Hi everyone, Throughout the 2007-2008 Global Kids Virtual Video Project after- school program, 20+ high school students used machinima to create short films and public service announcements that relate to important global issues.
"Race To Equality" is a short video that displays the students’ impressive understanding of both digital media and important international issues. Through Race To Equality, the 15 young creators illustrate a poignant story about the struggle of three individuals in Tibet, Brazil and the U.S. to overcome institutional racism in their respective countries. While the stories are fictional, they are based on research with the U.N. about unequal access to education and financial aid in China, Brazil and the U.S. In the film, the characters document their experiences at the U.N. Headquarters, underlying the film’s central message about the necessity to take social action to overcome such obstacles. The new film, Race to Equality, which premiered on Thursday, June 26th at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in Manhattan, welcomed over 60 attendees, including teachers, friends and families of the young filmmakers, with opening remarks by Global Kids’ Executive Director Carole Artigiani. Race To Equality is the culmination of the year-long Virtual Video Project, an after-school program conducted by Global Kids, Inc. The students gathered regularly during the past year to learn about film production, global access to education, and virtual worlds. Their knowledge and efforts resulted in the production of Race To Equality, a year-end project on the struggle of individuals from Brazil, Tibet, and the United States to overcome racism in higher education. The students represent a range of high schools from Brooklyn and Queens, including, Aviation High School, James Baldwin School, the Academy of American Studies, Banneker Academy, and Hostos Academy. The Virtual Video Project is part of Global Kids’ Online Leadership Program (OLP) and made possible with funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. The project was also supported by the Campaign for Educational Equity at Columbia University. Please help us by spreading the word, and enjoy the film online. http://tinyurl.com/5vsmkg Also click here for more details or read their blogs on our website. http://www.holymeatballs.org/2008/07/vvp_race_to_equality_watch_the.html ______________________________ Tabitha Tsai Online Leadership Program Multimedia Curriculum Specialist Global Kids Inc. 137 East 25th Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 226-0130 ext.123 Fax: (212) 226-0137 http://www.globalkids.org http://olp.globalkids.org _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
