Events & Reunions
Tufts Alumni Arizona - Student Films for Social Change
Sponsored by:
Tufts Alumni Arizona
Location:
The Home of Karen Larsen, J86
21588 N. 59th Lane, Glendale
602-214-6948 | See Map
When: Monday, January 25, 2010, 7:00 pm - Monday, January 25, 2010, 8:30 pm (iCal)
Description
Film can entertain us, but it can also tell a story in a powerful way to make a point, to advocate for a cause and to move us to act. Students in the Producing Films for Social Change class at Tufts have been learning to use film in precisely this way -- to make a difference.
Join Tufts Alumni Arizona for light appetizers and refreshments as we welcome Communications and Media Studies Director Julie Dobrow. She will screen three short student films and lead a discussion about "Media and Public Service." These films will be:
Melanie's Legacy: a Grandfather's Fight against Drunk Driving
In 2003, 13-year-old Melanie Powell was killed by a repeat-offender drunk driver in Marshfield, MA. Melanie's grandfather, Ron Bersani, has worked to use his family tragedy to create positive social change, lobbying for stricter drunk driving laws. Ron's passionate fight against the MA legislature illustrates how one person's voice can make a difference.
Veteran's Day
U.S. armed forces veterans face many issues upon returning to civilian life, including employment and mental health problems. This film explores those problems and how vets and the government are coping with them.
Honkumentary: No Noise is Illegal
The Honkfest, held every year in Somerville-Cambridge, is an explosion of music, dance, pageantry and politics. This documentary explores the relationship between music and political expression.
Julie Dobrow is director of both the Communications and Media Studies Program and the Media and Public Service Program at Tufts. She holds an A.B. from Smith College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been at Tufts since 1994, where she teaches classes through the Experimental College and in the Department of Child Development.
RSVP
Please register online by January 20, 2010.
Cost
$5 per person
Contact
Questions? Please contact Karen Larsen, J86, at karenron1@yahoo.com or 602-214-6948.
