Teaching Through the Movies
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Teaching through the Movies
A Skills-Based Workshop for Using Film to Engage High School Students
NEW DATE! Sunday, April 14, 2024, 10am-4pm
Join us for an immersive day of learning film analysis tools you can use to engage students in close reading of movies and media.
Inspired by the Museum’s exhibition Activist New York, the media case studies for the program will include Spike Lee’s biopic of Malcolm X (1992) and clips from additional films in the Museum’s galleries. The techniques explored can be applied to a wide range of visual media.
Through exercises and discussions between peers, we will explore how screening films in the classroom and questioning representation on screen can lead to lively, interactive conversations that help students reflect on the history of social activism in the city, engage more critically with media, and understand how filmmakers use strategies to create identification with characters, convey specific emotions, and use visual symbols to shape a complex story.
About the Facilitator:
Leonard Cortana (he/him) is a PhD Candidate in Cinema Studies at NYU and a documentary filmmaker. His research examines the international circulation of narratives about social justice and activist movements between Brazil, South Africa, France & overseas departments, and the US, emphasizing the memorialization of political assassinations and the spread of the legacy of assassinated anti-racist activists.
Eligible participants will receive a CTLE certificate for 5 hours at the conclusion of the workshop.
*Breakfast and lunch included.
Who is this for?
All are welcome! While this workshop series is geared toward educators of grades 6-12, it is open to all.
Supporters
Activist New York and its associated programs are made possible by The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
Activist New York is the inaugural exhibition in The Puffin Foundation Gallery, which is dedicated to the ways in which ordinary New Yorkers have exercised their power to shape the city's and the nation's future.
Professional Learning programs are made possible in part by …a chance… fund, inc.
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.
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