When Actions Spoke Louder Than Words: The Progressive Era
Students from class 822 produced this film which highlights the problems reformers and activists brought to society’s attention during the Progressive Era. It looks at Tammany Hall politics, temperance, industrial workers, inadequate child care, poor housing conditions, child labor, tainted food preparation and women’s suffrage. Films created during this era were silent and produced in black and white, so the class decided to employ those same elements in their production.
Hint to the viewer:
The film has eight segments. Each begins with a quotation from a person involved in or observing the highlighted issue for the segment. Read these quotes carefully for the best viewing/understanding.
The film was created under Ms. Kuhlman’s supervision by:
Nisreen Abdelaziz
Admir Berisha
Paulina Bogdan
Iasmina Burchici
Ricky Chan
Niyanta Chhetri
Serine Farahi
Vanesa Fuentes
Kimberly Gil
Jonathan Jaramillo
Ellen Kim
Le, Norman
Mateusz Malinowski
Vicente Martinez
Patricja Okuniewska
Aleksandra Pietraszewska
Alicja Rak
Sharar Rasha
David Rodriguez
Jade Santiago
Xavier Soto
Victor Tavarez
Isabela Turek
Alexandra Velasquez
Carolyn Vidal
Pawel Wieclaw
Wendy Wu
Siqing Xu
Ada Ye
Karolina Zajac
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