By Carol Horst

Journeys in Film
Joanne Ashe, Sara Jo Fischer, Anna Rutins

Action: Org uses foreign films, paired with a detailed teaching guide developed with the Peace Corps, to bring others cultures to middle school students in the U.S. "We heard that students won't want to read subtitles and that they wouldn't want to watch foreign films. But in reality, the kids like reading the subtitles and they love the foreign films, because they learn so much more about the world from films than from books" says Joanne Ashe.  "Young people are so mediacentric that they will respond to the films., but they have not been given skills to analyze media content," says Sara Jo Fischer. That's where the teaching guides come in. Journeys in Film has enlisted such showbiz types as Harold Ramis to help at teachers workshops, while Liam Neeson has been involved since the beginning.

Films in the curriculum include "Bend It Like Beckham," "The Cup" and "Whale Rider."

Contact: JourneysInFilm.org