Title

Civility Week 2020: Through Our Eyes, a film by SpotlightFIT

Contributor Names

Sullivan McGillicuddy, Suzanne

SpotlightFIT

Abreu, Altagracia Diamond

Adekoya, Adesewa

Agwam, Obi Emmanuel

Diep, Angela

Hajimirsadeghi, Ashley

Hishikawa, Karisma

Islam, Navan

Williams, Nabi

Hinz, Aurora

Mun, William

Vargas, Ashley

Cherry, Meag

Pramanand, Nancy

Richards, Mary

Date

2020-10-15

Description

Documentary premiere and conversation by student collective SpotlightFIT.

Also part of the Campus Exhibitions and Art and Design Gallery Colloborative Artist Talk Lecture Series.

Spotlight FIT made the socially distanced documentary Through Our Eyes 2020 to amplify voices of Black, Indigenous, and POC students at FIT. The 2019–20 academic year impacted students' lives deeply. The documentary features interviews with eight current and former FIT students regarding how the 2019–20 academic year, in addition to racism on campus, affected their educational and creative lives. The students discuss their experiences with a racist incident at the MFA Fashion Show, the COVID-19 crisis, and the Black Lives Matter uprisings across the nation.

Please actively listen to the testimonials of these students and their experiences with an open mind. Spotlight's goal is to create a dialogue for students who feel unheard. We encourage you to listen actively while reflecting on your own privileges and participation in systemic racism. The views expressed in this documentary are those of its participants and may not necessarily represent the views of the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Type

Moving Image

Subject

SpotlightFIT

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)

Racism

Minority groups

Sterotyping

Race relations

Universities and colleges

College students

Student movements

New York (State)

New York (State)--New York

Rights

In Copyright

This video was produced by the Fashion Institute of Technology ("FIT") and is the property of FIT. FIT expressly prohibits the copying, displaying, or uploading to a website of any portion of this video, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright laws, without express written permission from FIT. This video has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for content in this video and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].

Identifier

FIT Repository ID: aod_000148