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THE THIRD ANNUAL MEDIA THAT MATTERS FILM FESTIVAL
Welcome to the third annual Media That Matters Film Festival. Our jury has chosen 16 short films on the burning topics of today. STREAM>CLICK>ACTION
As We Sleep
- Join the campaigns of ADA Watch, a nonprofit network activating and empowering the disability community.
- Learn more about the abuse of disabled women by reading this report.
- Donate to the National Disability Rights Network, a national organization of volunteer lawyers protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities.
How to Make a Bird
- Contact your representatives on numerous issues affecting animals and the environment through the Sierra Club.
- What can you do to protect birds? Find out from the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Follow the Code of Ethics of the American Birding Association.
- Protect wild animals from exploitation. Visit WildlifePimps.com.
Esmeraldas: Petroleum and Poverty
- Send a letter to the CEO of Chevron urging him to clean up the mess in Ecuador.
- Learn about Oilwatch, the Ecuadorian resistance network.
- Donate to Amazon Watch, an organization that works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin.
- Support the campaigns of Acción Ecológica, an Ecuadorian environmental activist group.
Is My Neighbor Latino?
- Learn about changing ethnic demographics in the US at EthnicMajority.com.
- Visit the National Council of La Raza website to find out how to help empower Hispanic-Americans.
- Download 101 tools for tolerance, simple ideas for promoting equity and diversity.
Vision Test
- Improve the rights of women through the National Organization of Women.
- Read The New Power Elite, about the continued homogeneity in America’s institutions.
- Make your voice heard at civilrights.org.
- Donate to the American Civil Liberties Union.
CopWatch
- Know your rights! From Berkeley CopWatch.
- Read Amnesty International's blog on police brutality and race and get involved.
Silence Speaks
- Oppose violence against women through the National Organization of Women.
- Make your own story and learn about the Center for Digital Storytelling.
- Contact congress to encourage anti-abuse legislation.
- Register with OneWorld TV to participate in a global community committed to using TV and video for change.
Holla Back Dubai!
- Send a letter/start a connection with a school in Dubai through UAEinteract.com.
- Join other youth working for peace at Seeds of Peace.
- Join other youth using media as a tool for change through Listen Up!.
Diane Wilson, A Warrior's Tale
- Fight for corporate accountability at Corpwatch.org.
- Find out about the latest grassroots campaigns and challenge corporate abuse of the environment.
- Get in on the action through the Center for Environmental Citizenship.
Sonic Memorial Project
- View pictures of September 11th at HereIsNewYork.org.
- Add a sound to the Sonic Memorial Project.
- Upload your images to the New World Order.
Face to Face: Stories from the Aftermath of Infamy
- Educate yourself and prevent anti-Arab discrimination at ADC.org.
- Speak out on behalf of the post 9/11 detainees through this Human Rights Watch campaign.
- Learn more about Japanese American’s experiences during World War II through the Web project, A More Perfect Union.
Luv Me Latex
- Can prevention make a difference? Find out at StopAids.org.
- Learn about proper condom use.
- Become an AIDS advocate at Gay Men's Health Crisis.
- Support the Hetrick-Martin Institute, an organization that provides vital services and advocacy to over 8,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people and their families.
Storm
- Find out how to help kids deal with bullying at the Stop Bullying Now website.
- Learn about what you can do to prevent bullying at The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center.
- Support Operation Respect, a group making things better by preventing bullying.
We Were Humans
- Learn about International and US military spending at GlobalIssues.org.
- Protest against excessive military spending through United for Peace and Justice.
- Learn how the money being spent on the military could be used for social services at NationalPriorities.org.
Rebel
- Find out how the media affects girls’ feelings about their looks at AdiosBarbie.com.
- Combat the mainstream media’s portrayal of women at AboutFace.org.
- Join others girls in discussion about body image at gURL.com’s “Body Image” section.
No Escape, Prison Rape
- Stop Prison Rape. Thanks to your and other efforts the Prison Rape Reduction Act is now law.
