PROMISES

In the last year the violence in the Middle East has escalated to an unprecedented level. The rift between the two societies is wider than it has ever been in the last 50 years and for the first time ever there is virtually no grassroots peace movement. PROMISES explores this conflict through the eyes of seven Israeli and Palestinian children living in Jerusalem. Rather than focusing on "hard news" PROMISES offers intimate stories that reveal what its like to grow up in times of conflict and peacemaking.

106 mins (Cowboy Films)

Academy Award Nominee in the Feature Documentary Category 2002

The topic was: Identity and Diversity.

We presented the Miami theatrical premiere of:

Three short selections from: MediaRights.org's "Media That Matters Film Festival".

Nominated for an MTV award, this music video explores the role of women in Indian society and depicts one woman's quest for liberation. Produced by Mallika Dutt and Breakthrough.

Directed by Sujit Sircar.

2000, 5:30 min.

REEL GRRLS, Youth media,

A fresh take on the pressures that young girls suffer to care about their looks first and foremost.

Produced by 911 Media Arts Center and Reel Grrls.

2001, 1:03 mins.

VENUS OF MARS,

Venus, the provocative lead singer of a Glam-Rock band in Minneapolis, is a gender pioneer choosing to live "in between."

Produced and Directed by Emily Goldberg.

Documentary, 2002, 6:35 min.

MAI'S AMERICA (POV 2002 Summer Season, PBS)

Anticipating Hollywood, Mai, a spunky, mini-skirted Vietnamese daughter of Ho Chi Minh's revolution leaves cosmopolitan Hanoi on a high school exchange program and crash lands in rural Mississippi, where her relationships with white Pentecostal and black Baptist host families, self-proclaimed rednecks, transvestites, and South Vietnamese immigrants challenge her long-held ideas about herself, about freedom, about America, and even about what home means.

Panel discussion included invited director Marlo Poras, and Christy, one of the subjects of her documentary; Beth Boone and Cindy Brown of The Miami Light Project and an exchange student from the University of Miami. The panel took place outdoors in front of the Miami Beach Cinematheque, 508 Espanola Way.

*Filmmaker Marlo Poras will be present.

running time 72 mins

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Diversity Party took place at MOONLIGHT CAFE on Espanola Way and it featured a local DJ, hors d'ouevres and complementary drinks.

The theme was: Toxic thoughts.

We presented the Miami Theatrical Premiere of:

Short documentary presentation from Mediarights.org's "Media That Matters Film Festival":

THE OIL IS NOT ENOUGH

An examination of how the current conflict in Afghanistan has paved the way for America's new rush for oil into Central Asia.

BLUE VINYL -A Toxic Comedy

The decision of Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand's parents to "re-side" their house with blue vinyl--a seemingly benign cure-all for many suburban homes--turns into a toxic odyssey with twists and turns that most ordinary homeowners would never dare to take. The result is a humorous but sobering and uniquely personal exploration of the relationship between consumers and the vinyl industry.

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97 minutes (HBO)

Panel discussion with invited Filmmaker Judith Helfand, A Green Peace representative from Washington D.C. and the president of a local synagogue. The panel took place at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, 508 Espanola Way.