Good documentary films should be met with reaction.
This is the idea behind REACT to FILM, a nonprofit that is using the best examples of documentary filmmaking to “promote social responsibility and spark civic engagement.” With its platform having been expanded primarily to education programs in high schools and colleges around the country, the program invites its young audience to respond to critical social issues by using the films as a starting point for information and positive dialogue; the students are then encouraged to champion for broader change using their own social networks.
Some documentaries REACT to FILM have used include:
Let Fury Have the Hour
The Interrupters
One Day after Peace
The Invisible War
Al Weiwei: Never Sorry
Electoral Dysfunction
The House I Live In
Escape Fire
REACT to FILM promises to EXPOSE students to important social issues via a documentary film, ENGAGE them in conversations and constructive debates, and INSPIRE them to not just watch the film, but to react to it. If you are a high school or college student, educator, or program coordinator, contact REACT to FILM to bring its program to your school. Colleges across the country will screen Searching for Sugar Man this April.
Learn more about the High School Education Program and the College Action Network.