
Select your films
Cultural exploration of stigma
Documentary perspectives on stigma
50-60 Minutes
Writing Exercise
Beyond Words
Guided Discussion
"Could Have, Should Have"
Guided Discussion
Set an Intention
Closing Thoughts and Evaluations
Writing Exercise
Introduction
Participants will be able to:
Identify stigmatizing messages in the films and in everyday life, including those that are spoken, implied, or internalized.
Explain how stigma can shape a person’s emotional experience, behavior, and sense of self.
Analyze stigmatizing messages by exploring why they are untrue and how naming them can help release their impact.
Formulate a personal intention or strategy for challenging or releasing a stigmatizing message in one’s own life.
Stigma
Empathy, Honest Self Reflection
Self-awareness, Self-management
Emotional, Intellectual, Social
Black, Man / male, Adult, College age, Woman / female, Immigrant
Drama
Cultural exploration of stigma
This short video addresses depression and how it’s immensely trivialized and downplayed. It also reveals the power that words have over actions people take.
film style
identities
Stuck in the United States alone and jobless due to COVID-19, Lei is forced to confront the seemingly irreconcilable gap between her and her mother when her secrets are unveiled.
film style
identities
NOTE:
This is one of 2 versions of Building Awareness About Stigma available on the AOM Platform. The films in this version provide insight into Stigma. Other versions focus on different perspectives.