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Greetings from Brooklyn!
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Welcome to the final edition of the 2008-2009
academic year Scenarios USA Curriculum Corner.
You are
receiving this newsletter as you have
shown interest in Scenarios
USA, our film program and curriculum
materials. As you may know, our films are
written by
teens, for teens, on a wide variety of
adolescent health topics. We partner our
youth writers with Hollywood filmmakers to
create award-winning short films that
resonate with teen students across the
country as hip, entertaining and culturally
relevant.
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Highlighting 3 Scenarios USA Films
MANchild
Tommy is a young man who works hard to make
it to graduation, to be a good friend and a
good boyfriend, and to raise his three
sisters. On his 18th birthday, Tommy must
reckon with both his past and his future to
define for himself what it means to become a man.
MANchild
examines masculinity by addressing family,
friendship, peer pressure and rites of
passage.The film was directed by Rawson
Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball).
Preview MANchild
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Toothpaste
Two best friends consider taking their
relationships to the next level. The
decisions they make are as different as the
outcomes.Toothpaste
examines the choices young people make
around abstinence and protection.
The film was directed by Ben Younger
(Prime), shot by Guillermo Navarro
(Night at the Museum) and produced by
Michael Waxman
(Friday Night Lights).
Preview Toothpaste
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Who I Am
Two young women confront their sexuality at
the crossroads of race and class. Who
I Am addresses stereotypes, racism, and
homophobia. Directed by Jesse Peretz ( The
Ex). Winner of the Audience Awards at
Miami Gay
and Lesbian Film Festival, Provincetown
International Film Festival and Chicago Reeling.
Preview Who I Am
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"What's the REAL DEAL?" Film Program
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Our "What's the REAL DEAL?"
films stand out from the crowd because each
film comes with a lesson plan, a Behind
the Scenes documentary and the shooting
script. Our interdisciplinary lesson plans
provide educators with a proven tool to
facilitate a conversation between students,
helping them to think critically about the
film and about their knowledge and attitudes.
Ric Loya, of the Los Angeles United School
District HIV/AIDS Prevention Unit said this
about our films:
"The strength of the
Scenarios USA film
programs is their relevance, because they
were written by the students themselves. The
quality of the content and the production are
super and they engage the students
immediately regardless of their culture, race
or ethnicity."
Preview the Scenarios USA Library here
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New school year... new prices
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As of July 1st, 2009 our individual films
will be priced at
$89.00. Make
sure you complete your Scenarios USA Film
Collection at current prices by ordering
online or by sending us your Purchase Order
number by June 30th, 2009.
Click here to purchase at June prices
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Masculinity Curriculum
Beth Reis of the Safe
Schools Coalition had this to say about
our "What's the REAL DEAL about
Masculinity?"
curriculum, a multi-disciplinary, multi-media,
9 lesson
curriculum for classroom and community
educators:
" I watched all three movies that comprise
"What's the Real Deal About Masculinity?" and
read the curriculum and I am blown away. It
is outstanding- thought-provoking,
challenging and important."
If you have questions about the curriculum or
would like to receive a sample lesson, please
contact me at
ernestine@scenariosusa.org or
at (718) 230-5125.
Find out more about the Masculinity Curriculum
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Scenarios USA at Provincetown Film Festival
Last year, Who
I Am won the Audience Award at
the Provincetown International Film
Festival. This year the festival has
invited the writers
of Misunderstood
and its director, Clark Johnson ( The
Wire) to participate in a
Youth and Diversity Panel on June
20th. Our recent "What's
the REAL DEAL?" films will also screen there.
If you're there, come say hi!
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Scenarios USA in the Rio Grande Valley, TX
Premiere and workshops
On Friday May 1st Scenarios USA and the Texas
Education Agency's Region One partnered to
host the regional
premiere of Bitter
Memories and MANchild.
500 people filled Cine El Rey in McAllen to
honor Pharr's youth writer, Mariella Zavalla,
and to participate in a panel of local experts
addressing gender-based violence.
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On Wednesday, May 6th, I gave a
"What's the REAL DEAL about Masculinity?"
workshop to Social Studies, English, Drama
and Health Teachers in Edinburg, South TX, in
anticipation of our "What's the REAL DEAL?"
writing contest, which will start in
September 2009. I was thrilled by the
good turnout, as local school districts were
closing down by the day due to the H1N1 flu.
Thanks to everyone
who turned up and
participated!
Teacher training
workshops in Greater Cleveland are set for
September 15
and 16. Please email Steph Wahome,
Cleveland Coordinator, for more details at
steph@scenariosusa.org.
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Stay in touch!
If you've just joined,
be sure to read our
earlier Curriculum
Corners. Tell your friends
and colleagues about us! Curriculum
Corner will continue throughout
the Summer. Have a good break and see you
next month!
Kind regards,
Ernestine
Our social media networking sites are up and
running- so come be our friend on Facebook,
MySpace and Youtube; and follow us on Twitter
so you can stay up-to-date on our programs
and other opportunities!
Scenarios USA Educators Center
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