Co-creative Cinema as a
Catalyst for Community Change
Save the Date!
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Saturday, Sept 14 @ 1pm
And come celebrate our 2nd annual
Filmbuilding Malden Festival !
Featured Films
Four Lives, One Day
(Chouaib, Richardson, Shammelle, Sophie)
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Malden Unveiled
(Manal, Mason, Raphael, Sophia)
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We Are Malden
(Isabella, Joshua, Kidus, Sophia)
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At the Last Minute
(Chris, Ella, Kiernan, Priya)
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Match Point in Malden
(Helen, Nathan, Reagan, Steven)
Program Narrative
During the summer of 2024, 20 of Malden's teenagers came together to co-create short films exploring their community's identity. These first-time filmmakers relied on each other’s ideas and personal stories to guide them through a discovery-based process as they developed, filmed, and edited their projects.
The resulting films will be screened and discussed at our second annual Filmbuilding Malden Festival held on Saturday, September 14 from 1-5pm. Come learn how collaborative visual storytelling can be a powerful tool for building bridges, empowering youth and creatively exploring solutions to challenges that affect us all during times of uncertainty.
Learn more about Filmbuilding Malden's 2023 program
Our City in Motion: Imperatives
The Educational Imperative
(engendering critical, creative, collaborative and conceptual thinking; expanding possibilities within media arts education)
The Cultural Imperative
(telling personal and meaningful stories; celebrating ethnic diversity; sparking radical cross-cultural collaboration)
The Technological Imperative
(expanding image-based literacy and communication; demonstrating highly inclusive and accessible use of technology)
The Community Imperative
(encouraging civic responsibility and connection to community; enhancing sense of place; activating community spaces)
The Economic Imperative
(building partnerships and communication channels; employing individuals in various sectors; creating opportunities for local businesses)
The Peace Imperative
(engendering empathy and understanding across divisions; confronting complex demographic issues; striving for social harmony)
Partners
