I've just started reading Morpurgo's latest book. It's set in the Palestinian west bank and told from the point of view of both a travelling journalist and a young Palestinian boy called Said.
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Screen Culture
Resources and organisations using film to promote action and dialogue.-
MediaRights, a nonprofit organization, that helps media makers and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues.
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An on-line short documentary film festival. The 16 winners from the 2004 festival are all worth watching.
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The DFG promotes contemporary documentary and provides training and support to film makers.
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Spanner Films is a tiny independent documentary film company, founded in 1997 and based in London. They produced McLibel and Drowned Out.
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Witness uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses.
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Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that also create awareness of the real issues that shape our lives. They use feature film, documentary and other media to entertain, inform and prompt action.
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The piblic facing website of Participant Productions, participate.net has information, discussion and ideas for actions in areas related to each of their movies.
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The One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival features documentaries that explore, question, and challenge the complexities of the times in which we live.
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