Forging community is arguably our greatest challenge and perhaps an existing medium for collective understanding is film. Yes film. Film, by nature, is a passive experience. However, ironically, as watching video becomes more and more personalized via laptops, cell phones and tablets; the notion of seeing a film and sharing it is increasingly subversive. The emotional experience of watching a person die on your Facebook feed by police violence can literally and figuratively be shared. Furthermore, perhaps the film you are viewing can provide historical insight into modern tensions. Consider the undeniable popularity of documentary film. In the past ten to fifteen years, documentary film has exploded. How many of us have made sense of the Iraq War, the fast food industry, class disparities, Katrina, or the financial crisis by watching a great documentary?
By Agunda Okeyo on January 2, 2015 @AgundaOkeyo (Twitter Handle) From Selma to Ferguson: A 21st Century Movement is Here - Urban Cusp
I have stated before that the revolution will be a creative one. Writing, social media campaigns, shareable graphic design images, journalism, tweets, constructive memes, hashtags, documentaries, poetry… these are our tools. I’m ready.