A Promise to My Father
A Promise to My Father is a powerful Holocaust Education film that is also useful for teaching Anti-Bias Education, Genocide Education, History, Social Studies, World...
Overview
In Acts of Reparation, we see every day Americans become the change they want to see in the world, as two friends explore what reparations means to them. Selina, who is Black, and Macky, who is white, have been friends and filmmaking partners for 25 years. The two genealogy nerds travel south to reclaim and reckon with their roots.
In Monroe, Louisiana, Selina gathers stories from a sisterhood of her great aunties who together to sleuth out the buried tales of their ancestors. In Penfield, Georgia, Macky challenges generations of his kin to dismantle privilege they inherited from enslavers and support nearby Black leaders. In the process they move from awkward outsiders toward belonging to broad kin networks who come along for the ride.
Where to Watch
Acts of Reparation is available to view worldwide through Kinema.
Learning Guide
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Race, Privilege and Reckoning
Subject: English Language Arts, History, Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies, U.S. History, Visual Arts
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Trust-Building as a Catalyst for Healing
Subject: Human Development, Psychology, Social Emotional Learning
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Honoring the Truth: Preserving Collective Memory Through Historical Inquiry
Subject: Civics, History, Social Studies, U.S. History
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The Relational Work of Authentic Allyship
Subject: Civics, Community Service Learning, Current Events, Human Development, Service Learning, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
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Grassroots Acts of Reparation
Subject: Civics, Community Service Learning, Service Learning, Social Studies
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Subject: History, Social Studies, U.S. History
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Handout B: Listening Skills Workshop
Subject: Civics, Community Service Learning, Human Development, Psychology, Service Learning, Social Emotional Learning
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Subject: Civics, Community Service Learning, Human Development, Psychology, Service Learning, Social Emotional Learning
This guide includes facilitation guidelines for group discussions and tips for supporting learners without access to biological histories. Each Learning Guide section also has a corresponding Google Slideshow to facilitate presentations, available below.
Learning Guide Google Slideshows
Each section of the Learning Guide above is also available as a Google Slideshow to facilitation presentations.
- Get the Section 1 Race, Privilege & Reckoning Google Slideshow.
- Get the Section 2 Trust-Building Google Slideshow.
- Get the Section 3 Honoring the Truth Google Slideshow.
- Get the Section 4 The Relational Work of Authentic Allyship Google Slideshow.
- Get the Section 5 Grassroots Acts of Reparation Google Slideshow.
Group Discussion Facilitation Guidelines
These tips can help you create safe space for classroom engagement on the themes and subjects of this film.
Booking Speakers
Speakers for this film are available for Q&As. Contact details are provided after screening event is created through Kinema.
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