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- A one hour documentary film by Steve Waxman showcasing how the performing arts integrated a community and helped revitalize downtown Miami. The film chronicles two institutions started by longtime Miami resident Ruth Greenfield. The first is the Fine Arts Conservatory which was established in the early 1950s to integrate black and white students in a welcoming environment that taught music, art and dance. The second, the Lunchtime Lively Arts Series, featured a wide variety of free noontime shows held in various downtown venues every Wednesday. The series hosted by Miami Dade College, ran from 1972-1992 and sparked a renaissance for a declining downtown.
- From the Seminole Wars in the 1830s, through two World Wars, right up to Afghanistan, Jewish Floridians have proudly contributed and served in various campaigns within all branches and ranks of the U.S military. Now the stories of some of these dedicated and honorable individuals along with their families will be featured in the documentary, "A Call to Serve: Florida Jews and the U.S Military." Supported by footage, numerous photos and artifacts that include weapons and letters, "A Call to Serve: Florida Jews and the U.S Military," will give viewers both a Jewish and universal perspective on what it is like to sometimes make the ultimate sacrifice for a country that has provided so much opportunity for so many.
- "Vote HERE" is a powerful documentary that features the turbulent ways voting rights have evolved from the inception of the U.S. all the way to present day - including the current youth movement. Highlights include the stories behind why states control the voting process; the founding of the notorious Electoral College; African American and Women's Suffrage; how the demeaning and volatile legacy of disenfranchisement also led to felons losing their right to vote; the controversial role the courts have played in shaping modern day voting rights; and the heartfelt and explosive story about the inception of the Voting Rights Act featuring U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who shares his own personal journey that led him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma that fateful 'Bloody Sunday' in 1965. Renowned historians, journalists, scholars and legal experts bring our history to life with intimate details and little known stories that are pivotal in the way people are now able to vote and of those that were denied along the way. "Vote HERE" showcases how countless patriots have fought and even died for our right to vote. Complementing the film's historical revelations are the profiles on current day hard-working activists, non-profits organizations and spontaneous interviews with the voters themselves. They all play an important role sharing their insight, inspiration and hope. "Vote HERE" is truly a film for the people, and by the people throughout our history who forged the way and continue to forge the way for what lays at the heart of a democracy - and our most cherished right - the right to choose who represents you.