"The Color of Fear" Receives National Recognition; Proclaimed as a Film of "Compelling Social Importance".OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1995--Oakland-based Stir-Fry Productions, a two-year-old video production company, was honored with the 1995 Golden Apple Award for Best Social Studies Documentary, given by the National Educational Media Network. The Network, a 25-year-old organization comprised of film makers, educators, publishers, and broadcasters, selected "The Color of Fear" and its producer/director Lee Mun n. 1. The mouth. One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns. - Old Rhyme. Wah for this honor from more than 1,500 applicants. "`The Color of Fear' is one of the top competitors in our competition this year. It deals with the status of U.S. race relations race relations Noun, pl the relations between members of two or more races within a single community race relations npl → relaciones fpl raciales in a very compelling way," said Rebecca Overmyer-Velazquez, National Education Media Network competition director. "The Color of Fear" depicts eight men of different races who talk, yell, argue, and cry with one another about the scars that racism has left with each of them. They talk about childhood traumas, about growing up with no role models and about giving up their ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic to become Americans. "Out of their confrontations and struggles to understand and trust each other emerges an emotional and insightful portrayal of the type of dialogue many people fear, but must happen if we hope to achieve a true multicultural mul·ti·cul·tur·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or including several cultures. 2. Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture. society in our lifetime," said Lee, an Oakland-based therapist and poet. "For some of the men, it was the first time they shared their thoughts on racism with men of another ethnicity," said Lee. Lee's journey toward confronting racism began nine years ago when a black man broke into his mother's home and killed her. Lee watched his family arm themselves with anger and rage against African-American men, purchasing guns and elaborate security systems to protect themselves from their fears. Lee refused to buy into the stereotypes and hatred which racism tried to offer him. "I learned you cannot lock fear out. You have to walk through it. You have to trust people again, as well as yourself." Stir-Fry Productions uses "The Color of Fear" for trainings and workshops with corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies. It also works with World Trust, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. , to sponsor Heart to Heart, a grassroots campaign using "The Color of Fear" to create public dialogue, and fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. for the production of a women's film on racism and sexism sex·ism n. 1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women. 2. Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender. . CONTACT: Ken Felton, 510/419-3930 |
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