Project and Title
TV Guide Title:
Flying Focus Video Bus: Portland Celebrates Refugees and Immigrants (part 1)
Short Description:
Video as a tool for social change, voicing the voiceless.
Admin
Received Filename:
ffvc043018.mov
Format:
SD
Scheduling Request Info
Was the majority of this show's content filmed or created in the Portland Metropolitan Area?:
Yes
Was this show produced in Open Signal studios or using Open Signal equipment?:
Yes
Has this show aired on CAN channel 11, and/or was it produced in a CAN facility other than Open Signal?:
No
Previous Airing:
No
Adult Content:
No
Filler:
Yes
Filler End Date:
Monday, October 22, 2018
Open Signal Duplication Release:
Yes
Technical Requirements have been met.:
Yes
Show Details
Genres:
This program is a welcome change from the recent onslaught of depressing and just plain bad news out of Washington DC. Featured are live performances from the inclusive Parks for New Portlanders program, Portlanders Stand with Refugees and Immigrants, at the East Portland Community Center on March 16, 2018. Part One includes music and dance by DJ Prashant and the Bollywood dancers,which is sure to bring a smile to your face and to set your feet a-tapping, as well as the first public reading of "Only a Plastic Bag" by Portlander Som Subedi about issues faced by newly arrived Muslim refugees. Part Two includes more Bollywood dancing, interviews with the cast of the play, and clips from the first Pan African Festival of Oregon, held at Pioneer Courthouse Square on August 12, 2017, to bring people together to celebrate and reconnect with their roots.
Cablecast Show ID:
21589