As part of the May Day Labor Film Festival, Prof. Linday Turner Bynoe of CSUMB will talk about how literacy helped transform Cuba. Her speech will follow the showing of Maestra, a film that depicts how literacy in Cuba was transformed when young women were sent to the countryside
in 1961 to work with families. A view of what service to the community can mean for young people and
a reminder how much literacy is needed and how it can transform communities.
Bynoe received her Ed. D. in Multicultural Education. She has lectured throughout the United States and
at the Cuban Association for the Analysis of Contemporary Education in Cuba.
The event will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, a the Museum of Monterey.
MAESTRA (Catherine Murphy, 2012, 33 min). Teenage women made up majority of 1961 Cuban literacy brigade.
Other films will be shown as part of Reel Work. For more information, click here.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Friday, March 16, 2012
Budding filmmakers, get to work!
Young filmmakers eager to see their work on a screen bigger than YouTube will get the opportunity this fall, when CSU Monterey Bay holds its fourth annual Teen Film Festival.
The Teledramatic Arts and Technology Department is accepting applications for the festival, which will be held at CSUMB's World Theater on Sept. 29. The deadline to apply is April 29.
Filmmakers between 13 and 19 years old are invited to submit films and videos up to five minutes in length. Entries may be in English or Spanish and there is no entry fee. Entries may be submitted online here.
The competition is open to teenagers from around the world, and young people from Monterey County and the California Central Coast are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Teledramatic Arts and Technology Department is accepting applications for the festival, which will be held at CSUMB's World Theater on Sept. 29. The deadline to apply is April 29.
Filmmakers between 13 and 19 years old are invited to submit films and videos up to five minutes in length. Entries may be in English or Spanish and there is no entry fee. Entries may be submitted online here.
The competition is open to teenagers from around the world, and young people from Monterey County and the California Central Coast are strongly encouraged to apply.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Attention budding filmmakers: a festival and $1,000 bucks
Two opportunities you won't want to miss.
Young filmmakers eager to see their work on a huge screen will get the opportunity in April, when Cal State Monterey Bay holds its third annual Teen Film Festival. Entries can be submitted online at by Feb. 11 for the festival to be held at CSUMB's World Theater on April 9.
Filmmakers between 13 and 19 years old are invited to submit films and videos up to five minutes in length. Entries may be in English or Spanish and there is no entry fee.
While local teenagers are encouraged to enter the competition, it's also open to teenagers from around the world.
Last year's event drew more than 200 entries; films were submitted from the Central Coast region as well as Great Britain, El Salvador and Armenia. Some of last year's entries can be viewed here.
And also some money...
The fourth annual Monterey County Film Commission scholarship and awards program for film students is now accepting applications. Forms are available at the film commission office, or may be downloaded here. Deadline to submit applications is April 30, 2011.
The recipient of the $1,000 award will be announced in May 2011.
Young filmmakers eager to see their work on a huge screen will get the opportunity in April, when Cal State Monterey Bay holds its third annual Teen Film Festival. Entries can be submitted online at by Feb. 11 for the festival to be held at CSUMB's World Theater on April 9.
Filmmakers between 13 and 19 years old are invited to submit films and videos up to five minutes in length. Entries may be in English or Spanish and there is no entry fee.
While local teenagers are encouraged to enter the competition, it's also open to teenagers from around the world.
Last year's event drew more than 200 entries; films were submitted from the Central Coast region as well as Great Britain, El Salvador and Armenia. Some of last year's entries can be viewed here.
And also some money...
The fourth annual Monterey County Film Commission scholarship and awards program for film students is now accepting applications. Forms are available at the film commission office, or may be downloaded here. Deadline to submit applications is April 30, 2011.
The recipient of the $1,000 award will be announced in May 2011.
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