DATE: October 30, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT: Jody Horne-Leshinsky
Broward Cultural Division
PHONE: 954-357-7463
EMAIL: jleshinsky@broward.org
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – South Florida film-goers are in for a treat this month. A rare opportunity to see the 2013 international documentary, Inside Out: The People's Art Project, will screen on Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13, at the 29th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF.)
This 70-minute feature length documentary follows French artist JR around the world as he encourages communities to stand up and deliver powerful messages through his Inside Out Project.
Started in 2007, Inside Out has become the largest global participatory public art platform with the power to push limits, showing art in unexpected public places. Consisting of a series of black-and-white photographic portraits that are printed out on large-scale posters and later pasted in unique ways has impacted communities for the better.
Locally, Inside Out Projects have cropped up at Broward College's downtown campus in an effort to showcase the voice of innovative education and civic engagement in the 21st century. Fort Lauderdale High School has one in the works. And early next year, the City of Pembroke Pines will install a series of black-and-white portraits of prominent LGBT community members exploring pride and equality.
"Can art change the world? Maybe we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?" - JR
Inside Out: The People's Art Project will screen 6PM Wednesday, November 12 and 5:30PM Thursday, November 13. A reception will follow the film.
For further information visit the 29th Annual Fort Lauderdale Film Festival's website.
About Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community
'Broward 100 - Celebrating the Art of Community' is a yearlong, community-wide celebration beginning in October 2014. Broward 100 will commemorate Broward County’s centennial with bold, innovative art and performance projects that attract visitors and bring Broward residents together using our arts, sports and recreation venues, natural attractions and incredible diversity to creatively bridge, bond and build their communities. The celebration will be steeped in historical perspective and more importantly, will look toward the future. For more information, email Broward100@broward.org.
About the Broward Cultural Division
Broward Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S. providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. Broward County has more than 1.8 million residents, 13.4 million visitors, 10,000 artists, 6,523 arts-related businesses employing 23,497 people, 823 not-for-profit cultural organizations and 31 cities, some of which operate their own arts councils and public art programs. For more information about the Broward Cultural Division, call 954-357-7457.
About the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
From the seagrass to the sawgrass, Greater Fort Lauderdale boasts more than 34,000 lodging accommodations at a variety of hotels, luxury spa resorts and Superior Small Lodgings reflecting a "beach chic" vibe. Visitors enjoy 23 miles of Blue Wave certified beaches, discover 300-plus miles of inland waterways that run from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Everglades, dine at thousands of restaurants and eateries, get immersed in a thriving arts and culture scene and indulge in top shopping. For more information, contact the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 22-SUNNY or visit sunny.org.
Follow Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at Twitter.com/visitlauderdale, Facebook.com/visitlauderdale, Pinterest.com/visitlauderdale and Foursquare.com/visitlauderdale. To have Greater Fort Lauderdale in the palm of your hand, download the free iPhone apps Defrost Your Swimsuit and ‘Fork' Lauderdale, and Mild to Wild the LGBT mobile site at sunny.org/apps.
About the Community Foundation of Broward
Founded in 1984, the Community Foundation of Broward's mission is to provide leadership on community solutions, and foster philanthropy that connects people who care with causes that matter. A public nonprofit organization with more than 450 charitable Funds and agency endowments representing $173 million, it has distributed $72 million to support community solutions over the past 30 years. As a community leader, it convenes citizens around critical issues, and builds the capacity of the nonprofit sector to respond to these issues. Visit cfbroward.org for more information.
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