- Diane Wilson: A Warrior's Tale
Directed by: Ilana Trachman | USA | 2003| 7:33 minutes | Documentary |
English
"I'm just a normal person," Diane Wilson says at the outset of this anything-but-normal story of community vs corporation. Through a hunger strike and a relentless campaign before the local legislature, Wilson Forced Formosa Plastics and other polluters on the Bay of San Antonio to clean up their act.
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- Esmereldas: Petroleum and Poverty
Directed by: Josh Holst | USA | 2003| 9 minutes | Documentary |
English
For anyone who has gone numb to the effects of industrial pollution, "Esmereldas" will be a startling wake up call. The film documents the intense human suffering that plagued an Afro-Ecuadorian community after a Texaco oil refinery exploded.
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- How to Make a Bird
Directed by: Juan Carlos Zaldivar | USA | 2003| 32 seconds | Public Service Announcement |
English
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 bring back an extinct species
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- Rebel
Directed by: Lower East Side Girls Club | USA | 2003| 8 minutes | Youth Produced Music Video |
English
In this body-positive youth-produced film, the young women of Lower East Side Girls Club take to the streets in celebration of their individuality and strength.
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- Holla Back Dubai
Directed by: Global Action Project | USA/United Arab Emirates | 2003| 8 minutes | Youth Produced Video Dialogue |
English
Kids from the United Arab Emirates "holla back" to a class of sixth graders in Washington Heights, New York in this touching video letter exchange. Direct and honest, the children of both sides of the dialogue show that a stereotype is no match for a smile.
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- Luv Me Latex
Directed by: Frame by Frame Fierce | USA | 2003| 1:30 minutes | Public Service Announcement |
English
Two unprotected men in love and a gang of healthy T-cells face off against the diabolical HIV virus. The clever animated short makes the case for condoms in a fresh and funny way.
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- Storm
Directed by: Thomas Brown | USA | 2003| 8 minutes | Narrative Short |
English
For thousands of children, bullying is a serious problem that damages their hearts and minds. The beleaguered hero of "Storm" finds himself without allies as he struggles to stave off an onslaught of classroom abuse.
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- No Escape, Prison Rape
Directed by: Gabriel London| USA | 2003| 7 minutes | Documentary |
English
When Rodney Hung set fire to a trash can, he never imagined that he would end up in an adult prison, serially raped and brutally beaten. This disturbing film documents a young man's attempt to let the outside world know that his punishment did not fit his crime.
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- Copwatch
Directed by: Guerilla News Network | USA | 2003| 8 minutes | Documentary Short |
English
Fed up with police brutality, the organization COPWATCH decided to keep an eye on the authorities. This short film shows how peaceful observation of police behavior can change the way a neighborhood and its police deal with one another.
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- Vision Test
Directed by: Wes Kim | USA | 2003| 5:39 minutes | Satirical Short|
English
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 subconcious attitudes towards race, gender, and power.
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- Is My Neighbor Latino?
Directed by: Jorge Aguirre | USA | 2003| 1 minutes | Satirical Short|
English
A news brief spoof that seeks to answer the question "How do I know if my neighbor is Latino?" Irreverent and funny, this high spirited short pokes fun at preconceptions and shows us that there is no one type of Latino in a country with rapidly shifting demographics.
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- As We Sleep
Directed by: Elizabeth MacDonald | USA | 2003| 8 minutes | Documentary Short |
English
In 2000, 72% of Americans in living-assistance facilities were sexually abused. "As We Sleep" tells the story of Marcie and the trafic offense she suffered at the hands of a trusted caregiver.
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- Sonic Memorial Project
Directed by: Picture Projects | USA | 2003| 8 minutes | Interactive Sound Archive |
English
An interactive audio landscape where oral studies, ambient sounds, voicemails and archival recordings tell the rich story of the Twin Towers and help heal the collective wounds caused by the events of September 11th.
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- Face to Face: Stories from teh Aftermath of Infamy
Directed by: Rob Mukuriya | USA | 2003| Interactive Website |
English
Sixty years separate Pearl Harbor and September 11th, but have things really changed in the interim? An interactive online documentary explores what it means to be American with the face of the enemy.
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- Silence Speaks
Directed by: Third World Majority | USA | 2003| Digital Storytelling |
English
Domestic Abuse, hage crimes, poverty, political persecution, and war. Highly personal multimedia pieces tell the stories of survivors and witnesses of these many forms of violence.
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