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A Girl Like Me
Why is it that even today, when children of color are given the choice of two dolls, one darker-skinned and the other lighter-skinned, most will select the lighter one? This essential entry into the Sixth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival deftly explores issues of race, identity, and desirability--and societal standards that are often impossible to meet--from the point of view of the young African-American girls who are being asked to live them.
Be The Change
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Read about the making of A Girl Like Me, and its 17 year-old director, Kira Davis.
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Support Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, the free after-school program that challenges high school students to create short documentaries about their lives.
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Learn about ways to promote tolerance in the world.
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From what the girls were saying, it makes you think whether there should be some kind of fund for people who want to find out their ancestors' culture. I mean the US govt should pay for it.
It was a really good short film.