Social Justice Short Film Project

Closed
Nikisar Inc
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Managing Partner
(4)
4
Project
Academic experience
120 hours per learner
Learner
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Visual arts
Skills
short films social justice storyboarding social media campaigns script writing editing
Details

The main goal for the project is to create a series of short films that depict real and lived experiences in order to bring about social justice. These films will be used to raise awareness and promote change in various social issues.


This will involve several different steps for the students, including:


- Researching and understanding various social justice issues and lived experiences.


- Scriptwriting and storyboarding for the short films.


- Filming and editing the short films to convey the intended message effectively.


- Developing a social media campaign strategy to promote the films and raise awareness.


- Collaborating with the company to ensure the films align with their mission and values.


Deliverables


By the end of the project, students should complete the following tasks:


- Completed short films that effectively convey real and lived experiences related to social justice.


- A social media campaign strategy outlining the promotion and distribution plan for the films.


- Collaboration with the company to ensure the films align with their mission and values.



Final deliverables:


- The completed short films in a suitable format for distribution.


- A detailed social media campaign strategy document outlining the promotional plan.


Mentorship

Mentorship is the key to add value and time in supporting students. Since all our projects have been associated with students and volunteers; their takeaway has been the knowledge and expertise on variety on subjects just not limited to Media. As we all know that every project

requires a variety of skills from its conception to post- production, a variety of skills and

environments are required to the success of the same.



Supported causes
Peace, justice and strong institutions

About the company

Company
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Arts

Nikisar Inc is a media and production house that creates short stories for the purpose of social justice in the community. It uses the community members as the cast to bring about real life on screen. Nikisar Inc believes that cinema can be used as an instrument for change .