Suggested Ideas for Setting Up a Public Screening:
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1. Permission to Show Publicly
- Please contact Suzanne Moe (the film's producer) sumoe@sumoe.com to inform her of your plans, and to obtain a public screening license.
- Suzanne will provide you with a simple, but legally required, license agreement form.
- A sample of this form is available for download at: www.sumoe.com/lovestory/LiCENSE-sample.pdf
(Note: a sliding scale of pay is acceptable if funding is limited or unavailable)
2. Find a Venue
- This could be a community center, classroom, library, church, etc.
- Any nonprofit sponsors should be consulted beforehand if the presenters plan to exhort the audience to support or oppose a particular bill or elected official.
3. Publicity
- Write a press release specifically for your event. If you need tips on writing a press release, contact sumoe@sumoe.com.
- The Love Story Press Release is available for download at www.sumoe.com/lovestory/LS-PR-4-12.pdf
- Locate newspapers in your area. Two good resources are available online:
1. NYAC national youth advocacy coalition: www.capwiz.com/nyac/dbq/media
2. The U.S. Newspaper List provides a good resource: www.usnpl.com - Create & distribute posters/fliers.
A sample promotional flier is available for download at www.sumoe.com/lovestory/sampleflierLSx.doc - Create an emailer notice. When you send it out, be sure to ask friends & family to share the notice with others.
4. Secure & Check Equipment
- Projector & Screen
- Speakers if sound needs to be amplified
- Microphone(s) - possibly 1 standard mic for the speaker, and 1 cordless for the facilitator to take out to the audience for questions/discussion.
5. Set Up Screening Format
- Who will introduce film?
- Would you want speakers after the film?
- Who will guide the follow-up discussion?
DISCUSSION AND STUDY GUIDE | academic/higher education
Available for download: www.sumoe.com/lovestory/LoveStoryGuide.pdf
STUDY GUIDE | Unitarian Universalist Association
Available for download: www.uua.org/re/curriculum/Love_Story_studyguide.pdf
NOTE:
Suzanne (the film's creator) and Gaye (the film's musician) are available to introduce, speak, and guide discussion.
An honorarium/speaker's fee will be requested. For more info, please contact sumoe@sumoe.com
6. Handout Materials
- Please make copies and make available for distribution the tri-fold brochure and
the list of 20 things you can do.
Tri-fold: www.sumoe.com/lovestory/LS-Trifold-7-05.pdf
20 things you can do: www.sumoe.com/lovestory/20thingsforequality.pdf - Materials can also be obtained from the 3 organizations mentioned in the film:
Equality Virginia www.equalityvirginia.org
PFLAG www.pflag.org
HRC www.hrc.org
Other materials may be available from groups in your area.
7. Refreshments
- If funds are available, refreshments before and after the screening would be a nice touch.
- If funds are limited, perhaps a pot luck.
Suggested Ideas for a Private Screening
- Invite 10 or so friends to your home -- permission is not required.
- Please download and make copies of the tri-fold brochure and the 20 things you can do (see above).
- Refreshments are always a nice touch (see above).
- Please follow up the viewing with discussion.
DISCUSSION AND STUDY GUIDE
Available for download: www.sumoe.com/lovestory/LoveStoryGuide.pdf