ABOUT THE MEANINGFUL MOVIES PROJECT:
“Meaningful Movies” are neighborhood film & discussion events (and groups), organized around shared principles. We focus on social justice issues and advocacy.
“The Meaningful Movies Project” is a non-profit organization that helps neighborhoods, groups and individuals organize, educate and advocate using the power of social justice documentary film and conversation to build positive and meaningful community. It is the organizing arm of the Meaningful Movies Network, facilitating communications and providing resources and support.
“The Meaningful Movies Network” is a collective of autonomous neighborhood and community Meaningful Movies groups that have agreed to work together and support one another. WHAT WE DO:
We advocate for public discussion and critical debate in an environment where everyone is free to speak openly without fear. We empower citizens to gather, educate, inspire, connect, and commit to effective, non-violent solutions in building a more peaceful and just world. We support building meaningful & resilient community. We encourage and assist communities and organizations in their efforts to become more aware of and critically analyze local, domestic and international social justice issues. We support independent film. To be truly sustainable, we need to view our efforts holistically. This necessarily includes the efforts of the independent film industry we depend upon (and who depend upon us), and view them as true partners in this effort. Permission is secured for all copyrighted materials including every feature film screened.
“The Meaningful Movies Project” evolved from the success of “Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies” in the Wallingford Community of Seattle, originally a project of Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice and the S.N.O.W. Coalition (Sound Non-violent Opponents of War).
“The Meaningful Movies Project” now acts to provide support for “Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies”, NOW KNOWN AS "Meaningful Movies in Wallingford" and similar efforts by many others. We are grateful for the support of several granting institutions including The Tulalip Tribe, Humanities Washington, The HerRay Foundation, 4Culture and ArtsWA. More information is available at: http://meaningfulmovies.org/about/
