Sylvia Binsfeld
Using Common Sense for Kids’ Media Watching!
In today’s media environment, with fake news and its many shows that are inappropriate for or contain underlying messages that are...
Sylvia Binsfeld
Emotional Intelligence in Filmmaking
Today we have the pleasure of speaking with the consultant on the fundamental mechanics and anatomy of diversification, inclusion, and...
Sylvia Binsfeld
Peggy O'Mara on Wise Media Choices for Children
Photo credit: D. Long Photography I met Peggy O’Mara years ago when she was the publisher and editor of Mothering Magazine. I was moved...
Sylvia Binsfeld
Indie Films Must Survive: Ponderings of Fundraising, the Ethics of Product Placement & So Much More!
Several years ago, while at the library, I came across an article by Paul Kingsnorth, a highly regarded environmentalist who, at the time...
Sylvia Binsfeld
Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty Documentary
I met award-winning filmmaker John de Graaf many years ago at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, a festival meant to inspire activism and...
Sylvia Binsfeld
We are Both Unique and One: The Gifts of Faiths of All Kinds
In a world that has been pushed to become divisive at a most critical time, with palpable signs of climate change and a ticking clock...