FIU Rolls Out “Filmmaking for Good” Curriculum
Dr. Nancy Richmond Leads Students at Florida International University to Bring Filmmaking and Social Responsibility to the Business School
In the fall of 2019, Dr. Nancy Richmond’s Social Media Marketing classes partnered with Jessica Kizorek from Eyes On Your Mission to create videos for causes the students felt passionate about. The students divided up into small teams and created over 16 videos about a variety of causes including the environment, women’s rights, poverty, homelessness, adopting a pet, cancer, mental health, LGBTQ rights, hunger, veterans, animal protection, volunteering with children and more. The best video not only won first place, but garnered the team a $500 prize from EOYM!
FIRST PLACE TEAM
BBC Class Group 1
Coda’s Story – Adopt a Pet
– Dedicated to the Humane Society
- Andrew Lombardo
- Nicole Lafaurie
- Lilibeth Rivera
- Lauren-Ashley Rutland
- Moeri Yamane
- Paloma Feldman
- Coda (The golden-doodle)
SECOND PLACE TEAM
MMC Class Group 4
How Was Your Day? Mental Health Matters
– Dedicated to FIU Caps
- Katherine De Jesus
- Elisabeth Glorieux
- Danielle Hughes
- Thaiyanis Betancourt
- Sheribel Suarez
- Maria Sotolongo,
- Djimon Oliver
CURRENTLY RECRUITING EDUCATORS to lead curriculum in classrooms and community groups. Are you an instructor looking for an interesting experience for your youth? Would you like to put their energy and social media skills to use to make a difference in the community? How helpful would it be to have new classroom resources such as standards-based lesson plans that meet curriculum requirements? Teacher guides and student resources? Digital media and online support tools?
To aid you in the classroom, we’ve prepared everything you need to lead a turnkey 16-session course in producing short videos that make a difference for nonprofits and social justice causes. Your students will learn a condensed A-Z guide to “Filmmaking for Good,” which can be delivered in middle school, high school, college, and after school programs. To see an outline of the 16-module curriculum, click HERE.
Learn more by contacting: jessica @ twoparrot . com
