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It's a wrap!
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Scenarios USA shoots 3rd "masculinity" film in South Texas
Congratulations to writer Mariela Z. and
director Josh Marston
(Maria
Full of Grace) for having finished
shooting
their film Bitter Memories.
Mariela wrote her powerful script about
breaking the
cycle of
domestic violence in response to our critical
thinking question: What's the REAL DEAL
about masculinity?
Earlier this year we wrapped two other
films that address very different issues
related to masculinity. Our New York
City writers and Clark Johnson
(The
Wire) shot
Misunderstood; and our Cleveland
writer and Rawson Marshall Thurber
(Dodgeball) shot
MANChild . These films take a
critical look at fatherhood, strength and
violence, and masculinity in the media.
Over here at the Scenarios USA Curriculum
Corner I'm hard at work writing
the new Masculinity Curriculum,
which will incorporate lessons on our three
new films.
We're set to launch the currriculum in April but
our Curriculum Corner newsletter
subscribers will get sneak peeks at lessons
that you can use straightaway. So sign
up if you haven't already - and spread
the word!
If you would like to attend the NYC premiere
of our new films on December 10, 2008
please email my colleague
Dane Reiley at dane@scenariosusa.org.
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All Scenarios USA films now on DVD
Featured DVD: "Shortest of the Shorts" -our 4 shortest films on 1 DVD
Don't Dance
with
Death
: Based on the Mexican myth
Devil in the
Dance Hall, a night at a dance club turns
serious for four girls when an unwanted image
appears. Directed by acclaimed
documentary-maker Hector
Galán (The Forgotten Americans).
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He Said, She
Said. Tonight is the night... or
is it? A guy doesn't know the first thing
about how to use a condom until his
girlfriend sets him straight. Directed by
Doug Liman
(Mr. and Mrs. Smith),
and starring Rosario Dawson (
Eagle Eye
).
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Nightmare on
AIDS Street . 17-year old
Isabel knows she can't take back
what happened during one hazy night with a
guy. She decides to take responsibility and
bravely face her
greatest
fear by getting tested. Directed by Kinan
Valdez ( El
Teatro Campesino)
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Scenarios USA at a conference near you...
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We're presenting our curriculum, film program and Speakers Bureau at these Fall conferences:
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Let's connect!
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We want to hear from you...
Hundreds of you have either used the
Scenarios USA films or writing program in
your classrooms, after-school programs or
community-based organizations. I want to
connect all of you so we can share ideas and
resources.
Have you used a Scenarios USA movie in your
classroom or after-school group? We want to
share your teaching ideas about using our
movies with other educators.
Have you taught from the Scenarios USA
"What's the REAL DEAL about
Masculinity?" curriculum? Was there a
particular lesson that worked well for you?
Do you have any ideas for other topics that
would fit the curriculum?
Everyone who
contributes to the Curriculum Corner
will be listed on our Excellent
Educators list on our website!
Email your suggestions, ideas and comments to
me at ernestine@scenariosusa.org.
This is where I'm building the Curriculum Corner....
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