New York, NY (Milwaukee Premiere)
Running Time: 7 minutes
Screening Time: Sat, Sept 7th 9pm
Documentary
The rise in anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric in the US since the 2016 election has generated a new wave of activists. One of them is actor/writer/producer/comedian Aasif Mandvi, “the first brown guy” on The Daily Show. This short film, featuring a performance by Mandvi, Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr., reveals what led this artist to become an activist, and why it’s important for other artists to step up - “when the world is falling apart, the artist’s job is to say ‘hey, let me tell you a story’”.
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Screening Time: Sat, Sept 7th 9pm
Documentary
The rise in anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric in the US since the 2016 election has generated a new wave of activists. One of them is actor/writer/producer/comedian Aasif Mandvi, “the first brown guy” on The Daily Show. This short film, featuring a performance by Mandvi, Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr., reveals what led this artist to become an activist, and why it’s important for other artists to step up - “when the world is falling apart, the artist’s job is to say ‘hey, let me tell you a story’”.
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Samia is a producer and director who creates digital media around social justice issues. She has worked with a wide range of clients to create stories that have impact; including films on racism in the media and media representation of people of color, the effects of personalized learning models on a diverse group of students, and human trafficking in the U.S. She currently leads partnership development and is a producer at MediaStorm, an award-winning digital storytelling company based in Brooklyn, NY. Samia is a co-producer of MediaStorm’s first feature-length original film, Fight Hate with Love. Some of the recent partnerships she has led and stories she has co-produced there include The Innovator Series for the WSJ, The Infinity Award Films for ICP, The Trials of Spring, The Long Night, and MediaStorm’s first ever partnership with CNN and Soledad O'Brien, The War Comes Home. Samia also trains emerging filmmakers on partnership and distribution strategies to encourage students to consider the business aspects of filmmaking in an ever-evolving media landscape. Samia is a skilled interviewer and has had the privilege of interviewing many high-profile people, including former First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey.
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