Challenge for Change Trailer
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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.Featured Story
CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives
CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!