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See The Photos!
Thank you to everyone
who contributed to help make our
first Media That Matters film festival
a success! With your help we were
able to have net revenue of
$1466.22
to help support DATV's mission.
An image captures a feeling,
A story shares a message,
A movie becomes a movement.
"We no longer have to rely on major corporations for things
to be seen we have Media that Matters to distribute new material
and new voices and new points of view."
-Tim Robbins, Actor
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The event was held
in Downtown Dayton
at The Neon Movies
130 E. Fifth St.
Sponsored by:
Battelle & Battelle, Inc.
Our Common Heritage
Merrill Lynch
Special Thanks To
Our Promotional Partners!
WHIO-TV
ActiveDayton.Com
Downtown Dayton Partnership
Film Dayton
Dayton City Paper
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Help support DATV and be inspired by short films that aim to make a difference in our lives. DATV presents the “Media That Matters” film festival on September 18th at 7:30pm at the Neon Movies in Downtown Dayton.
The Media That Matters Short Film Festival is the premier showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters engages diverse audiences and inspires them to take action.
Tickets to the festival are only $15 dollars and may be purchased online at www.datv.org, at the Neon Movies box office, or at DATV’s Public Access Center located at 280 Leo St. in Dayton.
“By presenting this showcase DATV hopes to inspire its members and Dayton area residents to use media to help make a difference in our community,” said Dan Suffoletto, Marketing Director.
From global warming to rebuilding New Orleans to genocide in Darfur, the jury selected collection represents the work of a diverse group of independent filmmakers, many of whom are under 21. The films are equally diverse in style and content, with documentaries, music videos, experimental work and everything else in between. What all the films have in common is that they spark debate and action in 12 minutes or less.
The “Media That Matters” film festival is managed by the nonprofit Arts Engine organization. Arts Engine supports, produces and distributes independent media of consequence and promotes the use of independent media by advocates, educators and the general public. By fostering the production and use of independent film, video and new media, Arts Engine connects media makers and active audiences in order to spur critical consideration of pressing social issues.
Attendees will also receive a “Take Action Guide” that gives information about how they can take the messages of the films and make a difference in their daily lives.
Proceeds from the event will benefit DATV. DATV’s mission is to be a community forum that empowers all citizens to learn, create and express their ideas through electronic media. To accomplish its mission DATV provides the training equipment and facilities for local residents to make a difference in their communities by creating their very own noncommercial cable TV programs.
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The Films...
(First film starts at 7:30pm, length of each film is listed below. You will have the opportunity to come and go from theater to patio during the festival.)
GARBAGE DREAMS
Egypt | 2006 | 8:05 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by Mai Iskander
Egypt’s resident garbage recyclers, the Zaballeen, struggle as Cairo modernizes its waste disposal system.
RAPPING AT FEAR
Colombia | 2006 | 6:44 | Documentary | Directed by Andrés Tabares, Produced by
Listen Up! & Polimorfo
In Andrés Tabares’ barrio in Colombia, “social cleansing” groups wage war. When this thirteen-year-old raps against violence, people listen.
STILL STANDING
USA | 2006 | 7:44 | Documentary | Directed & Produced the Educational Video Center’s Youth Organizers Television (YO-TV) Program
Ms. Gertrude returns to what remains of her New Orleans home and fights to rebuild what she can in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
THE APOLLOS
USA | 2006 | 6:00 | Documentary | Directed by Nick Parker & Jazmin Jones, Produced by BAVC
Meet the trailblazing students who, over twenty years ago, fought to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday.
SOVEREIGN NATION / SOVEREIGN NEIGHBOR
USA | 2006 | 7:00 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by Kendall Moore
The Narragansett tribe defends its sovereignty only to encounter violent resistance and entrenched misunderstanding from their home state of Rhode Island.
RIGHTS ON THE LINE: VIGILANTES AT THE BORDER
USA | 2005 | 3:55 | Documentary | Produced by American Friends Service Committee, ACLU and WITNESS
What happens when people cross the line? Vigilantes take the law into their own hands on the U.S.-Mexican border.
POWER UP
Australia | 2006 | 1:39 | Animation / Mix | Directed & Produced by Sverre Fredriksen
“Bomber Man” strikes again! Who will stop him this time?
MASSACRE AT MURAMBI
Rwanda & USA | 2007 | 5:10 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by Sam Kauffmann
Does the way we respond to the genocide in Rwanda predict our response to Darfur?
BY-STANDING: THE BEGINNING OF AN AMERICAN LIFETIME
USA | 2006 | 5:00 | Spoken Word | Directed by Karen Lin, Produced by
Karin Chien
Kelly Tsai speaks truth to power as she raises her voice against war and complacency.
GRACE
USA | 2006 | 3:12 | Animation | Directed & Produced by Kathleen Hulka
Three women’s lives share an unwanted and violent thread.
I’M NOT A BOY
USA | 2006 | 6:10 | Documentary | Directed by Julie Joyce, Produced by Listen Up! & Frame by Frame Fierce
Julie Joyce is not a boy. As a transgendered youth, she just wants what all young people want – to have a positive space to live and grow.
ASHRAY
USA | 2006 | 6:00 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by Ambika Samarthya
Affected or infected, the children of Ashray in Bombay live together as one family,
despite their HIV status.
TYTTÖNEN (THE YOUNG GIRL)
Germany | 2006 | 5:03 | Narrative | Directed by Fabian Giessler,
Produced by Mika Pettissalo
A woman, trapped by time and age, searches for freedom in her childhood memories.
THE FINAL FRONTIER: EXPLORERS OR WARRIORS?
USA | 2006 | 8:10 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by Trace Gaynor & Stephen Sotor
Two teens from Chicago ask senators, scientists and science fiction fans: Could space be the new battleground?
SUPERSTAR
USA | 2006 | 6:15 | Documentary | Directed by Naiquan Greene,
Produced by Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
With the support and guidance of his family, nothing will stop Naiquan from becoming a superstar.
THE FARM SANCTUARY
USA | 2006 | 5:31 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by Fly Up Media & the Students of Saint Ignatius
Fifth graders from the Bronx go upstate to meet rescued farm animals and try out
veganism, at least for the weekend.
OUTLAWED: EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION, TORTURE AND
DISAPPEARANCES IN THE “WAR ON TERROR”
USA | 2006 | 4:41 | Documentary | Produced by WITNESS in association with fourteen other human rights groups worldwide
Are there any limits to injustice when innocent people are taken into custody in the name of freedom? |
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