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Perversion of Justice Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 480 seconds What can be said of a justice system that sentences a young mother of three to life in prison for a first-time and non-violent drug-related offense? For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=4 Related: criminaljustice, economicjustice, family, government, humanrights, politics, prison, racialjustice, society, women |
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A Girl Like Me Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 435 seconds Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediat hatmattersfest.org/6 /a_girl_like_me/inde x.php?fs=action Related: family, gender, girl, justice, like, me, racial, society, women |
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Slip of the Tongue Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 254 seconds "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. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/6/sl ip_of_the_tongue/ind ex.php?fs=action Related: asian, asian-american, ethnicity, family, gender, identity, justice, poetry, race, racism, slam, society, tolerance, women |
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A Nomad's Life Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 578 seconds A young Tibetan family questions whether their nomadic traditions can survive against the challenges of a rapidly modernizing world. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=9 Related: china, economicjustice, family, globalization, humanrights, nomad, society, tibet |
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African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 390 seconds Step into the African Underground and listen to a new voice inspired by religion, politics, old school Hip Hop and Senegalese culture. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=7 Related: africa, criminaljustice, government, media, politics, racialjustice, senegal, youth |
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POPaganda: The Art and Subversion of Ron English Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 512 seconds Ron English's billboards force the man on the street to look twice...or maybe three times. For more information about the film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/4/se eds_of_hope_south_af rica/index.php?fs=ac tion Related: art, english, news, popaganda, ron, subversion |
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Argentina Turning Around Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 573 seconds Argentinean factory workers unite to bolster the economy, recreate jobs and stabilize communities after business owners abandon their factories during an economic downturn. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=3 Related: argentina, cooperatives, economicjustice, family, government, humanrights, politics, society |
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World On Fire Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 275 seconds $5,000 could cover the cost of hair and make-up for one day on set in LA or pay for one year's schooling for 145 girls in Afghanistan. Sarah McLachlan does the math and encourages you to join her. For more information about the film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/5/wo rld_on_fire/index.ph p?fs=action Related: economic, fire, justice, mclachlan, music, sarah, sarahmclachlan, video, world |
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Fast and Reliable Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 479 seconds Nothing can stop Dexter the bike messenger ? not homelessness or even a close encounter with a ten-ton truck. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediat hatmattersfest.org/5 /fast_and_reliable/i ndex.php?fs=action Related: fast, news, reliable |
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Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearance Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 293 seconds Extraordinary torture and disappearances, justified by the U.S. government as acceptable mechanisms in the war on terror, are some of the most extreme violations of basic human rights of our times. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediat hatmattersfest.org/7 /outlawed/index.php? fs=action Related: documentary, humanrights, politicsgovernment, ragingwar, terrorism |
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Tyttonen (The Young Girl) Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 280 seconds A woman, trapped by time and age, searches for freedom in her childhood memories. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/7/ty ttonen_the_young_gir l/index.php?fs=actio n Related: alzheimers, disease, family&society, health, healthissues, socialissues |
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Diana Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 429 seconds Mother, daughter, sister, friend and fighter. Diana and Kathy share their views about living with HIV. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=5 Related: activism, aids, family, health, healthadvocacy, hiv, society, women, youth |
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Rapping at Fear Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 412 seconds In Andres Tabares' barrio in Colombia, "social cleansing" groups wage war. When this thirteen-year-old raps against violence, people listen. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/7/ra pping_at_fear/index. php?fs=action Related: colombia, environment, family&society, politicsgovernment, racialjustice, rapping, socialjustice, youth |
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Massacre at Murambi Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 321 seconds Does the way we respond to the genocide in Rwanda predict our response to Darfur? For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediat hatmattersfest.org/7 /massacre_at_muramba i/index.php?fs=actio n Related: darfur, international, murambi, politicsgovernment, rwanda, socialawareness, sudan |
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Hammoudi Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 332 seconds A courageous boy rises above violence in Lebanon with wit, humor and the support of his best friend. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=1 Related: family, government, health, healthadvocacy, human, lebanon, politics, rights, society, youth |
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The Meatrix Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 238 seconds Will Leo the pig take the blue pill and remain in a fantasyland where quaint family farms produce food for our tables? For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/4/th e_meatrix/index.php? fs=action Related: advocacy, animation, environment, food, health, meatrix, media, parody, sustainability |
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E-Waste Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 115 seconds An animated film illustrates the environmental and human damage caused by electronic waste while offering solutions to this global problem. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=11 Related: animation, corporate, economic, environment, international, justice, media, responsibility, youth |
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The Luckiest Nut In The World Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 491 seconds A singing peanut and his gang of shelled friends explain that sometimes free trade is just nuts. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediat hatmattersfest.org/5 /the_luckiest_nut_in _the_world/index.php ?fs=action Related: economics, fair, luckiest, nut, trade, world |
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The Countdown Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 364 seconds Sofia Snow's spoken word composition unleashes a hypnotic barrage of words and images about post-9/11 America. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=6 Related: government, human, international, media, poem, poetry, politics, rights, spoken, word, youth |
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Ashray Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 381 seconds Affected or infected, the children of Ashray in Bombay live together as one family, despite their HIV status. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/7/as hray/index.php?fs=ac tion Related: ashray, family&society, health, hindi, humanrights, international, youth |
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Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 138 seconds Copyright abuse or Fair Use? Learn how much is at stake when vital films are pulled from public discourse. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/6/ey es_on_the_fair_use_o f_the_prize/index.ph p?fs=action Related: eyes, fair, literacy, media, prize, use, youth |
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The Final Frontier: Explorers or Warriors? Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 503 seconds Two teens from Chicago ask senators, scientists and science fiction fans: Could space be the new battleground? For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathat mattersfest.org/7/th e_final_frontier_exp lorers_or_warriors/i ndex.php?fs=action Related: armsrace, explorers, international, politicsgovernment, socialissues, space, warriors, weapons |
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Every Third Bite Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 547 seconds For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=12 Friend us on Facebook: http://www.facebo ok.com/home.php?ref= home#/profile.php?id =1052115563 Related: activism, advocacy, agriculture, bees, ccd, collapse, colony, disorder, economic, environment, health, justice, sustainability, youth |
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The News Is What We Make It Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 511 seconds When the same company owns all the TV stations in town, where can you turn for an alternative perspective? A high-schooler gets burned and turns insult into action. For more information about this film and to take action visit: http://www.mediat hatmattersfest.org/5 /the_news_is_what_we _make_it/index.php?f s=action Related: animation, big, media, news, propaganda, puppets |
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Something's Moving Posted by: mediathatmatters
Video duration: 449 seconds Survivors of a U.S. boarding school for the Lakota are breaking the chain of trauma in order to heal their spirits, their community and the country. For more information about this film and to take action, visit: www.mediathatmatters fest.org/8?id=8 Related: americans, economicjustice, family, government, humanrights, lakota, native, politics, racialjustice, society, tribe |
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