RUMI-nating Film Series

Website

http://www.SheikhandBakeFilms.com

Overview of Idea

Using film and satire to convey meaning about political and social norms that we take for granted. The idea is that through comedy we hope to inspire people to think critically and creatively about the world in which the live in and how best to address issues that exist at the systematic level.

The Specifics: What will the $5,000 fund?

Production is expensive. $3000 will be used to 1) build our production team, 2) subsidize our equipment & travel, 3) post-production expenses (e.g, color correction, sound). The pragmatic component requires us to engage others and test the validity & soundness of our methods. $1500 will be used to 1) setup workshops & activities w/ local universities & high schools to generate dialog around these films, 2) facilitate a partnership w/ sociologists to evaluate the success of our project and publish findings. Because we are interested in insuring our project outlasts the $5K, sustainability and scalability is important. $500 will be used for social media tools to help set up the infrastructure for long-term engagement & community partnership.

Discussion

58