thesmithian: …a documentary directed by Katie Dellamaggiore that follows the chess team at…a New York junior high school that has become a superpower at national tournaments. Because the school has, as the principal explains, a poverty rate of about 70 to 75 percent, it would be easy for this film to be a very obvious, very shallow story in which the moral is that even kids from the worst possible circumstances can succeed. That’s not what it’s about. These are kids who are, in many ways, profoundly blessed… more. High-res

thesmithian:

…a documentary directed by Katie Dellamaggiore that follows the chess team at…a New York junior high school that has become a superpower at national tournaments. Because the school has, as the principal explains, a poverty rate of about 70 to 75 percent, it would be easy for this film to be a very obvious, very shallow story in which the moral is that even kids from the worst possible circumstances can succeed. That’s not what it’s about. These are kids who are, in many ways, profoundly blessed…

more.

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This great clip comes from the PBS documentary, Two Spirits. “We’re in a many-gendered world”, explains one of the participants featured.

pamalamela:

According to old Navajo traditions, there are 4 basic genders which include the nadleehi and dilbaa — persons born, respectively, as males or females, but who fulfill the roles of their opposites in adulthood. These individuals are described as having two spirits. In this excerpt from the film, a more fluid way of describing gender is considered.

fuckyeahrupaulsdragrace: Drag Dad is an independent documentary project about a six year old boy named Jeremiah and his father, the drag queen superstar, Tyra Sanchez. This documentary will help shed light on gay parenting and break prejudices against LGBT families! But it will not be possible without your help. Please offer you support by sharing this link, reblogging, and donating here High-res

fuckyeahrupaulsdragrace:

Drag Dad is an independent documentary project about a six year old boy named Jeremiah and his father, the drag queen superstar, Tyra Sanchez.

This documentary will help shed light on gay parenting and break prejudices against LGBT families! But it will not be possible without your help. Please offer you support by sharing this link, reblogging, and donating here

(via tarantolati)

Student Pamela Moore is one of the women interviewed in Dark Girls, a documentary on color discrimination by actor-director Bill Duke and co-director D. Channsin Berry…Hue-based hierarchy, of course, is ancient — and also very modern. The difference is many non-American societies are matter-of-fact about the preference for lighter skin. Prospects on the Indian online dating and marriage website Shaadi, for instance, often list themselves as “fair” or “wheat-colored” without embarrassment. Women touted as beautiful throughout Latin America and the Caribbean often range from very fair to cafe au lait.Black Americans are no exception — but they’re also less forthright about the color prejudice that exists within the black community. Duke’s film not only airs dirty laundry no one wants to show the outside world — it also may blow the windows off their hinges. (via Movie Interview - Bill Duke Talks ‘Dark Girls’ : NPR)

Student Pamela Moore is one of the women interviewed in Dark Girls, a documentary on color discrimination by actor-director Bill Duke and co-director D. Channsin Berry…
Hue-based hierarchy, of course, is ancient — and also very modern. The difference is many non-American societies are matter-of-fact about the preference for lighter skin. Prospects on the Indian online dating and marriage website Shaadi, for instance, often list themselves as “fair” or “wheat-colored” without embarrassment. Women touted as beautiful throughout Latin America and the Caribbean often range from very fair to cafe au lait.

Black Americans are no exception — but they’re also less forthright about the color prejudice that exists within the black community. Duke’s film not only airs dirty laundry no one wants to show the outside world — it also may blow the windows off their hinges.

(via Movie Interview - Bill Duke Talks ‘Dark Girls’ : NPR)

  • Source: NPR

frankmunstah:

The City Dark (2011) Documentary

zeezeescorner:

Wonderful quotes in this clip about humanity’s disconnect with the cosmos in big cities:

“If our civilisation didn’t see the stars and didn’t see how big the universe was, would they come to believe that they’re more important than this much tinier universe because that’s all they see?”

“I worry that our lack of contact with the sky is doing something to us that’s very subtle. Who knows what the ultimate effect will be?”

occupyonline:

Submission by OccupyMovie.com:

This inspiring documentary highlights the unified voices of Occupy movement participants. This compelling look into the perspectives of citizens rallying for change sits in stark contrast to the out of context portrayal of the Occupy movement falsely created by media corporations.

Occupy Movie has been released as a social film experience! You can now INTERACT with each of the speakers in the film. 

To learn more about Occupy Movie and social filmmaking, please visit: 
http://www.OccupyMovie.com

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astrojhon:

The Canary Effect (1/5)

The truth of the genocide on American soil and how it is still affecting indigenous people today.
Watch all 5 parts 


This is really powerful and a great watch. 

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