Call for entries
Deadline: 23 November 2009

Free to Be…US
Calling all artists, sociologists, college students, parents, participants and viewers of media to:

1. >> Help us create positive examples of a culture based in equality.
2. >> Reflect a spirit that seeks to engender a progressive culture.

Call:
http://www.wavinghand.com/freetobeus/?page_id=2

Free To Be…US is an open call for response to the popular 70’s Film “Free to Be…You and Me.” This project is a way to inform and create a new generation of progressive educational media exploring the topics of gender, family, individuality, equality, and relationships.

* >> Recreate / Modernize / Respond to “Free to Be…You and Me” (What is Free to Be..You and Me?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_to_Be%E2%80%A6_You_and_Me

Free To Be…US Directions : Participants are invited to peruse responses to the Free to Be…You and Me (FTBYAM) segments on the main web page (noted as “prompts”) and respond through any media/form that you wish, but documented through video.

Responses will be part of an online video gallery launching on December 8th.

The “prompts” are located in the FTBYAM Original Category consisting of the original segments of the film http://www.wavinghand.com/freetobeus/?cat=5

Once you have finished your response and documented it, please upload your response to the “Free To be Us” Video Channel on YouTube :HERE (click submit video at the top). http://www.youtube.com/group/FreeToBeUsOpenCall

Please list the following criteria in your video upload submission description

* Original “prompt” title you are responding to
* Description of response
* Explanation of response

– Upload to the “Free to Be…Us” Video Channel
http://www.youtube.com/group/FreeToBeUsOpenCall

Responses must be uploaded by November 23rd
* You May Respond To More Than 1 Prompt
Free to Be…Us Online Gallery will be exhibiting starting December 8th

There has yet to be a similar compilation of children’s media that parallel an atmosphere of fun and raise the issues surrounding the aforementioned topics without preaching or hammering a message into people’s minds. A subtle approach to education and media . Marlo Thomas had an incredible vision that seems to be unmet in todays culture of media saturation. So it is up to you, as a community of artists, sociologists, college students, parents, participants and viewers of media to create positive examples of equality that reflect a culture that wants to procure progressive culture.

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www.wavinghand.com