Got to catch this film: The World Before Her

[Faith Rogow]

POV doesn't pay me to do promotion, but they do pay me to write their discussion guides, which means that I get to watch the films months before they are broadcast.  There are some gems in the upcoming season.  Here are a couple of my favs that will be of special interest for secondary / college level journalism, media lit, global studies, and women's studies:

High Tech, Low Life - July 22 - follows two very different "citizen journalists"/bloggers in China.  Great for media literacy or journalism

Neurotypical - Jul 29 - A look at how some folks with autism view the world differently and learn to process and integrate into the world inhabited by the rest of us (neurotypicals) as seen through the eyes of autistic people.  Nice to see people (including youth) who are sometimes marginalized get to speak for themselves.   Great for staff development sessions on inclusion.

5 Broken Cameras - Aug 26 - This is the film nominated for an Academy Award.  Shot by a Palestinian farmer who originally intended to take home movies of his youngest son and ended up recording clashes over settlements in the West Bank and the separation wall.  Another "citizen journalist" piece.

The World Before Her - Sep 16 - Two young women in India both seek to establish their independence and identity in the modern world.  One chooses the path of being a contestant in the Miss India pageant.  The other trains to be a Hindu nationalist fighter.  Too much great stuff here to summarize in a post.  If you deal with girls/women/gender issues, this is a must-view.

For the full schedule, check pov.org.  Many of the films are streamed online free for several months after broadcast. To confirm broadcast dates in your area, check the local listings of your PBS station.

With apologies for cross-postings,

Faith

[Anna J. Small Roseboro]

Thanks, Faith, for the head's up. teachers like know what's coming and consider using films like this as part of their instruction in this fall.