagining Ourselves and its partners. Join the conversation and tell people why they should vote for Slip of the Tongue. Check out the conversations at Media That Matters Forum, and add your two cents! Also check out the Take Action Links to find out more about what you can do.

Published on December 3, 2007

December 1: New York, NY; 8:45AM-6:00PM

Arts Engine presents films from the Media That Matters: Good Food Collection, with a discussion to follow as part of the Just Food's Regional Summit on Food, Farms and Community Health at the New School; Good Food Now! In partnership with the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group's 15th Annual Resource Harvest Keynote Speaker: Aaron Woolf Maker of the soon-to-be-released film "King Corn" December 1, 2007 8:45am - 6 pm Reception and silent auction to follow! For a silent auction sneak preview, click here. Workshop topics include: * Climate Change and Agriculture * The Future of Urban Agriculture * School Food * New York's Global Food Footprint * Using Technology to Promote Local Food, Youth Curricula in Gardens and Schools * Farm Bill * Food Advocacy; Farm to Institution * Connections between Racial Justice, Nutrition, Food and Neighborhood Health * Eating Local Throughout the Year * Growing Urban Farmers * So You Think You Want to be a Farmer? And much more. Click here for the current list of workshops! And check back frequently for updates. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! To register online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/21589 or To register by phone, call the New School Box Office 212.229.5488 Monday-Friday 1-7pm Interested in sponsoring the summit? Click here for sponsorship opportunities. Interested in volunteering or available scholarships? Contact molly@justfood.org for more information.

Published on December 1, 2007

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