Documentary & Me
Hi everyone,
Glad to see a little activity on this blog. I just returned from spending about a week and a half traveling with the film crew for Divided We Fall (www.dwf-film.com), the documentary film I emailed you all about back in the early summer (June, maybe)? Anyway, I joined them while they were filming in New York and D.C. It was an amazing experience. Be sure to check out Valarie's blog about the production journeys: valariekaur.blogspot.com (Valarie is a fellow div school student).
Also, this evening I had an encounter in Porter Square that really brought all this into real life for me. Check out the latest entry on my blog to read about it: tjammas.blogspot.com
For any of you who are going to be teaching American history or American lit, you might be interested in a short film by Sharat Raju, the director of "Divided We Fall." His thesis film at the American Film Institute (AFI) in 2003 was called "American Made" and is about a Sikh family whose car breaks down in the desert and how no one will stop to help them--the son tells the father it's because he "looks like a terrorist" with his turban on. In just 25 minutes, the film explores issues of racism, immigration, identity and assimilation in a really poignant way... but with dashes of humor as well. It's really excellent... but you don't have to take my word for it; the film won 17 international awards over the past 2 years. It's going to be featured on PBS's "Independent Lens" program this fall (not sure of the date yet; it hasn't been posted). Or, you can buy it for a mere $15 from the website: americanmadethemovie.com. Ok, end shameless plug for my new friend.... (I met Sharat last week while traveling with the film crew for Divided We Fall.)
Hope everyone is doing well! Those of you who are teaching, please do keep us posted on your adventures!
Glad to see a little activity on this blog. I just returned from spending about a week and a half traveling with the film crew for Divided We Fall (www.dwf-film.com), the documentary film I emailed you all about back in the early summer (June, maybe)? Anyway, I joined them while they were filming in New York and D.C. It was an amazing experience. Be sure to check out Valarie's blog about the production journeys: valariekaur.blogspot.com (Valarie is a fellow div school student).
Also, this evening I had an encounter in Porter Square that really brought all this into real life for me. Check out the latest entry on my blog to read about it: tjammas.blogspot.com
For any of you who are going to be teaching American history or American lit, you might be interested in a short film by Sharat Raju, the director of "Divided We Fall." His thesis film at the American Film Institute (AFI) in 2003 was called "American Made" and is about a Sikh family whose car breaks down in the desert and how no one will stop to help them--the son tells the father it's because he "looks like a terrorist" with his turban on. In just 25 minutes, the film explores issues of racism, immigration, identity and assimilation in a really poignant way... but with dashes of humor as well. It's really excellent... but you don't have to take my word for it; the film won 17 international awards over the past 2 years. It's going to be featured on PBS's "Independent Lens" program this fall (not sure of the date yet; it hasn't been posted). Or, you can buy it for a mere $15 from the website: americanmadethemovie.com. Ok, end shameless plug for my new friend.... (I met Sharat last week while traveling with the film crew for Divided We Fall.)
Hope everyone is doing well! Those of you who are teaching, please do keep us posted on your adventures!
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