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Canadian 'Challenge for Change' Video Media Project: 'Rosedale'

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The objective of the Challenge for Change program is to shed light on social problems through the production of films. What is Challenge for Change? What happens iwth children from deprived areas when they are given a free hand to make their own films? Who can be a better voice for Indian needs and aspirations than an Indian film crew? How angry are the black people with the way society treats them? How do government representatives react to social change and the role of the Challenge for Change programs? Can a film project serve as a cohesive agent and catalyst for change within a community, and at the same time serve as a means of communication with government? What is community organizing? What role can film play in participatory democracy? Does controversy lead to violence? How useful are the films from Challenge for Change going to be? This film has some of the answers.