August 2, 2010
"Thibbatu: A Deterrent Berry"
“Thibbatu,” a short film produced by OVP training participant Deepani Jayantha of Born Free Foundation, advocates cultivating cash crops which are not subjected to elephant crop predation, and can therefore offset many of their losses.
Thibbatu will be screened to farmers of Kiwulewadiya in Laggala-Pallegama and to local nongovernmental organizations and community based organizations that work on HEC.
Deepani Jayantha and the Born Free Foundation collaborated with OVP as part of of the 2010 Sri Lanka Visual Media Advocacy Project.
May 26, 2010
"Your Rights, Your Future: Preparing for Reentry"
OVP collaborated with the Legal Action Center, a not-for-profit law firm and policy organization, to produce “Your Rights, Your Future”, a DVD that gives people leaving prison the skills and knowledge necessary to find jobs and prepares them for the challenges they may face in the reentry process.
"Your Rights, Your Future" will be distributed to institutions and organizations in New York State that work with people who are formerly incarcerated.
View a short video overview of “Your Rights, Your Future”
April 26, 2010
Positive People, Positive Society
"Positive People, Positive Society" was produced by OVP Sri Lanka Visual Media Advocacy Project participants during the Foundational Training held in Colombo 15 in February 2010.
View Positive People, Positive Society
View more about the Sri Lanka Visual Media Advocacy Project
View more films from this training
February 28, 2010
Sri Lanka Visual Media Advocacy Project Foundational Training
From February 8th to February 20th, OVP conducted the Sri Lanka Visual Media Advocacy Project Foundational Training in Colombo 15. Representatives from 13 civil society organizations working in Sri Lanka attended the training.
At the end of the training, participants completed and publicly screened five mini-productions focusing on social justice issues faced by people living in Weligodawatte as well as on the challenges and resources available to people living with HIV in Sri Lanka.
View two mini productions from this training: Dumped! or Positive People, Positive Society
Over the next four months OVP will be collaborating with four participants in the completion and distribution of video productions that will support their advocacy work.
The advanced training will be held from July 5th to July 10th in Colombo.
February 19, 2010
OVP Sri Lanka Visual Media Advocacy Project Film Screening, February 19th at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Colombo.
4pm-6pm
On Friday February 19th, OVP will be presenting five short advocacy films produced by OVP Sri Lanka Visual Media Advocacy Project training participants.
The films focus on social justice issues faced by people living in Weligodawatta as well as on the challenges and resources available to people living with HIV in Sri Lanka.
Refreshments will be served following the screening.
Please join us!
Friday February 19
4--6 pm
International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES)
2, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 08
Tel: +94-11-2679745 / 2674884
http://www.ices.lk/
November 2, 2009
"U
sa Ka Pildoras Nga P
angandoy"
(A Pill for a Dream)
This video was produced by participants of the Spring 2009 OVP Visual Media Training in collaboration with the University of the Philippines, Mindanao.
October 16, 2009
OVP "Friend-raiser/ Fund-raiser"
BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
On October 8th OVP hosted a gathering of friends/supporters for a presentation of re
cent OVP video projects, a private viewing of "Status Report," an
exhibition of
contemporary artists that highlight Mexican immigration, the border, and labor rights in
justice, music mixed by Ben Tausig and … free wine!
Thank you to all who attended!
Images taken by Anne Marie Chance and Ed Sowder.
View more pictures from this event.
October 1, 2009
OVP Event Thursday , October 8 at BRIC Rotunda in Brooklyn Heights
OVP is ha ving its first friend-raiser/ fund-raiser event.
Thursday October 8
7-10 pm
BRIC Rotunda Gallery
33 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-4047
Please join us!
August 2009
"Mga Kabalaka ug Damgo sa Kababayen-an"
(Worries and Aspirations of Women)
This video was produced by participants of the Spring 2009 OVP Visual Media Training in collaboration with the University of the Philippines, Mindanao.
July 2009
"AOM 2.0 Integrating Info-Activism in People's Campaigns"
From July 30- August 1 OVP staff will be collaborating with a number of media and social justice organizations to provide short seminars on visual media advocacy production as part of the three day digital media AOM 2.0 info-camp in Cebu City. The camp is hosted by The Computer Professionals' Union (CPU), DigiActive.Org, Kodao Productions, and Harakati-Asia.
May 2009
Visual Media Advocacy Training in collaboration with the University of the Philippines, Mindanao
The training, running from April 27th to May 9th, covered visual literacy, pre-production,
advocacy and distribution strategies, as well as production a
nd
post-production techn
ical
training.
NGO re
presentatives and anthropology students worked in groups to complete 5-7 minute mini-productions that were both shot and screened on site at Isla Verde, Davao City.
View participants' films
View more about this training
View past trainings
March 2009
"Your Rights, Your Future: Preparing for Reentry"
OVP and Legal Action Center have finished production on our collaborative DVD project, "Your Rights, Your Future: Preparing for Reentry". Post-production is scheduled for summer 2009.
This 45-minute DVD will g
ive people leaving prison t
he skills an
d knowledge necessary to find a job, prepare them for challenges they may face in the process, and give them encouragement through the stories of other people with criminal records who have achieved success.
View more information on "Your Rights, Your Future: Preparing for Reentry"
December 2008
LAC and OVP Collaboration
We have been able to move further on our collaboration with New York City's Legal Action Center (LAC), for a joint project on prisons in the state of New York. The project proposal in its current form has been approved and we are now preparing to translate parts of
the proposal into a list actions for our pre-production and production stages.