“The effect of just a small amount of daily meditation practice in these youths is proving to be transformative across many domains of cognitive emotional and social functioning.”
Dave Vago, Ph.D, Harvard Medical School, Mind and Life Institute
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The Changing Minds Program is currently operating in a high school in New York City and a Middle and Upper School in Los Angeles. We’re working with educators, students and our consulting scientists to refine and map the curriculum so that we can share it with other interested educators and schools.
The DVD of Changing Minds at Concord High School with bonus footage is available online at Amazon.com
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PREVIOUS SCREENINGS:
Anthology Film Archives, 32 second Ave @ 2nd Street
NYC, June 10, 2015
NewFilmmakers NY
Previous Screenings
Changing Minds at Concord High School
At-risk students partner with neuroscientists to pose the question:
Will practicing mindful meditation three minutes a day change their lives?
SILENT RIVER FILM FESTIVAL
Short Documentaries
Sunday, October 19 at 12:35 PM – 2:25 PM
at the Edward Westpark 8 Theatre
3735 Alton Pkwy, Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA 92606
Director, Susan Weiser Finley will join a panel discussion
“Cinema for Causes” from 2:45-4:00 PM *
To purchase tickets, and reserve for panel discussion ( free) go online to:
http://www.silentriverfilmfestival.com
OTHER FILM FESTIVALS INCLUDE:
CHANGING MINDS was an official selection of the 30th BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL
Friday September 26, 2014 at 6:00 PM
http://www.bostonfilmfestival.org
Changing Minds at Concord High (31 min) Director: Susan Weiser-Finley
Irvine, CA, October, 2014
Houston, Texas, October 2014
Los Angeles, CA, September 12, 2014
COMMFFEST, Toronto, CA, September 17, 2014
Queens, NY, March, 2014
International Women’s Film Forum, Boston, MA, April 5, 2014
Director Susan Finley met with Congressman Tim Ryan in Washington D.C. to discuss expanding our program into other high schools.
Where or how can I see this film? Seems very important to make available to everyone.
Hi Lynn, The film will be available for sale on Amazon by late May. Also if you’re in NYC on June 10th it’s playing at Anthology Film Archives –the details are listed here under “NEWS”