‘Good Burger,' ‘Hairspray' and ‘Rear Window' Among Vidiots Summer Matinee Series – Film News in Brief
'As a Mom to teens, and a member of a community that has been through so much this year, it was important to me and our team, that we try to make what we know will be a hard Summer for so many a little easier by expanding programming with an intention to get us out of the house, off devices, and reconnected,' said Vidiots programming director Amanda Salazar. 'When I was a teenager, the movies were my sanctuary, and our kids (and their grown-ups) need that now more than ever. We can't wait to welcome you all to Movie Den.'
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Movie Den screenings will be offered Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at 1PM, with tickets priced at $2 and free popcorn. Parallel programming offering teens 'Expanded opportunities to learn about Vidiots' will be offered before and after screenings. Movie Den is supported by Vidiots Founding Members MUBI and Golden Globe Foundation.
A full schedule and ticketing information can be found at https://vidiotsfoundation.org/film-series/movieden/
Gianna Toboni's film 'Just Kids' has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant from Subject Matter at the 2025 Tribeca Festival.
Subject Matter has provided funds and resources for documentary films that highlight social issues and support nonprofits tackling featured projects since its launch in 2022. The nonprofit has awarded $484,000 in grants to twelve social issue documentaries, with 'Just Kids' being its latest project added to its roster.
'Just Kids' is a film that examines the nationwide bans on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender individuals. The film follows three families navigating the bans and illustrates how the laws and rhetoric surrounding the social issue have become politicized by targeting marginalized communities. Subject Matter will also award a corresponding $25,000 grant to the Campaign for Southern Equality's Trans Youth Emergency Project.
The Campaign for Southern Equality provides logistical and financial support, as well as individual patient navigation services to identify unimpacted healthcare providers and emergency grants for travel expenses through their Trans Youth Emergency Project. Additionally, Subject Matter will further support their initiatives by collaborating with the Tribeca Film Festival to raise additional funding for the LGBTQ+ organization.
Subject Matter will be onsite at the Tribeca Film Festival screenings for 'Just Kids,' rallying audiences to join them in donating to the Campaign for Southern Equality's Trans Youth Emergency Project. The non-profit organization will match donations up to $5,000.
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