July 25, 2017
With fall college orientation right around the corner, we wanted to remind you that MEF offers a range of films designed to get students thinking and talking about urgent campus issues like binge drinking, sexual assault, racism, student debt, and their responsibilities as bystanders.
All of these films share the same basic goal: to empower students to take a step back and think critically about the world around them.
Weve put together this special orientation resource page featuring:
As you put the finishing touches on your college orientation, residential life, and student activities programming, take a minute to check out the below resource page now. We hope that our films continue to be springboards for thoughtful discussion on your campus.
THE LINE
This clip from The Line explores how and why the concept of a perfect victim makes it difficult for the majority of victims of rape and sexual assault to seek justice in the court system.
SPIN THE BOTTLE
Watch this section from Spin the Bottle which explores the complex connections between drinking and sex.
SPITTING GAME
This 30-minute version of Spitting Game is tailor-made for use in first-year classes and new-student orientations.
FLIRTING WITH DANGER
This video examines how young women navigate their relationships and hookups in a culture that sends mixed messages about womens sexuality, womens autonomy, and what constitutes consent and coercion.
ASKING FOR IT
Offers a unique take on the problem of sexual assault, one that complicates the issue even as it clarifies that consent must always be explicitly granted, never simply assumed.
RAPE MYTHS ON TRIAL
Anne Munch, a career prosecutor and longtime advocate for victims of gender violence, examines how cultural attitudes about womens sexuality affect the outcomes of rape and sexual assault cases.
WHITE LIKE ME
Offers a riveting look at white anxieties, racial backlash, and continuing racial inequality despite claims that weve entered a post-racial, colorblind society.
TIM WISE: ON WHITE PRIVILEGE
Bestselling author and acclaimed lecturer Tim Wise offers a spellbinding look at whiteness, white privilege, and racism in America.
THE SOULS OF BLACK GIRLS
Filmmaker Daphne Valerius award-winning documentary explores how media images of beauty undercut the self-esteem of African-American women.
TOUGH GUISE 2
Featuring pioneering anti-violence educator Jackson Katz, this bestselling video focuses explicitly on the relationship between gender violence, bullying, homophobia, and cultural norms of masculinity.
GUYLAND
Provides an astonishing glimpse into a world where young men are trying desperately to prove their masculinity with frequently disastrous consequences for young women and other young men.
KILLING US SOFTLY 4
This powerful, most recent edition of Jean Kilbournes influential and award-winning series uncovers a consistent pattern of sexism and misogyny across a range of print and television advertisements.
THE PURITY MYTH
Bestselling author Jessica Valenti places recent debates about Planned Parenthood, contraception, and the meaning of rape within the context of a larger political effort to roll back womens rights.
THE BRO CODE
This gripping look at bro culture and contemporary media targeted at young men deconstructs the larger forces in male culture that glamorize bullying, sexism, violence, and misogyny.
Host an campus screening of a MEF film and organize a corresponding talk, discussion, or workshop with one of the amazing speakers below! When you buy a film from MEF at the college/university price, you have the right to host a public campus screening of the film with no extra fee. Simply click on the links below to contact the speaker or their agent to inquire about booking them to come speak on your campus.
Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. With expert knowledge, insight, humor and commitment, she explores the relationship of media images to actual problems in the society, such as violence, rape and sexual harassment, addiction, and eating disorders. Jean Kilbourne was named byThe New York Times Magazineas one of the three most popular speakers on college campuses today.
>> Bring Jean Kilbourne to your campusin conjunction with a screening ofKilling Us Softly 4,Spin the Bottle, or another one of her films.
Jackson Katz is internationally renowned for his pioneering scholarship and activism on issues of gender, race and violence. He has long been a major figure and thought leader in the growing global movement of men working to promote gender equality and prevent gender violence. He is co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), one of the longest-running and most widely influential gender violence prevention programs in North America, and the first major program of its kind in sports culture and the military.
