Die globale Suche nach Bildung: Bleiben Sie in der Nähe von Lektionen über Belastbarkeit, Ethnizität und Identität

Gepostet Von C. M. Rubin am Juni 18, 2020

“From the audience’s responses to our film we have learned how universal something can be when it is very personal.” – Luther Clemens

The co-directors of Bleib nah dran, Shuhan Fan and Luther Clement, began collaborating as MFA students at Northwestern University in 2016.

Their film tells the story of Keeth Smart, a Black American from Brooklyn who overcame tremendous hardships to become the first American to reach No. 1 in the world of saber fencing. The documentary premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival to enthusiastic reviews and was later nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 2020 Oscars. Bleib nah dran uses a montage of original home videos, black and white animation, interviews and Keith’s own narration to tell us this inspiring true story in 19 Protokoll. The film has been featured in a number of film festival school programs.

Die globale Suche nach Bildung welcomed Filmmaker Luther Clement.

“Our focus was on family connection.” – Luther Clemens

Luther, please tell us in your own words what you have learned from the audience for Bleib nah dran?

From the audience’s responses to our film, we have learned how universal something can be when it is very personal. The film is made from personal, unique materials to tell this extraordinary family story and we wanted to keep to Keeth’s voice and manner as best we could. We were amazed at how the resilience, humor, and love resonated with such a wide spectrum of people.

The animation combined with the family’s home movie footage which Keeth and his sister Erinn shared with you really enhance the storytelling. Why did you choose to use these techniques for this particular story?

Once Keeth and Erinn gifted us their personal archive we decided to structure the film around that visual aesthetic. The animation and musical score were made more messy to fit the amateur hand of Keeth and the framing device of the analog technology that Keeth is using to show how his visuals became part of the design.

“There are many surface lessons about resilience as well as subtextual lessons about preconceptions of ethnicity and Identity.” – Luther Clemens

The film is very personal – you focus on Keeth Smart the person and on the family that supported him in realizing his dream. You focus less on the sport of fencing and Keeth’s perspective when he’s fencing. Interested to know why you chose to take this approach?

Any bit of explanation of fencing would have sent us down a rabbit hole, needing to explain more and more for the audience to understand any of our explanation, because the rules of fencing are unfamiliar to everyone. Our focus was on family connection.

How would you like to see the film used as a resource in learning organizations?

We are thankful that our film has been used in multiple film festival schools programs. There are many surface lessons about resilience as well as subtextual lessons about preconceptions of ethnicity and identity.

What’s next for you as filmmakers? An was arbeitest du jetzt?

We are working on a feature film with Keeth and Erinn Smart, among other projects.

Watch Stay Close the film here:

C.M. Rubin and Luther Clement

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C. M. Rubin (Cathy) ist der Gründer von CMRubinWorld, ein online Verlag konzentriert sich auf die Zukunft des globalen Lernens, und das Mitbegründer von Planet Classroom. Sie ist Autorin von drei Bestsellern Bücher und zwei viel gelesene Online-Serien. Rubin erhielt 3 Upton Sinclair Auszeichnungen für „Die globale Suche nach Bildung“. Die Serie, welche Fürsprecher für die Jugend, ins Leben gerufen wurde in 2010 und bringt aufstrebenden Vordenker aus der ganzen Welt den Schlüssel zu erkunden Bildungsfragen von Nationen konfrontiert.

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