Sixty Six

an outreach exploring the intersection of Jewish values and family values. Sixty Six reveals the inner journey of how a bar mitzvah boy discovers what it means to be a man and the impact his epiphanies have on his family and friends. Through laughter and tears, people of all ages walk away asking themselves the deeper questions about life, faith and family. Sixty Six is both profound and entertaining and is an excellent creative catalyst that will engage and inspire your members and their families. The Sixty Six Outreach collaborates with leading Jewish organizations to support the educational programming for Jewish youth ...

Dark Matter

an outreach exploring the relationship between science and art, and the unique pressures faced by students in the world of advanced degree academics. Inspired by actual events, Dark Matter delves into the world of Liu Xing, a Chinese cosmology student pursuing a Ph.D. in the United States in the early 1990s. At first, his experience is a rush of expectation and optimism. But the story takes a harrowing turn as Liu Xing’s connections begin to unravel. He clings to the idea of American science as a free market of ideas, but in the end, his dissertation is rejected as result ...

Dear Talula

In collaboration with HBO, an outreach promoting health and healing woman to woman. Combining the power of Lori’s personal story and the expert knowledge of our partners, The Dear Talula Outreach Program has a twofold mission: Educate young women on the importance of breast health Create a supportive forum for women diagnosed to share the issues they face. The Dear Talula Outreach Program was created as a collaboration between HBO, Lori Benson, Art Catalyst, Breastcancer.org, Young Survival Coalition, The Maurer Foundation, Sharsheret, Lee Denim Day, and The Healing Project. To learn more about the amazing partners and how you can get involved with The Dear ...

The Peace Tree

Fostering Mutual Respect and Cultural Appreciation The Peace Tree is a heartwarming story of two young girls who want to celebrate each other’s holidays. The film takes us through a shared journey of discovery and reveals the social barriers that keep us apart. Our outreach program is a year long elementary school program using the film and an original curriculum to help children and families create peace through mutual respect and cultural appreciation. [caption id="attachment_86" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Peace Tree outreach is helping a the next generation grow the roots of peace and understanding"][/caption] The educational outreach program for "The Peace Tree" is igniting ...

Beyond the Call

ordinary people have the power to bring hope and healing to some of the most desperate places. An Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three older men – former soldiers and modern-day knights - travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors; in some of the most dangerous yet beautiful places on Earth, the front lines of war. Our goal with the outreach initiative is to connect those who are inspired to action from the film to organizations that are making a difference in people’s lives. In world where war and violence abound, human rights ...

The Great New Wonderful

reaching out to those affected by 9/11 through exploring the often unpredictable nature of shock and trauma. Inspired by “The Great New Wonderful,” the goal of the Outreach Program is to reach out to those affected by 9/11 and connect them to organizations that can help them. To help address this pressing need, the filmmakers partnered with Art Catalyst, an organization dedicated to using the arts as a tool for education, activism, and public awareness, to create an outreach program which uses “The Great New Wonderful” as a vehicle for exploring the often unpredictable nature of shock and trauma. In “The Great ...

On the Outs

a Juvenile Justice outreach bringing hope to break the cycle of incarceration. On the Outs is a feature film based on real life accounts of teenage girls who have been incarcerated. This urban drama shares the struggle of inner city youth and shows how one choice has the power to change your life. For our outreach program, we partnered with 300 youth organizations nationwide. We designed a magazine with youth resources, curriculum for educators, and held workshops with incarcerated girls. [caption id="attachment_71" align="alignright" width="300" caption="An actor from On the Outs works with at risk youth in Washington, D.C."][/caption] For current information on the On ...

Secrets of Columbine

an outreach learning from the Columbine tragedy to help prevent school violence. Secrets of Columbine is a documentary theater play in which the script was compiled directly from interviews with the people of Littleton, Colorado. Through their own words they share what they hope other communities will learn from their tragic experience. [caption id="attachment_18" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="A documentary play exploring the tragic shootings in Littleton, Colorado."][/caption] For our outreach program, we worked with 5th graders through a leadership program in their school. The students saw excerpts from the play and then worte their own documentary responses about violence in their own schools. [caption ...