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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.
- Read a report on sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and find out how you can get involved through Human Rights Watch.
Water Warriors
- Help implement the Water Affordability Program by contacting the Director of Detroit’s Water and Sewage Department.
- Stay informed and take action on current water-related issues through Food and Water Watch.
- 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 current issues of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and learn about how they fight for consumers' rights.
Book 'Em: Undereducated, Overincarcerated
- Read the School To Prison Pipeline Fact Sheet from the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Download “Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline” report from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
- Know your legal rights as a juvenile.
(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 International Violence Against Women Act.
- 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 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 Farms 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 Green-Collar Jobs Campaign 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 managing 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.
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Slip of the Tongue
4:06 min
Youth Slam
Winner of the Jury Award Sponsored by Adobe Systems
“What’s your ethnic make up?” A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets an eye-opening schooling on race and gender.
Youth Slam
Winner of the Jury Award Sponsored by Adobe Systems
“What’s your ethnic make up?” A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets an eye-opening schooling on race and gender.
A Girl Like Me
7:08 min
Youth Documentary
Winner of the Diversity Award Sponsored by Third Millennium Foundation
Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves.
Youth Documentary
Winner of the Diversity Award Sponsored by Third Millennium Foundation
Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves.
In Transit
5:51 min
Documentary
Winner of the Global Health Award Sponsored by Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Foundation
War may be over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but many Congolese women continue to battle for their reproductive health.
Documentary
Winner of the Global Health Award Sponsored by Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Foundation
War may be over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but many Congolese women continue to battle for their reproductive health.
Water Warriors
6:17 min
Documentary
Winner of the Environment Award Sponsored by Loreto Bay Company
When water costs soar, residents of Highland Park, Michigan demand to know who will foot the bill.
Documentary
Winner of the Environment Award Sponsored by Loreto Bay Company
When water costs soar, residents of Highland Park, Michigan demand to know who will foot the bill.
How Wal-Mart Came to Haslett
3:16 min
Exposé
Winner of the Changemaker Award Sponsored by Working Films
Michigan youth investigate the dubious circumstances under which a Wal-Mart appeared on a wetland in their small town.
Exposé
Winner of the Changemaker Award Sponsored by Working Films
Michigan youth investigate the dubious circumstances under which a Wal-Mart appeared on a wetland in their small town.
The Rules of the Game
8:24 min
Documentary
Winner of the Community Discourse Award
A Native American tribe’s dreams of prosperity clash with small town values in Rohnert Park, California.
Documentary
Winner of the Community Discourse Award
A Native American tribe’s dreams of prosperity clash with small town values in Rohnert Park, California.
Permission
1:00 min
Public Service Announcement
Winner of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Rights Award
Whose permission would you need to get married to the person you love?
Public Service Announcement
Winner of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Rights Award
Whose permission would you need to get married to the person you love?
Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize
2:11 min
Advocacy Short
Winner of the Fair Use Award Sponsored by Center for Social Media
Copyright abuse or Fair Use? Learn how much is at stake when vital films are pulled from public discourse.
Advocacy Short
Winner of the Fair Use Award Sponsored by Center for Social Media
Copyright abuse or Fair Use? Learn how much is at stake when vital films are pulled from public discourse.
Book 'Em: Undereducated, Overincarcerated
3:03 min
Youth Documentary
Winner of the Criminal Justice Award
In New Haven, Connecticut the pipeline from school to prison is shorter than you might think.
Youth Documentary
Winner of the Criminal Justice Award
In New Haven, Connecticut the pipeline from school to prison is shorter than you might think.
(Hate) Machine
4:45 min
Satire
Winner of the Media Literacy Award Sponsored by Utne Magazine
When media messages are constructed, sometimes truth hits the cutting room floor.
Satire
Winner of the Media Literacy Award Sponsored by Utne Magazine
When media messages are constructed, sometimes truth hits the cutting room floor.
In the Morning
4:25 min
Dramatic Narrative
Winner of the Women’s Rights Award
When a young Turkish woman is raped, there is nothing honorable about revenge.
Dramatic Narrative
Winner of the Women’s Rights Award
When a young Turkish woman is raped, there is nothing honorable about revenge.
Bread
4:56 min
Documentary
Winner of the Global Justice Award Sponsored by Seventh Generation
Guatemalan brothers Edwin and Edson crush rocks with their father so their family has enough to eat.
Documentary
Winner of the Global Justice Award Sponsored by Seventh Generation
Guatemalan brothers Edwin and Edson crush rocks with their father so their family has enough to eat.
Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary)
5:57 min
Documentary
Winner of the Good Food Award Sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Journey to the “Asparagus Capital of the World” to discover why one little vegetable is so important.
Documentary
Winner of the Good Food Award Sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Journey to the “Asparagus Capital of the World” to discover why one little vegetable is so important.
Recycle
6:00 min
Documentary
Winner of the Sustainability Award Sponsored by Stonyfield Farm
Poet Miguel Diaz transforms poverty into cultivation in the middle of a Los Angeles street.
Documentary
Winner of the Sustainability Award Sponsored by Stonyfield Farm
Poet Miguel Diaz transforms poverty into cultivation in the middle of a Los Angeles street.
Night Visions
7:07 min
Documentary
Winner of the War and Peace Award Sponsored by Netflix
Individuals enlist in the U.S. military for different reasons, but they all return from war, changed.
Documentary
Winner of the War and Peace Award Sponsored by Netflix
Individuals enlist in the U.S. military for different reasons, but they all return from war, changed.
No Child
8:19 min
Youth Documentary
Winner of the Knowledge is Power Award Sponsored by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation
Minneapolis hip-hoppers Shakademic and Glenn Scott get the inside scoop on military recruiting tactics.
Youth Documentary
Winner of the Knowledge is Power Award Sponsored by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation
Minneapolis hip-hoppers Shakademic and Glenn Scott get the inside scoop on military recruiting tactics.
The Media That Matters Film Festival is a project of Arts Engine Inc.,
a 501(c)(3) organization
