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I am writing to request assistance with a film that I am doing. This film is based upon my doctoral research and it addresses the impact that colonization has had on various cultures, but more specifically the epigenetic traumatic inheritance passed on generationally and how it is manifesting in students today. Within this film we will uncover a deeper understanding of core human values, in-depth explanation of the science of epigenetics, and pro-active educational solutions that respect the human dignity of every student in America. The purpose of this film isn’t to target any particular group, but to offer evidence from well-documented historical experience to demonstrate the impact that epigenetic traumatic inheritance plays in the way in which our society develops and how educational institutions are the ideal platform to change this passing on of trauma from one generation to the next. This will not only offer a more stable society, it will also offer solutions that address the poor educational outcomes for so many American students, the joblessness that has transpired from our lack of providing proper human development in the educational settings, and ways in which we, as a society, can bring change to our own communities through the use of mindful educational practices.
Film Synopsis:
The film, RootEd, will focus on education, values, and epigenetics. We will focus on students from different cultures and economic backgrounds. We will illustrate how varied their educational experiences are, and how epigenetics has impacted their educational outcomes. Our information sources and interviews include university professors, epigenetic scientific researchers, educators, students, and families. We will also delve into the different educational concepts including mainstream public schools and private schools, democratic schools and the unschooling movement.
Virtual Interviews:
If you would like to participate, feel free to submit your interview. You do not need to know anything about any of the above mentioned topics, but if you are interested in education, I encourage you to participate. This isn’t intended to be exclusionary of any group. This film will address deeper issues that go much further than I can summarize here. All insights are helpful in bringing a thorough understanding of our current beliefs and understanding about education to the film.
Interview submission deadline is January 31, 2015. http://rootedfilm.wordpress.com/virtual-interviews/
Epigenetics:
For more information on epigenetics, please visit what I have written for the epigenetics chapter of the book that will be published with this film http://rootedfilm.wordpress.com/rooted-book-epigenetics/
The Director:
For more information about me and my journey into creating this research, please visit http://rootedfilm.wordpress.com/the-director/
Film Budget Support:
To contribute to the fund that will help bring this film to the public, please visit my indigogo campaign. Not all funding will come from this campaign as I am also seeking grants. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rooted-film/x/8508467
Film Tech:
Chris King from King Films will be doing the CGI, post-production, and promotional materials for this film. He will be using staff from his company, Hydra IDM (interactive digital media) to assist with this. I have requested he present the virtual interviews in a manner similar to the virtual choir presentation found in Eric Whitacre’s virtual choirs. Although it won’t be identical, I will use the virtual interview footage to be presented in a somewhat similar fashion. You can scroll down on this page to see the various concepts he has used for this type of platform. I have also attached a newspaper clipping of him so that you can see who I am working with. http://ericwhitacre.com/the-virtual-choir
I thank you for any participation you are interested in providing for this project. I will keep you updated on the progress and notify you of the film’s release. You can also like the FB page I have established to help with notifications and progress. https://www.facebook.com/epigeneticsinschoolreform
I truly appreciate everything you do for your field of expertise and I hope that together we can help make a great change in the way in which education impacts our societies. I have learned so much from this research and I hope to help bring this knowledge into the public realm in a manner that may potentially hit home in a way people never expected.
Although this will not be included in the RootEd film, this mini-film that I did on my own (which is why you can see I am hiring a professional for the larger documentary) does offer small glimpses into SOME of the subject matter that this documentary will address. http://vimeo.com/26435075
Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues and friends whom you think would be interested in this project. Thank you so much for taking the time to review all of this and for any level of participation you choose to partake.
Warmly,
Hello!
I am writing to request assistance with a film that I am doing. This film is based upon my doctoral research and it addresses the impact that colonization has had on various cultures, but more specifically the epigenetic traumatic inheritance passed on generationally and how it is manifesting in students today. Within this film we will uncover a deeper understanding of core human values, in-depth explanation of the science of epigenetics, and pro-active educational solutions that respect the human dignity of every student in America. The purpose of this film isn’t to target any particular group, but to offer evidence from well-documented historical experience to demonstrate the impact that epigenetic traumatic inheritance plays in the way in which our society develops and how educational institutions are the ideal platform to change this passing on of trauma from one generation to the next. This will not only offer a more stable society, it will also offer solutions that address the poor educational outcomes for so many American students, the joblessness that has transpired from our lack of providing proper human development in the educational settings, and ways in which we, as a society, can bring change to our own communities through the use of mindful educational practices.
Film Synopsis:
The film, RootEd, will focus on education, values, and epigenetics. We will focus on students from different cultures and economic backgrounds. We will illustrate how varied their educational experiences are, and how epigenetics has impacted their educational outcomes. Our information sources and interviews include university professors, epigenetic scientific researchers, educators, students, and families. We will also delve into the different educational concepts including mainstream public schools and private schools, democratic schools and the unschooling movement.
Virtual Interviews:
If you would like to participate, feel free to submit your interview. You do not need to know anything about any of the above mentioned topics, but if you are interested in education, I encourage you to participate. This isn’t intended to be exclusionary of any group. This film will address deeper issues that go much further than I can summarize here. All insights are helpful in bringing a thorough understanding of our current beliefs and understanding about education to the film.
Interview submission deadline is January 31, 2015.
http://rootedfilm.wordpress.com/virtual-interviews/
Epigenetics:
For more information on epigenetics, please visit what I have written for the epigenetics chapter of the book that will be published with this film http://rootedfilm.wordpress.com/rooted-book-epigenetics/
The Director:
For more information about me and my journey into creating this research, please visit http://rootedfilm.wordpress.com/the-director/
Film Budget Support:
To contribute to the fund that will help bring this film to the public, please visit my indigogo campaign. Not all funding will come from this campaign as I am also seeking grants. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rooted-film/x/8508467
Film Tech:
Chris King from King Films will be doing the CGI, post-production, and promotional materials for this film. He will be using staff from his company, Hydra IDM (interactive digital media) to assist with this. I have requested he present the virtual interviews in a manner similar to the virtual choir presentation found in Eric Whitacre’s virtual choirs. Although it won’t be identical, I will use the virtual interview footage to be presented in a somewhat similar fashion. You can scroll down on this page to see the various concepts he has used for this type of platform. I have also attached a newspaper clipping of him so that you can see who I am working with.
http://ericwhitacre.com/the-virtual-choir
I thank you for any participation you are interested in providing for this project. I will keep you updated on the progress and notify you of the film’s release. You can also like the FB page I have established to help with notifications and progress.
https://www.facebook.com/epigeneticsinschoolreform
I truly appreciate everything you do for your field of expertise and I hope that together we can help make a great change in the way in which education impacts our societies. I have learned so much from this research and I hope to help bring this knowledge into the public realm in a manner that may potentially hit home in a way people never expected.
Although this will not be included in the RootEd film, this mini-film that I did on my own (which is why you can see I am hiring a professional for the larger documentary) does offer small glimpses into SOME of the subject matter that this documentary will address. http://vimeo.com/26435075
Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues and friends whom you think would be interested in this project. Thank you so much for taking the time to review all of this and for any level of participation you choose to partake.
Warmly,
Shella Zelenz, M.A.Ed., Ed.D.*, CEO
Zelenz Education Consulting
shella@zelenz.com
http://zelenz.com
702-605-4147