EPF Media's diverse collection of social justice documentaries is the perfect resource for any librarian or educator. EPF Media titles offer insights from around the globe covering a wide array of topics like women's rights, indigenous communities, activism, environmental studies, LGBTQ, refugees and more.
EPF Media just announced price reductions on many of their films. DVDs for most of their award-winning documentaries are priced between $14.95 and $24.95, and some titles are priced as low as $9.95. Purchasing public performance rights and digital site licenses for all their titles are very affordable.
EPF Media works to organize public screening events with universities, libraries, NGOs that include panel discussions with the filmmakers and other experts. "The documentaries we handle cover important topics. We work with groups to make sure that screenings with panel discussions are possible for any group that wants to show a documentary," says EPF Media founder Larry Rattner.
Some recent events include:
Glory to the Queen was recently screened with director Tatia Skhirtladze at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and the Marshall Chess Club in NY. During the Cold War, four legendary female chess players from Georgia revolutionized women's chess across the globe and became icons of female emancipation.
Children of the Exodus – Hundreds of Mexican communities need to relocate because of organized crime. Now refugees in a strange city, children reveal the consequences of their displacement. The University of New Mexico Latin American & Iberian Institute recently hosted a virtual discussion with the filmmaker, Wilma Gómez Luengo, and three scholars.
Filmmaker Roser Corella demonstrates the harmful effects of patriarchal structures around the world in two excellent documentaries: Grab and Run: Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, and Room Without a View. Room Without a View illustrates the daily lives and hardships of female domestic workers in Lebanon as they fight back against the mechanisms of modern slavery: meager wages and abuse in rooms without windows. Grab and Run: Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan details the practice of bride kidnapping that originated after Kyrgyzstan Independence in 1991. Acclaimed director Roser Corella led discussions of both films at Fresno State's CineCulture Film Series.
Study guides for each film are available on the EPF Media website. Librarians and educators can browse EPF's collection of films by subject to find the perfect film for any lesson plan or screening event. Links to preview any of EPF Media's documentaries are available upon request.