>> Bring Jackson Katz to your campusin conjunction with a screening ofTough Guise 2,Spin the Bottle, or another one of his films.
Nancy Schwartzman is a director, producer, and anti-violence activist. Known for her cutting edge sensibility, she is the director of the documentary filmsThe Line(distributed by the Media Education Foundation) andxoxosms. Named one of the 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2011 byIndependent Magazine, her work explores the intersection of sexuality, new media, and navigating partner communication about consent.
>> Bring Nancy Schwartzman to your campusin conjunction with a screening ofThe Line.
Michael Kimmel, recently referred by The Guardian as the worlds most prominent male feminist, is the SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University, and founder of the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities. His most recent book is the bestsellingGuyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. A tireless advocate of engaging men to support gender equality, Michael has lectured at more than 300 colleges, universities and high schools.
>> Bring Michael Kimmel to your campusin conjunction with a screening of Guyland.
Jessica Valenti is a columnist for the Guardian US and a feminist author. Her most recent book,Sex Object: A Memoir, was a New York Times bestseller. In 2004, Jessica founded the award-winning blog Feministing.com, whichColumbia Journalism Reviewcalled head and shoulders above almost any writing on womens issues in mainstream media. Jessica has been interviewed onThe Colbert Report, profiled inThe New York Timesmagazine, and is a widely-sought after speaker. >> Bring Jessica Valenti to your campusin conjunction with a screening of the filmThe Purity Myth.
Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the US. Wise has provided anti-racism training to teachers, physicians, medical industry professionals, and law enforcement officials on methods for dismantling racism in their institutions. Tim, who was recently named one of 25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World, byUtne Reader, has spoken in 49 states, on over 600 college campuses, and to community groups across the nation.
>> Bring Tim Wise to your campus in conjunction with a screening of White Like Me.
Daphne Valerius passion for the media industry began during her undergraduate studies at St. Johns University. She went on to complete her Masters in Broadcast Journalism at Emerson College, where she received the esteemed Associated Press Award for Public Affairs and produced her award-winning documentary,The Souls of Black Girls. Following the success of her film, Valerius was named among the Best Black Documentary Directors of 2008.
>> Bring Daphne Valerius to your campusin conjunction with a screening of the film The Souls of Black Girls.
Thomas Keith is the creator of the documentary filmsGeneration M: Misogyny in Media and Culture,The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men, and The Empathy Gap: Masculinity & the Courage to Change. Tom teaches courses in philosophy at California State University, Long Beach and California Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is available to speak to audiences about masculinity and gender.
>> Bring Thomas Keith to your campusin conjunction with a screening of the filmGeneration M, The Bro Code or The Empathy Gap.
Lynn Phillips, Ph.D., has taught in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts since 2005 and is the 2012 recipient of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award. Her publications include Flirting with Danger: Young Womens Reflections on Sexuality and Domination, Unequal Partners: Power and Consent in Adult-Teen Relationships, and The Girls Report: What We Know and Need to Know about Adolescent Girls. Committed to participatory activist research, she has collaborated with such organizations as Planned Parenthood, battered womens shelters, sexual health and education programs, and grassroots programs and foundations supporting girls and youth development.
>> Bring Lynn Phillips to your campus in conjunction with a screening of Flirting with Danger.
Denice Ann Evans is a highly requested national speaker, collegiate trainer and workshop facilitator for organizations and schools. Her films and videos have been used nationwide, since 2008, for course curriculums and programs targeted at sexual assault prevention. She has been a keynote speaker and presenter at numerous colleges & universities. Her first award-winning feature documentary,Spitting Game: The College Hook Up Culturepremiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2008 and went on to showcase at a dozen film festivals, numerous colleges and universities, and academic conferences, including the American Public Health and American Psychological Association annual meetings.
>> Bring Denice Ann Evans to your campusin conjunction with a screening ofSpitting Game.
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College Orientation Resources - MediaEd.org
