Projects tagged
Film, Video & Photo
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Coded Bias – How did AI become racist?
Read more: Coded Bias – How did AI become racist?In 2015, MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini was developing a device called the Aspire Mirror. Onlookers would stare into a webcam and then see a reflection on their face of something that inspires them. At least, that was the plan. But…
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Jay-Z Addresses the War on Drugs with a New York Times Op-Ed
Read more: Jay-Z Addresses the War on Drugs with a New York Times Op-EdIn 2016, The New York Times enlisted Jay-Z to voice a video about the War on Drugs. Aside from his recognizable cadence, Jay-Z has his own history with drugs; the now music mogul is open about his past of selling…
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“Cops and Robbers” on Netflix
Read more: “Cops and Robbers” on NetflixFollowing the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, corporations jumped on the opportunity to commodify the Black Lives Matter movement. In June of 2020, Netflix launched a Black Lives Matter collection, and by December, they had released Cops and…
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Seaspiracy
Read more: Seaspiracy“Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species – and uncovers alarming global corruption.” External sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14152756/
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“Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls During a Pandemic”
Read more: “Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls During a Pandemic”“Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls During a Pandemic” features six dances written inside a prison, a 35-minute dance film, and 11 artists (seven choreographic interpreters and four formerly incarcerated narrators) conversing on dancing in carceral spaces. Choreographer and educator, Suchi…
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Suite Venitienne
Read more: Suite VenitienneSophie Calle’s works discuss the issue of “privacy”, the composition of an individual’s identity at the social level, and the relationship between “private” and “public/group/society”, including personal information, personal records, public surveillance, and other topics. An obvious feature of her…
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A Monologue Film for BPD – “I Am Borderline: Self-Regulation Project”
Read more: A Monologue Film for BPD – “I Am Borderline: Self-Regulation Project”This beautiful short film present a monologue of person living with BPD, leading the audience to experience and explore their inner voice. BPD is a serious and prevalent (1 in 15 person) mental illness. However, of the major mental illnesses,…
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A Fire in My Belly (A work in progress)
Read more: A Fire in My Belly (A work in progress)“Owning a vehicle, you could drive by and with the pressure of your foot on the accelerator and with your eyes on the road you could pass it quickly … The images of poverty would lift and float and recede…
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“Excellences and Perfections”
Read more: “Excellences and Perfections”A young and beautiful girl posted a piece of paper selfie every day on Instagram, the most popular social network at the moment. In just over 4 months, with 184 selfies, her fans quickly rose to 90,000. In the photo,…
