Art in Fashion The Montclair Art Museum in Montclair, NJ held a weekend event of 'Art in Fashion' for teen girls and their families to coincide with the Evolving Identities exhibit. This film demonstrates youth exploration of themes and attitudes about art and it's influence on our society. American girls ages 12 through 16 were interviewed about culture, personal style and trends.
Analyze This: Message in the Media Trailer The most significant development of the last decade has been the growing role and importance of electronic media, particularly TV and the Internet for young people and adults alike. Through this documentary production,educators, teens, and leading authorities comment on society's love/hate relationship with the media, as well as, the broad access of information available as a result of political, economic and technological developments. This educational film, is slated to be completed in 2006. If you are interested in participating or supporting the filmcontact us.
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LaJolla Friends of the Seals La Jolla Friends of the Seals is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that was established in 1999 to offer protection to the La Jolla Harbor Seal Colony and education to the public through its Naturalist-Docent Program, “Friends of the Seals.” Casa Beach (or Children's Pool) is a rich, natural setting with harbor seals on the beach, gray whales and bottlenose dolphins offshore, brown pelicans on the rocks, cliff swallows darting about, ground squirrels on the bluffs, a wealth of invertebrate life in the tidepools and even an occasional sea lion or elephant seal making an appearance on the beach. For many years there has been controversy about the appropriate use of the Casa/Children's Pool Beach with conflict between those who wish to destroy the harbor seal colony and those who wish to preserve it.
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Together There's Nothing We Can't Change This documentary short film produced for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-NJ follows an Advocacy Day event and rally held at the New Jersey State House. The film tells personal stories about why addiction advocacy is critical to building awareness of important issues such as prevention, access to treatment, youth drinking and stigma reduction. Policymakers, addiction professionals, private citizens and people in recovery talk about the need to communicate often and locally with legislators about important policy issues.
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Linking America and Africa with Books An organization comprised of youth and led by Reverend William Moses in New Brunswick, NJ collected over 40,000 books in an 18 month period. The youth organized a trailer and shipped books, supplies and bikes to South Africa to coincide with 'Freedom Day.' 'Freedom Day' is the anniversary of democratic general elections in South Africa. The film shows the teens from New Jersey and South Africa exploring their commonalities and differences in educational opportunities through video conference discussions facilitated by Rutgers University, with the help of the Governor's Office of Volunteerism and friends from the United Nations.
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Addiction Recovery Public Service Announcements
Addiction Recovery advocates from across the country participated in a National Public Awareness print and television broadcast campaign titled "Recovery Happens Every Day-We're Living Proof of It." The campaign uses voices of different ages and backgrounds to dispel the stereotype that addiction only affects the poor living in inner cities. The campaign was also developed to deliver a message that people can and do recover from addiction. The Recovery advocates were filmed at Faces and Voices of Recovery "Rising! Recovery in Action" Summit held in Washington, D.C. in September for Addiction Recovery Month. The national campaign produced with stark black and white imagery for NCADD-NJ includes 10 print ads, (2) 30 sec spots and (3) 15 sec spots.
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Project Linus NJ Project Linus is a 100% volunteer organization with an outreach throughout the state of New Jersey and internationally. Nearly 5000 volunteers create original blankets for fragile children who are suffering an illness or are in a trauma situation. This film illustrates how blanket workshops bring volunteers of all ages together to make these precious blankets, lovingly and with a global reach for children in hospitals, cancer treatment facilities and homeless shelters. Project Linus NJ
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Sunny Day in Istanbul This travelogue video about one winter day in Istanbul, Turkey, shows a diverse, sophisticated, mostly Muslim city surrounded by the Bosphorus and the Black Sea. The music is by Seratab, a popular Turkish artist.
The Gates The Gates, a critically acclaimed two week installation of the art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude was made of 7,500 gates, and 1,067,330 square feet of saffron colored flag-like material that surrounded Central Park in NYC. The Gates swathed visitors with its warm embrace over 28 miles of meandering footpaths, creating a visual golden river. One visitor summed it up as "mesmerizing" and "zen-like". A wonderful once-in-a-lifetime experience, whether you liked the concept or not.
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"The first thing to keep in mind, is that your objective is not to make a 'TV show' or a 'show' of any kind. You are collecting evidence; you are encouraging witness; you are emboldening ordinary people to 'go public.'"
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