Johns Hopkins Public Health Film Society

Join us today at 5pm in room W4030 to celebrate Dia de Mu***os with the screening of "Coco"

As part of the three-day event series, the PHFS and MhGN cordially invite you to join us today for dinner and a screening of the film ‘Of Two Minds’. Dinner will be served at 4pm (W3008) and the screening will begin at 5pm (W5030).

I wanted to share information about this wonderful event organized by the Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA). They are premiering the documentary “Skin You’re In” produced by Dr. Thomas LaVeist, who served as the Director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions.

We are looking for public health students who are passionate about film to join our executive board. If you believe that change can be achieved through the integration of arts and science, post a comment expressing your interest in becoming a member.

Check it out!

Film Guide - 2018 Maryland Film Festival Wednesday - Sunday in Baltimore's Station North.

A documentary produced by the Black Yield Institute and directed by Eric Jackson and Maddie Hardy. The film explores the intersections of food, land, race and class politics through personal narrative and social commentary. The film journeys through the historical woes and triumphs of people of African Descent within the food system, while highlighting contemporary efforts to address the complex nature of food apartheid in Baltimore.

Hello, public health film lovers! We are so excited to see all of the RSVPs for the event TODAY Tuesday, April 24th starting at 5:30 PM at the Wall of Wonder. We just released more tickets for the event so please RSVP because it will be required. If your plans have changed, please cancel your ticket so that others may attend.

This will be a closed event and those who attend the dinner reception are required to attend the film screening.

Please RSVP at
https://strangefruit_at_jhu.eventbrite.com

Check out the trailer for Baltimore's Strange Fruit: A Story of Food Apartheid and the Struggle for Sovereignty.

This is a documentary produced by the Black Yield Institute and directed by Eric Jackson and Maddie Hardy. The film explores the intersections of food, land, race and class politics through personal narrative and social commentary. The film journeys through the historical woes and triumphs of people of African Descent within the food system, while highlighting contemporary efforts to address the complex nature of food apartheid in Baltimore.

Schedule of events:
Tuesday, April 24th
5:30-6:00pm Welcome & Reception at the Wall of Wonder
6:15-7:15pm Baltimore Strange Fruit Screening
7:15pm-7:45pm Panel Discussion moderated by Eric Jackson

Please RSVP at
https://strangefruit_at_jhu.eventbrite.com

Brought to you by the Public Health Film Society in collaboration with Center for a Livable Future & SOURCE

Baltimore's Strange Fruit: Documentary Trailer Documentary about food apartheid and the movement towards Black land and food sovereignty in Baltimore City. Coming spring of 2018! Music: Politics as Usual-...

"Poor people in this country, and black people and brown people...experience food apartheid...We start by changing the language of what we call the problem... We don't have a problem with food deserts in this city. We have a problem with food apartheid."

The Public Health Film Society in collaboration with Center for a Livable Future & SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center) at JHU would like to invite you to a screening of Baltimore's Strange Fruit: A Story of Food Apartheid and the Struggle for Sovereignty

This is a documentary produced by the Black Yield Institute and directed by Eric Jackson and Maddie Hardy. The film explores the intersections of food, land, race and class politics through personal narrative and social commentary. The film journeys through the historical woes and triumphs of people of African Descent within the food system, while highlighting contemporary efforts to address the complex nature of food apartheid in Baltimore.

Please RSVP at
https://strangefruit_at_jhu.eventbrite.com

Check out the trailer at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR2c8nqX-A0

This FRIDAY April 13th, we are collaborating with the African Public Health Network to show an exclusive (and very hard to get) film: 93 Days.
93 Days is based on the true story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to save us all from the consequences of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Nigeria.

VIRTUAL REALITY. PIZZA. AMAZING FILMS. IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION. What a great way to end the Public Health Film Festival! W2029 for the VR headsets and pizza. W2030 for the films and discussion.

