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Beyond the Bricks Project
Content Project
Beyond the Bricks Project is a media and international community engagement initiative encouraging and promoting solutions based dialog and action that increases the educational and social outcomes for school age black males. The BTBP engages black male youth in the use media and 21st century tools to reimagine and reimage the black male persona and advocate for his community.
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"Bootsteps"
Content Project
A documentary illustratrating US Marine success in bringing peace and (relative) prosperity to Helmand Prov, Afghanistan, and how they achieved it.
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Five Blocks
Content Project

Five Blocks is a journey through the trials and tribulations of a community struggling to transform from “skid row” into a vibrant neighborhood filled with promise and hope. A determined yet shaky coalition must redeem the area without casting aside the poor and underserved. It may be their last chance.

 

For Your Ears Only
Content Project

A unique, weekly, non-profit, non-partisan platform for critical issues, news and culture with proven appeal in the increasingly strident, slanted arena of U.S. commercial radio as well as American Forces Radio overseas and the Internet.

Reimagining Our Cities
Content Project
Population loss and industrial collapse scar cities around the globe.  People in post-industrial, blighted neighborhoods are taking action to make their communities a better place to live.  While transitioning their cities from polluted wastelands to environmentally sustainable communities, these urban heroes tell an international story we all share.
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Crisis Call 211, a documentary about families struggling in today's economy, and the impact of cuts to the social safety net
Content Project

From Emmy award-winning filmmakers Joe and Harry Gantz, CRISIS CALL 211 is a documentary film that will present a powerful portrait of the effects of America's prolonged economic recession, as well as the impact of billions of dollars in budget cuts to the country's social safety net, from the vantage point of families in crisis who are searching for help.

Anwar
Content Project
Movie plot: A story about of a boy-next-door who helps a underpriviledged child to go to school. Real life: A real story of a film (we guys) that did what it showed in movie (we wil make sure the child receives primary education).
Food for 9 Billion
Content Project
Food for 9 Billion is an independently produced feature series for public radio and TV that examines the social, environmental, economic, political, and technical dimensions of humankind's struggle to put food on the table. Production partners are Homelands Productions and the Center for Investigative Reporting; primary outlets are Marketplace and PBS NewsHour. 

 

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Vamos a Hablar/Let's Talk
Content Project
Vamas a Hablar (Let’s Talk) is a bi-lingual video aimed at Latino/a youth and families to help them work together to prevent unwanted pregnancies and work towards reproductive health through open communication. The video is told from the perspective of Latino teen parents, Spanish speaking adults, some of whom were teen parents themselves, and professionals in the fields of education, health and psychology. It address issues such as information, self-esteem, consequences, culture and parenting styles.
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Sandgrains
Content Project

Sandgrains is a documentary about the local effects of global fisheries on the small Cape Verdean village of Ribeira da Barca. We explore this through José Fortes, a former footballer returning to his birth place to understand why the beach by the village has disappeared.

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