Simple Screening Event Plan
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With schools planning to host
Bridge Film Festival screenings as elaborate, community-wide events, complete with red carpets, film workshops, and guest judges, you might be thinking that hosting a screening means a big commitment of time and energy. While some schools may choose to host screenings after school hours, it's not always feasible to reserve space, recruit faculty, and ensure student participation for extracurricular events.
Not to worry! Though an after school screening may suit some school's needs, there are plenty of other ways to share these films with your students. Here are some alternatives you may not have considered:
- Use the films as the foundation for a school-wide or divisional Day of Concern. Select the films that best suit your students' needs and your school's curriculum, and show them at an assembly. Then, break students up into small groups--by class, grade, or interest--to discuss the issues raised in the films. You can develop lesson plans around the films to share with other teachers, who can then facilitate these discussions.
- If it's not possible to devote an entire day to discussions about the films, consider showing the films during a regularly-scheduled assembly. Students can vote for their favorites on line or through their homerooms.
- Share the films with students in your classes via the WBFF Youtube Channel. Select films that connect with curricular themes and have students watch the films in class. Students can also be assigned to watch films for homework and respond to them through written responses and in-class discussions. Develop related activities that tie in to your curriculum: for example, students in an English class could write critiques of the films.
- Complement student screenings with a separate evening screening for parents. Invite them to attend a special screening, followed by discussions with school guidance staff, Quakerism teachers, or other selected faculty.