Contributed by Radha Kanneganti

YOU WILL NOT FRACKING BELIEVE IT!

Contributed by Rachel Pinto

Experience public health through a lens in this 4-day journey of films, workshops, discussions and good food!

JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT for a film screening of Contagion in collaboration with the Anna Baetjer Society from 4:30-6:30 in Paige Hall, followed by dinner and panelists

Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Athalia Christie, Center for Global Health and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Matthew Shearer, Senior Analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Dr. Kellogg Schwab, Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at JHSPH

"My name is Javier de la Maza and I’m a Masters student working towards my MSPH in Health Education and Health Communication. Before coming to Hopkins, I worked as a physician in Chile, and have always been interested in making films about doctor-patient relationships. I am passionate about the medical humanities, which is an interdisciplinary field that promotes the use of the humanities and the arts in medical education and practice. Here is how you can get involved with my work and passions:

You can vote for my project, Ars Medica, which was accepted to The Idea Lab Challenge so that together we can make this idea reality. https://myidealab.jhu.edu/a/dtd/924843-32786

I invite you to view my documentary film that inspired this idea, Ars Medica, which will be screened this coming Tuesday, April 3, at 12 PM in W2030. Lunch will be served."

Come support our friends, the LPHN, and those affected by hurricane Maria right NOW by donating and coming to the food expo!

6 Months after Hurricane Maria, people in Puerto Rico still don't have power or water.
Join us on April 2nd (Noon-2PM, Feinstone Hall) for a delicious food-tasting to support those communities in Puerto Rico that were affected by the storm, featuring food from The Helmand, Sajhoma, Mama Tana, Samos, and many more! Reserve your spot today!
Donation required for entry: https://www.gofundme.com/lphnfoodexpo

Updated 4/1/2018. Like our page for updates!

Our first event to kick off the Behind the Scenes film festival is happening TOMORROW, Mental Health Monday, April 2 in Sheldon Hall (W1214) at 5 PM. This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY event with a screening of INSIDE OUT, discussion and gourmet cupcakes (from Kora Lee's) and a selfie-booth!

Join us next week for this 4-day extravaganza of film screenings, discussions, food, virtual reality and more! Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/JHPublicHealthFilmSociety/

Join the Oral Health Group and the Public Health Film Society in a presentation of Megan Mylan's Academy Award-winning documentary film Smile Pinki. Following the screening will be a panel discussion featuring:

Dr. John Caccamese, MD, DMD, Professor of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maryland

Dr. Jordan Steinberg, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

David Riordan, the Smile Train's Development Director from the Southeast Region

The screening will be held in Sheldon Hall, W1214 at 4PM on February 23, 2018. A dinner reception (tickets required) at the Wall of Wonder will follow the panel discussion.

Please RSVP here: https://smilepinki.eventbrite.com

Hi everyone! Not to toot our own horn but, tooot toooot! We're getting an overwhelming number of requests for organization collaborations and we LOVE IT! We have created a survey for all potential collaborators to make things easier! We would also like to encourage our members to comment or message us any ideas/recommendations for movies, events or activities. Big things are coming...BIG THAAANGS!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QGQGTZV

Please join the Asia Pacific Public Health Network and the Public Health Film Society in the screening of "Human Flow" a detailed documentary and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis directed by renowned artist and advocate Ai Weiwei. The Food (dinner!) & Film event will be held in W2008 on Thursday, February 8th at 4:30 PM.

PLEASE RSVP (to prevent food waste/provide enough food) at https://humanflow.eventbrite.com/

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVZGyTdk_BY

Reminder!

TODAY! At 4PM in Paige Hall W2030.

LPHN is joining with the Public Health Film Society in a showing of La Jaula de Oro (The Golden Dream)! Join us for Salvadorean pupusas and thoughtful discussion on immigration!

RSVP:
https://www.facebook.com/events/119288348882989/

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgp9g9NF_x0