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76 Shorts | Media that Matters
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Media That Matters is the premiere showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters engages diverse audiences and inspires them to take action.
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![Recycle]()
Recycle
Poet Miguel Diaz transforms poverty into cultivation in the middle of a Los Angeles street
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![Uninsured in the Mississippi Delta]()
Uninsured in the Mississipp...
Inhabitants of the Mississippi Delta grapple daily with an impossible dilemma: food or medicine
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![Aquafinito]()
Aquafinito
Why do consumers ignore our most 'green' source of drinking water - the tap? A simple taste test yields eye-opening results
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![Justice Denied: Voices from Guantánamo]()
Justice Denied: Voices from...
Wrongfully imprisoned and later released, Guantanamo detainees recount their stories as they start to move on with their lives
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![The Last Town]()
The Last Town
What if your hometown ceased to exist? Take one last look at a 2000-year old town before it's flooded by China's 3 Gorges Dam
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![Day Job]()
Day Job
Day laborers voice their grievances and reflect on the challenges they face as they search for work
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![My Hotness is Pasted on Yey!]()
My Hotness is Pasted on Yey!
What do audiences want - naked truth or flawless beauty? Puppets expose the trade secrets of an industry chasing after perfection
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![Shades of the Border]()
Shades of the Border
One island, two countries, many skin colors. A history of racial prejudice divides the island of Hispaniola
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![No One Bothered]()
No One Bothered
Meet Claire and Darren, and take a tour of the streets they used to call home and the daily ridicule they encountered
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![I Am Sean Bell]()
I Am Sean Bell
Young boys reflect on the Sean Bell tragedy, speaking out about their fears and hopes as they approach manhood
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![Denied]()
Denied
Simultaneously battling cancer and abandonment by her insurance company, one woman fights for her right to health care
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![Lessons From a Tailor]()
Lessons From a Tailor
The story of how one man survived the holocaust and then the clothing business.
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![Looking Back]()
Looking Back
Homeless Veteran Albert Lewis photographs his life and sheds light on the support of his community.
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![Knock Knock, Who's There?]()
Knock Knock, Who's There?
What would you do to stop domestic abuse in your neighborhood?
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![The Secret Life Of Paper]()
The Secret Life Of Paper
Why does the United States consume far more paper than any other country on the globe?
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![Exiled In America]()
Exiled In America
Five siblings struggle to support their American livelihoods after their mother is deported to Mexico.
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![Will I Be Next?]()
Will I Be Next?
Chicago youth explore the effects of gun violence in their neighborhoods and demand change for the future.
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![La Hoja]()
La Hoja
The United States' war on drugs challenges Bolivian traditions with broad and damaging results.
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![Why Do White People Have Black Spots?]()
Why Do White People Have Bl...
Youth in Ghana pose questions to people outside of their borders and spark an ongoing dialogue through film.
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![Lone Wolf]()
Lone Wolf
The rights of an independent journalist are compromised by the government's attempts to control media content.
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![Locusts]()
Locusts
Hip Hop artists join Detroit citizens to speak up about the effects of ill-planned urban developments.
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![Immersion]()
Immersion
Moises, a ten-year-old student, struggles to communicate in his new school with limited access to his native language.
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![Bits and Pieces - A Short From Jordan]()
Bits and Pieces - A Short F...
Traditional mosaics illustrate a collage of Jordanian sentiments, challenging common misconceptions of the Middle East
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![The Next Wave]()
The Next Wave
The Carteret islanders struggle to relocate as some of the world's first climate change refugees.
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![A Girl Named Kai]()
A Girl Named Kai
Through a stirring poetic mix of video and sound, Kai appeals to her traditional Taiwanese parents for acceptance
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![Bush for Peace]()
Bush for Peace
Bush's own words are used to create a picture of what could be if our president had a different agenda.
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![Books Not Bars]()
Books Not Bars
A documentary about the inspiring youth-led movement against the growth of the prison industry in the U.S.
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![Day of Remembrance]()
Day of Remembrance
A documentary about the parallel between Arab Americans and Japanese Americans during times of War.
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![I Promise Africa]()
I Promise Africa
I went to Kenya in late August of 2001 to shoot a documentary about HIV-positive orphans for a charitable organization.
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![Dedicated to My Family]()
Dedicated to My Family
About my experience living in a homeless shelter, and looking for what I believed was a "perfect family."
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![Neglected Sky]()
Neglected Sky
A little effort can go a long way in reversing global warming.
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![The Luckiest Nut In The World]()
The Luckiest Nut In The World
A singing peanut and his gang of shelled friends explain that sometimes free trade is just nuts
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![Young Agrarians]()
Young Agrarians
Young people plant the seeds for a sustainable future in this portrait of organic farming in California
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![World on Fire]()
World on Fire
5,000 dollars could cover the cost of hair and make-up for one day on set in LA, or pay for one years schooling for 145 girls.
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![Bad Choices]()
Bad Choices
Without a support system, it's hard for a teenager to stay out of trouble. Aderian reflects on the lessons he has learned
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![Fast and Reliable]()
Fast and Reliable
Nothing can stop Dexter the bike messenger - not homelessness or even a close encounter with a ten-ton truck
