2010年8月20日星期五

So if it's not using writing like

I was talking to my dad about getting together funds for the RED Scarlet , and my mum chimed in to say that 'for a camera that was black, it seemed silly to not only name it a colour, but a specific shade of that colour.'

I asked her what she would call the camera, to which her reply was:
'A damn expensive hobby'

“Having met the founder Scott Harrison at a nonprofit conference in April, I was blown away by the creative power of his org’s message and storytelling. In 2009, they were able to procure usage rights for the song “Timebomb” by Beck – months before the corresponding album release date. It’s this kind of visual creative that is what great cause activism (business or nonprofit) is all about.”

Belle Boggs grew up in Virginia and currently lives in North Carolina, USA with her husband Richard Allen. She holds an MFA in fiction from the University of California at Irvine and is a writer and teacher. Mattaponi Queen (Graywolf Press, 2010) is her first book. Stories from the collection have appeared in The Paris Review, Glimmer Train, At Length, storySouth and Five Chapters. Boggs is also the winner of the 2009 Katharine Bakeless Nason Prize for fiction, selected by Percival Everett and awarded by the Middlebury College Bread Loaf Writers’ conference. Click here to visit Belle Boggs homepage.

While I must admit the primary theme of inner-city kids finding their inner sense of power and confidence through a unique teaching method is not new, and rather cliche these days, that doesn't change the fact that this film was a delight to watch.

So if it's not using writing like Freedom Writers and it's not music like The Ron Clark Story, then what is it? These "Knights" learn how to overcome their challenges by learning to play Chess.

In similar fashion to the other movies I mentioned, the main character in this movie also learns a lot about following his own heart and overcoming his internal challenges by helping others overcome theirs. If you're looking to get out of an unhealthy situation or just make some real changes in your life, then this movie will be an inspiration to you.

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