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NAME
Film Festival 2002 
The following films were selected for screening at NAME's 2002
Annual Conference. Special thanks to Linda Shevitz for organizing the film
festival for the past several years.
NAME FILM FESTIVAL 2002
Thursday, October 31
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Film Title |
Film Maker/
Distributor |
Subject |
Description |
Day/Time |
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Lives and Times of Five Teenagers
(60 min.)
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AMIDEAST
www.amideast.org
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Arab Culture and
Society
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Portrays everyday
life of Arab teenagers in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait, and Morocco at
home, school, places of worship, and in social settings |
Thursday
9:45 – 11:45
a.m.
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Series: What’s
Up with Middle School Kids?
Beyond the Butterfly: Middle School Girls Speak
Out
(50 min.)
What’s Up with
Middle School Guys?
(50 min.)
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NEWIST/CESA
IS 1040, UW-GB
2420 Nicolet Drive
Greenbay, WI
54311
1-800-633-7445
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Gender Roles and
Develop-ment
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First person
narratives of middle-school boys and girls from different backgrounds as
they discuss issues that impact on their daily lives
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2:15 – 3:45
p.m.
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Oliver Button Is A Star
(50 min.)
My Family Is
Different
(30 min.)
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Hunt
Scagliotti Productions
26 Ayers
Road
Monson,
MA 01057
huntvideo@aol.com
Nickelodeon
1515 Broadway
New York, NY
10036
www.nickolodeon.com
@aol.com |
Tolerance,
Bullying, and
Youth
Empowerment
Diversity of
Families and Sexual Orientation |
Uses a mix of live
performance, storytelling, animation, and music to explore bullying and
diversity
A discussion led
by Nickelodeon’s Linda Allerbe with students and adults about families
in which parents are gay or lesbian
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4:00 – 5:30
p.m. |
NAME FILM
FESTIVAL 2002
Friday, November 1
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Film Title |
Film Maker/
Distributor |
Subject |
Description |
Day/Time |
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Journey to a Hate Free Millennium:
Stories of
Compassion and Hope
(70 min.)
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New Light Media
191 University
Blvd.,
Suite 700
Denver, CO 80206
303-368-9600
info@newlightmedia.org
www.newlightmedia.org
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Acts of Violence
and Hate in America
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Reflects on recent
acts of violence and hate in America; includes
discussions with
family members of James Byrd, Jr. Mathew Shepard, Columbine High School
students, and a reformed Neo-Nazi |
Friday
9:15 – 11:15
a.m.
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Tutu and Franklin: A Journey Towards Peace
(30 min.)
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Wisdom Works
2812 Adams Mill
Rd,
N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20009
202-239-0200
www.wisdomworks.net
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Race and
Cross-Cultural Communication
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Documentary
portrayal of the experiences and reflections on race of 21 high school
students as they accompanied Desmond Tutu and noted historian John Hope
Franklin to Goree Island, a slave port off the coast of Senegal
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2:15 – 3:45
p.m.
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More Than Bows and Arrows
(60 min.) |
Shenandoah Film
Productions
538 G Street
Arcata,
CA 95521
707-822-1030
www.sheandoahfilms.com
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Native American
History and Contributions |
Documents the
historical and contemporary contributions of Native Americans to the
development of the United States and Canada |
4:00 – 5:30
p.m. |
NAME FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday, November 2
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Film Title |
Film Maker/
Distributor |
Subject |
Description |
Day/Time |
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Ir A La Escuela:
Going to School
(60 min.) |
Richard Cohen
Films
P.O. Box 1012
Venice, CA 90294
310-395-3549
www.richardcohenfilms.com
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Documentary
portraying students with disabilities, their parents, and educator
advocates as they struggle to assure that the children receive an
equitable education; focus is on families in Latino communities |
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Saturday
9:45 – 11:15
a.m. |
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