- Speak out against prison rape and contact the Attorney General, senators and representatives through Human Rights Watch.
- Explore the Resource Center from The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice to find out what you can do to help today.
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As We Sleep
7:52 min
Documentary Short
Winner of the Public Health Award
In 2000, 72% of Americans in living-assistance facilities were sexually abused. As We Sleep tells the story of Marcie and the tragic offense she suffered at the hands of a trusted caregiver.
Documentary Short
Winner of the Public Health Award
In 2000, 72% of Americans in living-assistance facilities were sexually abused. As We Sleep tells the story of Marcie and the tragic offense she suffered at the hands of a trusted caregiver.
How to Make a Bird
:30 min
PSA
Winner of the Wildlife Preservation Award
What happens when a woman tries to turn herself into a bird? Not much. This short video shows how all the feathers in the world can’t rebuild an extinct species.
PSA
Winner of the Wildlife Preservation Award
What happens when a woman tries to turn herself into a bird? Not much. This short video shows how all the feathers in the world can’t rebuild an extinct species.
Esmeraldas: Petroleum and Poverty
9:00 min
Documentary Short
Winner of the International Human Rights Award Sponsored by Free Speech TV
Esmeraldas documents the intense human suffering that occurred when a Texaco oil refinery exploded and destroyed an Afro-Ecuadorian community.
Documentary Short
Winner of the International Human Rights Award Sponsored by Free Speech TV
Esmeraldas documents the intense human suffering that occurred when a Texaco oil refinery exploded and destroyed an Afro-Ecuadorian community.
Is My Neighbor Latino?
1:00 min
Satiric Short
Winner of the Diversity Award
Irreverent and funny, this high-spirited newsbrief spoof pokes at preconceptions and shows us that there is no one type of Latino in a country with rapidly shifting demographics.
Satiric Short
Winner of the Diversity Award
Irreverent and funny, this high-spirited newsbrief spoof pokes at preconceptions and shows us that there is no one type of Latino in a country with rapidly shifting demographics.
Vision Test
6:00 min
Satirical Short
Winner of the Jury Award Sponsored by SONY
Who would you feel most comfortable with as CEO of a Fortune 500 company? What begins as a routine eye exam turns into an examination of people’s subconscious attitudes towards race, gender and power.
Satirical Short
Winner of the Jury Award Sponsored by SONY
Who would you feel most comfortable with as CEO of a Fortune 500 company? What begins as a routine eye exam turns into an examination of people’s subconscious attitudes towards race, gender and power.
CopWatch
8:00 min
Documentary Short
Winner of the Media Activism Award
Fed up with police brutality, the organization “Copwatch” decided to keep an eye on big brother. This short film shows how peaceful observation of police behavior can change the way a neighborhood and a police force deal with one another.
Documentary Short
Winner of the Media Activism Award
Fed up with police brutality, the organization “Copwatch” decided to keep an eye on big brother. This short film shows how peaceful observation of police behavior can change the way a neighborhood and a police force deal with one another.
Silence Speaks
min
Digital Story
Winner of the New Media Award
Domestic abuse, hate crimes, poverty, political persecution and war. Highly personal multimedia pieces tell the stories of survivors and witnesses of these many forms of violence.
Digital Story
Winner of the New Media Award
Domestic abuse, hate crimes, poverty, political persecution and war. Highly personal multimedia pieces tell the stories of survivors and witnesses of these many forms of violence.
Holla Back Dubai!
8:00 min
Video Dialogue
Winner of the Youth Media Award Sponsored by Sundance Channel
In this touching video letter exchange, kids from the United Arab Emirates “holla back” to a class of sixth-graders in Washington Heights, New York and show that a stereotype is no match for a smile.
Video Dialogue
Winner of the Youth Media Award Sponsored by Sundance Channel
In this touching video letter exchange, kids from the United Arab Emirates “holla back” to a class of sixth-graders in Washington Heights, New York and show that a stereotype is no match for a smile.
