Unpaid Internship: Human Rights Watch Intl Film Festival High School Program

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
New York Office
September - December 2008 (Fall Semester)
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Internship Description:
The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival intern will assist with the following activities:
*Assisting in planning and execution of 15-20 high school presentations of documentary films on human rights.
*Arranging presentations by human rights advocates, and filmmakers in NYC public schools.
*Researching and providing curriculum and educational resources to teachers seeking to integrate human rights into the classroom, send links to curriculum and HRW reports.
*Maintaining video library, checking films in and out for teachers. Process requests by teachers for films, application forms, maintain databases and moderate e-mailing list.
*Distributing and collecting screening contracts, and evaluation forms from teachers and students upon the completion of in-classroom presentations.
*Suggesting follow up activities (letter writing campaigns, bake sales, human rights awareness events) for students to participate in after screening a film in class.
*Preparing monthly e-newsletter to keep teachers actively involved in program.
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