Thank you to everyone who supported play:ground's campaign to bring adventure play back to New York City. Follow their Facebook page for updates an inspiration!
Join us!
Join us in supporting a new adventure playground in New York City! Play:ground's adventure playground at Governor's Island will serve thousands of local children and be a model for countless American cities. Wondering how to get an APG in your community? This helps! Normalizing free play and supporting a standard of professionalism for playworkers is a piece of our shared pie:
Our film THE LAND was launched through a successful kickstarter campaign and we know first hand how small pledges of support from $1, $5, $10, $100 -- whatever you can give -- MAKE the difference.
We believe in and support play:ground and hope you will too! Pledge today and play on!
Psst!!
Psst! There is a super exciting Kickstarter campaign launching THIS TUESDAY that will bring adventure play BACK to New York City. This outdoor adventure-play space will provide loose parts, and professional playwork support for child-directed play and serve as a model for countless cities to come! Sneak preview the work of the worthy organizers at play:ground. x
Holiday delivery deadline
Order soon for Christmas delivery!
Planning to tuck The Land DVD into someone's stocking this year? Place your order for home DVD by Tuesday December 15 at 5pm for Christmas delivery. Order now.
As always, you can screen The Land in your classroom or with your community group by ordering any time through New Day Films.
Wishing you a peaceful and playful new year!
NatGeo
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Growing up in the midwest pre-internet, National Geographic offered the first glimpses of the wide, wide world. Those hours flipping through the yellow bound NatGeo mags nurtured a rich sense of learning and inquiry and early dreams of travel and adventure.
The Land is proud to be included in their Short Film Showcase for a new generation of learners, travelers and more.
In their words: The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work that affirms National Geographic's belief in the power of science, exploration, and storytelling to change the world... more!
Play on!
Two Games
At our Ithaca screening a gentleman raised his hand during the Q/A with a comment that has stuck with me. To paraphrase, he stated to the crowd:
'I heard about The Land film and wanted to come see it, but I didn't really know why. My kids are grown, I'm not a teacher or anything. But now that it's over I realize why - we don't see children playing anymore, in our neighborhoods and communities. And I sense that and I miss it. The lack of play affects everyone.'
He shared this film with us and now I share it with you. Play on.
In Brooklyn with Atlas Obscura!
Thanks to all who came out to see The Land and launch the Atlas Obscura Cinema Club at Videology Bar & Cinema. Parents, play therapists, teachers, future teachers, filmmakers, children's museum exhibit designers and more playful and curious folks all in one room. Plus booze. Onward!
Vermont International Film Foundation - Wednesday October 28, 2015
in Screenings
THE LAND will screen in Burlington Vermont in Columbia, Missouri! Catch us the Lunchtime Shorts program on Wednesday October 28, 2015 at NOON.
For ticket information and directions visit VIFF. Director will be in attendance for a Q/A!