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Hot Seat

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (0)

Hot Seat takes us on a hilarious comic roll with the wobbly, broken, reject chair that seems to inhabit every office, clandestinely dumped from the last annoyed worker onto the next unsuspecting colleague, logging more miles than a frequent flier. Is it no one’s responsibility? Is it everyone’s? See how true office chair-ity begins in every cubicle. Read full article »
A Discussion with Hot Seat Creator, Janet Perlman

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (0)

Don’t even think about taking Janet Perlman’s chair. The Director of Hot Seat has not only been there/done that, she used the irritation of broken office chairs as inspiration for a film so clever you might fall off your seat. Read full article »
Growing Up

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (1)

If you find it difficult sometimes to define responsibility, watch Growing Up and see four extraordinary young people go beyond definitions to live the word in truly inspiring ways. Read full article »
Review of New American Girl Movie

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Nell Minow Comments (1)

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is the first feature film based the popular doll and book series produced by the Pleasant Company. Each of their dolls is a girl from a different period of American history from Colonial days to the 1970’s, and each character has books about issues and challenges specific to their eras… Read full article »
Lighthouse

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (2)

Sometimes being responsible is a burden. A lopsided obligation. A lonely and thankless job. In the wonderfully animated short film Lighthouse, a grumpy lighthouse keeper makes sure that a safe little seaside town stays that way, by dutifully maintaining the beacon that shines above it. Read full article »
New Boy

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (0)

We all know the uneasy feeling of being the “new kid”—at school…at work…in a group…in a different city or country. Gradually, in each circumstance, the anxiety begins to fade, a new normal emerges, and life moves along. Read full article »
Father’s Day

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (2)

Responsibility encompasses a lot of inevitable territory: family, friends, job, and country. But should responsibility extend to forgiveness? Giving second chances? Seizing the moment before it’s lost forever? Read full article »
Dinner for Two

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (3)

Dinner for Two serves up good food for thought. When two chameleons literally get stuck in conflict, there’s a ripple effect throughout their previously peaceful rainforest home. Opportunities are lost. Relationships severed. Innocent bystanders suffer. And violence threatens. Sound familiar? Read full article »
Table Guardians

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (4)

Being responsible can be life-changing. Profound. Noble. And annoying. What are we supposed to do when a stranger says “Excuse me, can you…Watch my things?” Read full article »
Transit

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (9)

We think we know ourselves. Know exactly how we’d act in certain situations where we’re called upon to do the right thing.

Transit upends our convictions and tosses some emotional chaos into a bumpy ride. Read full article »