As part of an outreach effort for
Documentary "Homeless in a College Town"
Counterfeit Cow Productions is working hard to place
a statue that will double as a piggy bank in downtown Amherst.
All proceeds will go to "Craig's Doors" to support
Craig's Place emergency winter shelter in Amherst, MA
at the First Baptist Church.
Documentary "Homeless in a College Town"
Counterfeit Cow Productions is working hard to place
a statue that will double as a piggy bank in downtown Amherst.
All proceeds will go to "Craig's Doors" to support
Craig's Place emergency winter shelter in Amherst, MA
at the First Baptist Church.
Our producer Matt Duranti grew up in Amherst, MA
where he currently resides. He is as passionate as anyone
about the problems surrounding his hometown.
where he currently resides. He is as passionate as anyone
about the problems surrounding his hometown.
Construction is already under way by a local metal sculptor, and the location has been secured.We are proud to provide a permanent public art and fundraising piece in Amherst that will be there forever, our way of having a long lasting impression on a community we care so much about.
With Homeless in a College Town we intend to make significant changes
in the community, and broaden the scope of awareness
through our film to inspire other college communities to do the same.
in the community, and broaden the scope of awareness
through our film to inspire other college communities to do the same.
Red Cry Lakota Elders Take Back Their Strength
Red Cry is an original, feature-length documentary film chronicling the lives of Lakota elders and oyate (people) in the face of ongoing genocide against the Lakota by government and corporate interests.
The incendiary film is the result of a historic collaboration between traditional Tetuwan Lakota Elders and Warriors from Pine Ridge Reservation and a growing group of native and non-native solidarity activists. In togetherness they are working to bring Lakota elders – particularly Grandmothers – to the world stage to speak with their own voices to the International community.
Shot in high-definition digital over the summer of 2012 by the Lakota Solidarity Project, Red Cry is the centerpiece of educational outreach for Wagunpi Woashake Ikicupi (Elders Take Back Their Strength) and Stand Behind the Lakota Grandmothers solidarity movement. Extensively researched, the documentary advances the struggles of the Lakota in their own words, from their unique perspectives.
White Like Me: Race, Racism & White Privilege in America
Fatal Flood White Like Me: Race, Racism & White Privilege in America
White Like Me, based on the work of
acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise, explores race and racism in
the U.S. through the lens of whiteness and white privilege. In a stunning
reassessment of the American ideal of meritocracy and claims that we've entered
a post-racial society, Wise offers a fascinating look back at the race-based
white entitlement programs that built the American middle class, and argues
that our failure as a society to come to terms with this legacy of white
privilege continues to perpetuate racial inequality and race-driven political
resentments today.
Features Tim Wise, Michelle Alexander, Charles Ogletree, Imani Perry, Martin Gilens, John H. Bracey, Jr., and Nilanjana Dasgupta.
In the spring of 1927, after weeks of incessant rains, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans, inundating hundreds of towns, killing as many as a thousand people and leaving a million homeless. In Greenville, Mississippi, efforts to contain the river pitted the majority black population against an aristocratic plantation family, the Percys, and the Percys against themselves. A dramatic story of greed, power and race during one of America's greatest natural disasters. See timeline, video clips and more.
Exploring the only deadly clash between Native Americans and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, filmmakers trace the aftermath of the expedition's arrival and investigate the challenges and triumphs of the Blackfeet today, discovering a rich history and culture.
Girl Rising tells the stories of 9 girls from around the world who face – and overcome – unbelievable obstacles on the path toward getting an education. Each girl’s story was written by an author and is narrated by a cast of great actresses, including Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, and others. The cinematography is stunning and I really am excited to see the film, and to be involved in a global effort for girls’ education.
The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide
This site features a video of author Meizhu Lui as she addresses topics central to the book's theme.
For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than a dime. Why do people of color have so little wealth? The Color of Wealth lays bare a dirty secret: for centuries, people of color have been barred by laws and by discrimination from participating in government wealth-building programs that benefit white Americans.
Pray The Devil Back to Hell
Courageous Liberian women come together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.
Victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone
Addresses the growing privatization of the world's dwindling
fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human
rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
A powerful film about one of the world's
most disturbing problems - over-fishing.
A documentary film about the national and personal debt
crisis in the US.
Exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through
the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take
action to stop it.
When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for
drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets,
lies and contamination.
Michael Franti, world-renowned musician and human
rights worker, travels to Iraq ,
Palestine and Israel to explore the human cost of
war.
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