Paper Title
Short Film Festival
Location
Dina's Place, DiGorgio Campus Center
Start Date
2-4-2016 5:00 PM
End Date
2-4-2016 6:15 PM
Abstract
"Tryouts" - 14 minutes
"Joy" - 15 minutes
"The Haircut" - 15 minutes
"Black Girls Code" - 19 minutes
________________________________________ FILM FESTIVAL DINA’S PLACE, SATURDAY 5-6:15PM
Tryouts: Nayla, a Muslim teenager in small-town America, tries out for her new high school’s cheerleading squad. She is good at it but the judging panel won't let her join unless she takes off her headscarf. Nayla doesn't want to compromise her beliefs but she doesn't want to give up her dream either, so she'll have to find her own special way of complying with both worlds… and challenging them. Joy: JOY is about a woman who’s sole happiness comes from the existence of her daughter; Joy. So she must fight to protect her daughter from an evil that she lived with her whole life; female circumcision. The story speaks far beyond this terrible mutilation, but it tells a more familiar story of culture clashes. Often immigrants must assimilate to thrive in America, but where is the line drawn? What should they past down to their children, and what should they leave back in the villages? These are the question many immigrants are faced with daily. The woman in this story must find a way to convince her husband to let go of this old ritual that has brought many woman terrible pain and agony. Will she be able to convince him to do away with such a terrible ritual, or will she be forced to break away from her culture altogether to protect her only joy in life? The Haircut: It's 1976 and petite 18-year-old Amy is among the first class of female cadets accepted into military service academies. Under incredible emotional and physical strain, Amy struggles to survive West Point, battling vicious sexism, swallowing self-doubt, and fighting to prove she has what it takes in “The Haircut.” BlackGirlsCode: Currently, women of color make up only 8% within the fields of science, technology, education and math. This digital divide is an issue that Kimberly Bryant has experienced herself, as a minority in STEM. Young girls of color have to face the isolating experience of being the only person of color and a woman in their respective digital fields; this is why BGC is so important. BlackGirlsCode is devoted to showing the world that black girls can code, and do so much more. By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, BlackGirlsCode introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented. BlackGirlsCode has set out to prove to the world that girls of every color have the skills to become the programmers of tomorrow. By promoting classes and programs we hope to grow the number of women of color working in technology and give underprivileged girls a chance to become the masters of their technological worlds.
Short Film Festival
Dina's Place, DiGorgio Campus Center
"Tryouts" - 14 minutes
"Joy" - 15 minutes
"The Haircut" - 15 minutes
"Black Girls Code" - 19 minutes
________________________________________ FILM FESTIVAL DINA’S PLACE, SATURDAY 5-6:15PM
Tryouts: Nayla, a Muslim teenager in small-town America, tries out for her new high school’s cheerleading squad. She is good at it but the judging panel won't let her join unless she takes off her headscarf. Nayla doesn't want to compromise her beliefs but she doesn't want to give up her dream either, so she'll have to find her own special way of complying with both worlds… and challenging them. Joy: JOY is about a woman who’s sole happiness comes from the existence of her daughter; Joy. So she must fight to protect her daughter from an evil that she lived with her whole life; female circumcision. The story speaks far beyond this terrible mutilation, but it tells a more familiar story of culture clashes. Often immigrants must assimilate to thrive in America, but where is the line drawn? What should they past down to their children, and what should they leave back in the villages? These are the question many immigrants are faced with daily. The woman in this story must find a way to convince her husband to let go of this old ritual that has brought many woman terrible pain and agony. Will she be able to convince him to do away with such a terrible ritual, or will she be forced to break away from her culture altogether to protect her only joy in life? The Haircut: It's 1976 and petite 18-year-old Amy is among the first class of female cadets accepted into military service academies. Under incredible emotional and physical strain, Amy struggles to survive West Point, battling vicious sexism, swallowing self-doubt, and fighting to prove she has what it takes in “The Haircut.” BlackGirlsCode: Currently, women of color make up only 8% within the fields of science, technology, education and math. This digital divide is an issue that Kimberly Bryant has experienced herself, as a minority in STEM. Young girls of color have to face the isolating experience of being the only person of color and a woman in their respective digital fields; this is why BGC is so important. BlackGirlsCode is devoted to showing the world that black girls can code, and do so much more. By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, BlackGirlsCode introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented. BlackGirlsCode has set out to prove to the world that girls of every color have the skills to become the programmers of tomorrow. By promoting classes and programs we hope to grow the number of women of color working in technology and give underprivileged girls a chance to become the masters of their technological worlds.
