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Designing for Impact - Case Studies (Continued): State of Fear: The Truth about Terrorism

Posted by Echo Xie on December 02, 2011

State of FearThis week we are looking at the last case study from the Designing for Impact report by Barbara Abrash and Jessica Clark! We hope you all have learned something by far.Read more...

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Designing for Impact - Case Studies (Continued): Out in the Silence

Posted by Echo Xie on November 16, 2011

Out in the Silence Sometimes fear and hatred come from ignorance. When that occurs, the best way to eliminate hate is to foster understanding.

The film “Out in the Silence” started with an "unexpected" same-sex marriage announcement on the local newspaper of Oil City, PA. Letters and phonecalls from all over the town rushed in. A few people showed their support, but many expressed their resentment. Read more...

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Designing for Impact - Case studies (Continued): Lioness

Posted by Echo Xie on November 09, 2011

Lioness

Lioness tells stories that would otherwise have been lost to history. Jesse Ellison, NEWSWEEK

How did a group of female support soldiers – mechanics, supply clerks and engineers – end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war?Read more...

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Designing for Impact - Case studies (Continued): The Line

Posted by Echo Xie on November 02, 2011

The Line

A rare personal film that truly becomes universal…
- Human Rights Watch Film Festival Read more...

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Designing for Impact - Case studies (Continued)

Posted by Echo Xie on October 28, 2011

A LION IN THE HOUSE

http://www.mylion.org/

In this week's case study, we are going to look into the stories of five brave children and their families struggling with pediatric cancer. We will examine the strategic design of the film A Lion in the House, and evaluate its impact on our society.

Here's the intro from the case study:Read more...

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