My Top Three REEL ACTION Themes

In number order of preference:

1. My top choice for a REEL ACTION film is the theme of social justice. One of my biggest passions in life is working to ensure social justice in all dimensions of life: I have worked at the Greater Boston Food Bank and participated in the annual Walk For Hunger to ensure to fight the issue of hunger in my home community; I have lobbied on Capital Hill for civil rights in the workplace; and I have participated in numerous Habitat For Humanities projects because I believe that every person deserves a place they can feel comfortable in and call their home. The entire umbrella of social justice compels me and I would love to do a REEL ACTION film focusing on a social justice-related theme.


2. Religion has always been a topic of interest to me. My synagogue in my home town is located right next to a Mosque, and this past year our two communities have started to plan joint social activities, to raise both cultural and religious awareness and understanding, while simultaneously building social relations and creating friendships. I am vice president of social action on my synagogue's youth board, and this year, I hope to plan more activities with the youth from the Mosque, and with the youths of many other religious communities to build knowledge and understanding, and strengthen tolerance. I would really enjoy working on a 5-7 minute REEL ACTION film focusing on the theme of religion/ religious tolerance.

3. My third choice for my REEL ACTION film is stereotyping. The theme of stereotyping interests me because I believe that stereotyping ensues from a lack of understanding and awareness. If there is some way to get a message out to break down the walls constructed by stereotyping, it is through film. I think that making a REEL ACTION film on stereotyping would allow me the opportunity to expand my own awareness on a given issue through gaining education on the facts, and the effects of the film would open the eyes of others, too.