{"id":534,"date":"2012-02-07T01:39:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T07:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/ranny\/2012\/02\/07\/power-of-film-to-create-social-change-panel-discussion-usc-feb-7-at-730-pm\/"},"modified":"2012-05-11T13:39:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T19:39:46","slug":"power-of-film-to-create-social-change-panel-discussion-usc-feb-7-at-730-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/ranny\/2012\/power-of-film-to-create-social-change-panel-discussion-usc-feb-7-at-730-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Film to Create Social Change Panel Discussion USC, Feb 7 at 7:30 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThere is a vibrant tradition in American cinema of films that tackle compelling social issues. Seminal films, including \u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird,\u201d \u201cIn the Heat of the Night,\u201d \u201cGuess Who\u2019s Coming to Dinner\u201d and \u201cNorma Rae\u201d remind everyone that the smallest acts of courage can inspire social change. This tradition continues with the recent film \u201cThe Help,\u201d which examines the relationships between black maids and their white employers in 1960s Mississippi. The film reminds audiences that popular culture has the power to affect change and illuminate the plight of those without a voice.<\/p>\n

USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS PRESENTS \u201cThe Power of Film to Create Social Change\u201d Panel Discussion
\nTuesday, February 7, 2012; 7:30 PM \u2013 8:30 PM
\nLandmark Theatre, 10850 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064<\/p>\n

PANELISTS:
\n\u2022 Reverend James Lawson \u2013 Pastor Emeritus Holman United Methodist Church, Legendary Civil Rights activist
\n\u2022 Rabbi Allen I. Freehling \u2013 Rabbi Emeritus, University Synagogue. Former Exec. Director Human Relations Commission, City of Los Angeles, and longtime social justice advocate
\n\u2022 Ai-jen Poo \u2013 Director, Co-Founder, National Domestic Workers Alliance
\n\u2022 Michael Taylor, Producer, Chair of Film and Television Production, USC
\n\u00b7 Octavia Spencer (Actress, \u201cThe Help\u201d)
\n\u2022 Tate Taylor (Writer\/Director, \u201cThe Help\u201d)<\/p>\n

Moderator: Cari Beauchamp. Beauchamp is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Scholar, and award-winning author of \u201cWithout Lying Down: Frances Marion and The Powerful Women of Early Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

About the film: Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, \u201cThe Help\u201d stars Emma Stone (\u201cEasy A\u201d) as Skeeter, Academy Award\u00ae\u2013nominated Viola Davis (\u201cDoubt\u201d) as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny\u2014three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed\u2014even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times. Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humor and hope, \u201cThe Help\u201d is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change.<\/p>\n

The ensemble cast also features Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Emmy\u00ae Award winner Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Oscar\u00ae winner Sissy Spacek, Academy Award\u00ae nominee Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel.<\/p>\n

ABOUT USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS: The mission of the USC School of Cinematic Arts is to develop and articulate the creative, scholarly and entrepreneurial principles and practices of film, television and interactive media, and in doing so inspire and prepare the women and men who will become leaders in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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