Please join us for a special screening from the acclaimed Global Girls Film Festival
“Wind of Change”
Wednesday, February 17th @ 4:00 p.m. Room 100 Smathers East
This screening will be followed by a Q+A with the festival’s curator, Nicole Dreiske, Director of the International Children’s Media Center.
On Wednesday, February 17th the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature and the Center for Children’s Literature and Culture at the University of Florida will present a special screening of “Wind of Change,” a program of short films from the Global Girls FilmFest, the first festival featuring female-focused short films juried by formerly homeless young women. The screening will be followed by a discussion and Q + A with Festival Founder, Nicole Dreiske. The Wind of Change program will showcase six diverse and empowering short films from five countries.
The Global Girls Film Festival was created by the International Children’s Media Center (ICMC) as a 14-week film immersion program in which formerly homeless and abused young women screen and discuss 40-50 films from around the world. Global Girls is designed to prompt self-reflection and thought-provoking discussions that culminate in a festival curated by residents themselves.
This event is free and open to the public. Be sure to spread the word about it to your colleagues, friends, and students.
We hope to see you at the screening!
For more information please feel free to contact:
Suzan Alteri, Curator, Baldwin Library — salteri@ufl.edu
John Cech, Director, Center for Children’s Literature and Culture — jcech@ufl.edu
Leila Estes, Coordinator, CCLC — leilajestes@ufl.edu