2018
13m

Summary All across the country, people of color, women, immigrants, low income communities, and many others, say they feel less respected, more fearful, and in many places, under attack, because of their differences. MediaLab's newest production, A World of Difference, investigates how communities experience diversity and ultimately asks the question: How do we value difference? View more details

Documentary

2018
13m

A World of Difference

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jonathan Spielmann

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 16, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Production companies : PLU MediaLab

Documentary

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 16, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Sedalia, Missouri, USA

Production companies : PLU MediaLab

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Episode 1 • Feb 16, 2018

Immigration//El Paso, TX

Visiting El Paso, Texas felt like a look into America's future. The metropolitan area of more than 2 million people, stands on the Rio Grande River directly across the U.S.-Mexico border from Ciudad Juarez, the largest city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. More than 80 percent of El Paso's population is of Latin American descent, giving the region a warm and open multicultural feel. We were most surprised to learn although crime and violence have plagued Juarez for years, paradoxically, El Paso remains one of the safest cities in North America. In the face of ongoing calls in the U.S. for construction of a 1,900-mile wall along the border, El Paso's pragmatic and humane approach to immigration may serve as a model as the rest of the nation grapples with fears and tensions that separate us.

Episode 2 • Feb 16, 2018

Gender//Portland, OR

In Portland, Ore., we met some hard-working women who have hard-hats to match. Nationwide, gender representation in the construction trade is not even close to parity; women account for just 9 percent of those employed in the industry. However, in Oregon, an interesting anomaly exists; women make up 19 percent of the profession, more than double the national average. We learned what makes these women so unique, the issues they still face, and what they have to say.

Episode 3 • Apr 04, 2018

Race//Sedalia, MO

During the early summer of 2017, we visited Sedalia, Missouri, a city of 20,000 roughly halfway between Kansas City and St. Louis. Several weeks later, the NAACP issued its first-ever travel advisory for people of color in the state of Missouri. While the national news media have focused on the violence and racial tensions in places such as Ferguson and St. Louis, Sedalia is a community that for years has gone out of its way to keep a lid on racial issues. That all changed when Marge Harlan, a white, retired psychologist, caused quite a stir. But it wasn't the black history library Harlan runs that attracted attention. Instead, it was the slave cabin she had constructed on her property that residents could no longer ignore.

Episode 4 • Apr 04, 2018

Class//Richwood, WV

Richwood, West Virginia, defies expectations. This small town of 2,000 is situated deep in the Appalachian Mountains and is home to numerous logging operations. Approximately one-third of the households live at or below the poverty line. We must admit, as a team making a documentary about diversity issues, we were uncertain about how our visit would go when we drove in to see residents flying confederate flags. What we found, however, were interesting, open-minded, and kind people, who had encountered more than their fair share of hardships. For example, floods ravaged Richwood in 2016, leaving the town struggling to maintain its quality schools, which had previously graduated more than 90 percent of students.

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