Projects tagged
Film, Video & Photo
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Dove Real Beauty Campaign
Read more: Dove Real Beauty CampaignThe Photoshop action — a downloadable file that applies an action with a single click — is aimed at art directors who may be creating such ads. The action, which was disseminated on Reddit and other places where Dove thought…
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2015
Read more: 2015The slogan of 2015 is “Art changes Perceptions, Perceptions change people, People change the world”. The organization has created an online community where anyone can post digital images of poverty existing in the Arab world. The action was created in…
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It Gets Better
Read more: It Gets BetterAfter a spate of bullying-related suicides of LGBT youth, gay columnist Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller decided to launch the It Gets Better project to see what they could do about it. They began with a simple YouTube…
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Migration is Beautiful
Read more: Migration is BeautifulArtist and social activist Favianna Rodriguez collaborated with musician Pharrell Williams to create a documentary series focusing on migrants in America. The documentary consists of 3 episodes that focus on the role of artists in the political realm. The goal…
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Dr. Cruel and the Afro- Icelandic Liberation Front
Read more: Dr. Cruel and the Afro- Icelandic Liberation FrontBy 2010, the Nigerian film industry, also referred to as “Nollywood,” had become the second-largest film industry in the world. Today, the accessibility of digital video technology continues to enable prolific amateur filmmakers to produce wildly popular low-budget and direct-to-DVD…
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“Migration is Beautiful”
Read more: “Migration is Beautiful”Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez recently teamed up with Pharrell Williams’ I Am Other YouTube Channel to create a moving new documentary series titled “Migration is Beautiful.” Addressing the debate surrounding immigration policy in the United States and the overall…
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War Drags You Out
Read more: War Drags You OutWar Drags You Out is a project by artist “Saint Hoax” looking at the similarities between defining characteristics of Drag Queens and Political Leaders. Text from St. Hoax’s website: “After attending a drag show for the first time, I was…
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Silent River Film Festival
Read more: Silent River Film FestivalCinema is a popular medium for people to escape the real world. It provides comedy, drama, and endless entertainment. But Kalpna Singh-Chitnis saw an even greater potential for film. She believed that this art form could be utilized as a…
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Uncle Sam’s Cultural Dissonance
Read more: Uncle Sam’s Cultural DissonanceUncle Sam’s Cultural Dissonance looks at the issues facing The United States, including Canada and Mexico. In countries like the United States, where some states are dotted with countless lakes and many people live within easy reach of an ocean,…
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Contest Backfires on Social Security Privatizer
Read more: Contest Backfires on Social Security PrivatizerOh, the sweet irony. Pete Peterson is the conservative billionaire who is a major financier in the effort to dismantle, cut and privatize Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Recently he and his foundation held a contest asking folks to submit…