Challenge for Change

196824 min 21 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Bill Reid

The objective of the Challenge for Change program is to shed light on social problems through the production of films. What is Challenge for Change? What happens with children from deprived areas when they are given a free hand to make their own films? Who can be a better voice for Indigenous Peoples' needs and aspirations than an Indigenous film crew? How angry are the black people with the way society treats them? How do government representatives react to social change and the role of the Challenge for Change program? Can a film project serve as a cohesive agent and catalyst for change within a community, and at the same time serve as a means of communication with government? What is community organizing? What role can film play in participatory democracy? Does controversy lead to violence? How useful are the films from Challenge for Change going to be? This film has some of the answers.

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Subject categories


  • Film and Video Arts > Community and SocietyNational Film Board of Canada
  • Social Issues > Social Change

Credits


director
Bill Reid
photography
David De Volpi
Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
sound
Jacques Drouin
Hans Oomes
editing
Jacques Bensimon
sound editing
Marguerite Payette
re-recording
George Croll