Documentary for Health & Social Justice
Fostering interdisciplinary university/community partnerships to create documentary films that educate, organize and advocate for health equity and social change.
STUDENT? Enroll in HED/CINE 527 and learn how apply the art of storytelling to social justice issues. Non-cinema students encouraged to apply.
FACULTY? Use our films in your classes to generate discussion and invite student civic engagement.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION? In partnership we can create films that advance your work toward a more just, healthy and equitable society.
NEW RELEASES!
We are pleased to present three new films:
- Journey into Deaf Culture through an intimate portrait of a couple balancing the advancement in medical technology while honoring and celebrating Deafhood.
Sex Workers: Your Voice Counts
- Learn the stories of four women in San Francisco who are redefining and reclaiming sex work with dignity, awareness and education.
- See how Oakland youth are transforming hard life experiences into vibrant art to live their dreams and lift up their generation.
How We Work
Student teams partner with community-based organizations to research and create short films that use the medium of cinema to participate in public dialogue.
Our goal is to provide students-from departments across campus-an accessible, challenging and supportive practice-based environment to gain research and production skills for documentaries that:
- Raise awareness around health and social justice issues
- Increase visibility of marginalized populations
- Advance dialogue toward solutions
- Highlight initiatives that are making a difference
- Mobilize people to action
Ultimately, success is measured by the extent to which residents, practitioners, advocates and other stakeholders can use these films as tools to educate, organize and advocate for change.