Diane Wilson, A Warrior's Tale
8:00 min
Documentary Short
Winner of the Woody Harrelson Environmental Award
Through a hunger strike and a fierce grassroots campaign, Diane Wilson forced Formosa Plastics and other polluters on the Bay of San Antonio to clean up their act.
Documentary Short
Winner of the Woody Harrelson Environmental Award
Through a hunger strike and a fierce grassroots campaign, Diane Wilson forced Formosa Plastics and other polluters on the Bay of San Antonio to clean up their act.
Sonic Memorial Project
02:15 min
Interactive Sound Archive
Winner of the New Media Award
An interactive audio landscape where oral stories, ambient sounds, voicemails and archival recordings collectively tell the rich history of the Twin Towers and the events of 9/11.
Interactive Sound Archive
Winner of the New Media Award
An interactive audio landscape where oral stories, ambient sounds, voicemails and archival recordings collectively tell the rich history of the Twin Towers and the events of 9/11.
Face to Face: Stories from the Aftermath of Infamy
min
Interactive Website
Winner of the New Media Award
Sixty years have passed between Pearl Harbor and September 11th, but have things really changed? An interactive online documentary explores what it means to be an American with the face of the enemy.
Interactive Website
Winner of the New Media Award
Sixty years have passed between Pearl Harbor and September 11th, but have things really changed? An interactive online documentary explores what it means to be an American with the face of the enemy.
Luv Me Latex
2:00 min
PSA
Winner of the Safe Sex Award
When HIV attacks, two unprotected men in love and a gang of healthy T-Cells are no match for a diabolical HIV virus. This clever animated short makes the case for condoms in a fresh and funny way.
PSA
Winner of the Safe Sex Award
When HIV attacks, two unprotected men in love and a gang of healthy T-Cells are no match for a diabolical HIV virus. This clever animated short makes the case for condoms in a fresh and funny way.
Storm
8:00 min
Narrative Short
Winner of the Peace in Our Classrooms Award in Honor of the Work of Peter Yarrow Sponsored by Frank Marshall
Billy, the beleaguered hero of Storm finds himself without allies as he struggles to stave off an onslaught of classroom abuse.
Narrative Short
Winner of the Peace in Our Classrooms Award in Honor of the Work of Peter Yarrow Sponsored by Frank Marshall
Billy, the beleaguered hero of Storm finds himself without allies as he struggles to stave off an onslaught of classroom abuse.
We Were Humans
min
Flash Animation
Winner of the New Media Award Sponsored by Paola Freccero
This multimedia animation asks what would happen if the billions of dollars of yearly military spending were directed towards education and world hunger.
Flash Animation
Winner of the New Media Award Sponsored by Paola Freccero
This multimedia animation asks what would happen if the billions of dollars of yearly military spending were directed towards education and world hunger.
Rebel
8:00 min
Music Video
Winner of the gURL LOOKS BOOK Award Sponsored by gURL.com and the Penguin Group
In this body-positive youth-produced film, the young women of the Lower East Side Girls Club take to the streets in celebration of their individuality and strength.
Music Video
Winner of the gURL LOOKS BOOK Award Sponsored by gURL.com and the Penguin Group
In this body-positive youth-produced film, the young women of the Lower East Side Girls Club take to the streets in celebration of their individuality and strength.
No Escape, Prison Rape
7:00 min
Documentary Short
Winner of the Criminal Justice Award Sponsored by Open Society Institute
When Rodney Hulin set fire to a trashcan, he never imagined he would end up in adult prison, serially raped and brutally beaten.
Documentary Short
Winner of the Criminal Justice Award Sponsored by Open Society Institute
When Rodney Hulin set fire to a trashcan, he never imagined he would end up in adult prison, serially raped and brutally beaten.
The Media That Matters Film Festival is a project of Arts Engine Inc.,
a 501(c)(3) organization
