Sentences with phrase «films about social issues»

* documentary filmmaker - I make films about social issues * teacher - I teach socially conscious filmmaking to children...

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The group used media, such as television adverts, Disney films, press articles, image bank photography to social media, to stimulate debate about the particular issue being explored.
The IDA also presented the career achievement award on Saturday to Lourdes Portillo in recognition of Portillo's body of work which spans nearly 40 years and includes films about Latin American experiences and social justice issues.
It's a film that is more concerned about creating mood, atmosphere, symbolism and metaphor with its images and sounds, than a strong narrative or character exploration, and therefore lacks that sucker - punch it perhaps requires in highlighting these political and social issues.
Also, the film tries to address some kind of political and social issues about big corporations in bed with world governments regarding natural resources like clean water.
«We wanted to make the film entertaining and funny at the same time as we're dealing with complicated social issues,» says Ostlund of his film, about a suave museum curator (Claes Bang) whose life unravels when his wallet and phone are stolen.
HOLLYWOOD — «The Shape of Water,» a Cold War fantasy about a mute woman who falls in love with a humanoid sea creature, won the Oscar for best picture Sunday at the 90th Academy Awards, a ceremony laced with social and political statements, particularly on the issues of diverse representation and sexual assault in the film industry.
So far REMIX has presented the film OT: Our Town, which documented a Compton, California high school's production of the American stage classic, Our Town; and has hosted a conversation about hip - hop in education, and the ways it can be used as a tool in classrooms to address issues of literacy, race, and social justice.
About Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation A groundbreaking photographer, musician, writer, and film director, Gordon Parks allowed his talents to shape the public's understanding of pressing social issues.
Central to all of Shonibare's work, which includes sculpture, painting, photography, and film - making, is the debate about social, cultural, and political issues that shape history and constructs identity.
Perhaps even more importantly, they're the kind of stories that the Academy loves to prove it cares about: compellingly crafted films that don't just entertain, but touch upon important social issues.
By exploring social identities through written word, film & video, I hope to continue to expand and enrich conversations about social issues that face our society, and to find ways to take social action while encouraging others to do so as so as well in their own ways.
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