STEP 1: OUTREACH - 2-3 weeks bef o r eFILM Scr eening & Techno l o gy guide

M ake sure that the f i lm s are downloaded or that you have contacted Brave New Fi lm s for a DVD at least two weeks pr ior to your event. M ake sure al l of your guests wi l l have a seat and are able to see the screen. Ar range to have a sign-in table.

M ake use of press and social m edia. Par t of your outreach wi l l be form ing a com m unity pr ior to the event. The use of press and social m edia wi l l be about bui lding exci tem ent, shar ing speci f ic in form ation, and providing clear detai ls of the event. Brave New Fi lm s can provide you with sam ple f lyer tem plates you can use to adver t ise on l ine and in physical spaces.

DETERMINE YOUR TARGET AUDIENCEA fi lm screening is a great oppor tun i ty to engage cur rent m em bers as wel l as to attr act a broader audience to your organizat ion or fai th com m unity. Think of ways you can invi te both your l ist and m em bers of the larger com m unity.

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STEP 2: FINAL PREP - 1 WEEK BEFORE)ENCOURAGE YOUR GUESTS TO REGISTER AND CONFIRM

W hen you register for your screening, Brave New Fi lm s wi l l em ai l you a l ink to your screening event, where guests can RSVP. Ut i l ize the RSVP tool? th is wi l l help you increase your outreach.

DETERMINE YOUR ACTIONSW hat act ions are you going to encourage your guests to take after the f i lm s? Is there a cur rent bi l l in your state legislature that folks should contact elected off icials about? Is there a pet i t ion going around your com m unity? Connect to local groups to ask what act ions are the m ost helpfu l . Our accom panying f i lm reflect ion guides also include l ists of organizat ions and m ovem ents to suppor t and act ions to take.

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Use the prepared discussion quest ions to get the conversat ion star ted. I f you have special guests or a panel , in tr oduce them and open up the f loor for quest ions.

Com e to a conclusion or f inal thoughts. Encourage the audience to stay after and discuss their ideas longer i f the room is avai lable. Rem ind the audience to com plete the required audience feedback survey ei ther on paper or share the on l ine l ink .

SCREEN THE FILMSTak ing notes dur ing the f i lm s m ight be helpfu l , since they present detai led facts about the issue.

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STEP 4: FOLLOW UP - 1-2 DAYS AFTER

The day after the screening, send a thank you em ai l to your guests. Ask people to take the audience feedback survey on l ine (i f they haven 't al r eady), fol low Brave New Fi lm s on Twit ter and Instagram , l ike us on Facebook , and encourage guests to share their exper ience with the f i lm on social m edia.

THANK YOUR ATTENDEES

Send us an em ai l to let us know how your screening went! M ake sure to com plete the host feedback survey, which includes m ore detai led quest ions. I f you col lected physical surveys please m ai l them to us. I f you or an audience m em ber took photographs of your screening, please em ai l them to us i f possible.

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STEP 3: SCREENING DAYWELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

As your guests ar r ive, welcom e them to the screening and get them to sign-in with nam e, em ai l , phone, and zip code so you can connect them to act ion i tem s and the audience survey.

PRESENT THE ISSUE

Once everyone is com for table, you can talk about the im por tance of the issue and why a f i lm screening is a power fu l tool for change. Give the audience a content warn ing i f the f i lm has gunshots, violence, or other potent ial ly tr igger ing m ater ial . In form the audience that there wi l l be a discussion im m ediately fol lowing the f i lm or i f you wi l l have special guests or a panel speak ing.

I f you are using a PC or a newer M ac, the com puter m ay have an H DM I por t , so you can use an H DM I to H DM I cable. I f you are using an older M ac, you m ay need to purchase an H DM I to Thunderbol t , or H DM I to M i n i Di sp l ayPor t adapter or cable. To f ind out m ore on how to use your TV as a display with your M ac, fol low th i s l i n k .

I f you have an Apple TV and a M ac, you can play the m ovie fr om your M ac wirelessly to the Apple TV via Airplay or by using your TV as a display. Fol low these direct ions beforehand to m ake sure i t wi l l be a good viewing exper ience.

I f you have a Google Chrom ecast, i t is sim i lar to an Apple TV in that i t r el ies on W ifi to play content wirelessly fr om your com puter to your TV. Fol low these steps to ensure you can play the m ovie fr om your M ac or PC via Google Chrom ecast. Note that when using th is m ethod you wi l l have to use the ?cast ent i r e screen? opt ion.

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I f you have any quest ions, please don 't hesi tate to contact your Brave New Fi lm s point person. Test ing your DVD and/or in ternet connect ion at the screening locat ion and previewing the f i lm are al l great steps to take to m ake sure your screening runs sm oothly!

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I t 's im por tant that everyone is on the sam e page when discussing di ff icul t topics. I f you have a sm al ler group, brainstorm som e ground ru les together that everyone agrees on so the space feels as safe as possible for everyone. Som e exam ples include:

KEEP TRACK OF TIMEOffer per iodic t im e checks when needed. Prevent r am bl ings and tangents by helping to keep the group conversat ion on topic and relevant.

REMEMBER THE FACILITATOR'S ROLE Your r ole is to faci l i tate the conversat ion - not to dom inate the space. M ake sure you work as a guide to m ove the conversat ion forward and to set the tone for a r espectfu l , inclusive, and tr ansform ative space.

- Pract ice act ive l isten ing.- Do not in ter rupt others (one person speaks at a t im e).- Use "I" statem ents (speak fr om your own exper ience).- Be present. Turn off m obi le phones and other distr act ions.- Par t icipate i f you haven 't al r eady & give others space to share i f you've spoken a few

t im es.- Acknowledge the di fference between in tent and im pact. The in tent and the im pact of

our words and/or act ions are two separate th ings, and everyone should take responsibi l i ty for their im pact on others, r egardless of good in tent ions.

I t 's also great pract ice to have everyone in tr oduce them selves and share their prefer red pronouns before sett ing expectat ions. You can also provide nam e tags and instruct people to wr i te their prefer red pronouns below their nam es.

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