Film paper

Assignment 2

Each student will select 5 films/documentaries or other visual media that inform their understanding and integration of key social work concepts. An analysis of the concepts will be critique with the selected “film”. As with assignment 1, each response must include specific content from the course text and include appropriate APA citations. A suggested list of films will be available and an outline for each critique will be provided. Total = 30 pts.

Potential Movies for SW301 Assignment 2

This is not an exhaustive list, just some suggestions to get you started. Please choose movies that have social justice and social work themes. Themes could include poverty, racism, sexism, classism/elitism, ableism, heterosexism/ homophobia, transphobia, cis-genderism, ethnocentrism, religious oppression, ageism, mental illness, intersectionality and others.

Note: These films are meant to be educational and to stretch you. However, please consider your personal lived experience and your triggers when deciding which media to engage with.

Movies

Good Will Hunting Silver Linings Playbook (Netflix) Freedom Writers The Color Purple In a World (Available on Netflix beginning 10/7/14) Invisible Children Hotel Rwanda (Netflix) Philadelphia (Netflix) Smoke Signals (Netflix) The Shawshank Redemption Crash 12 Years a Slave The Help

The Kids are All Right (Netflix)

Documentaries

Inequality for All (Netflix)

A Place at the Table (Netflix)