As an approach to improving community health, the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center brought together 16 youth, half of whom identify as white and half of whom identify as people of color, to participate in a year-long racial healing and reconciliation process. Through readings, racial affinity groups, workshops, healing circles and speak outs, the youth are challenged to move beyond purely intellectual conversations about race and racism and are supported by each other and a team of community organizers and social workers, to experience the feelings that come up when we talk about racism and understand the ways it shapes our existence. The youth invited a camera to follow some of their activities, community teachings, and an emotional speak out activity. We want to share with you this video documenting part of their process and their call to action.
Please take 15mins to watch this video and allow yourself to have, and even express, the feelings that come up. That is their charge to us. Racial healing is the work required for and by each of us so we can live into our full humanity.
“Racial equity is about the system, racial healing is about the individual. This is what America Healing is about.” – Rinku Sen, Applied Research Center.
Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, Boston Public Health Commission, produced by Intercultural Productions.

Still from the Racial Healing and Reconciliation Documentary Project

As an approach to improving Community Health, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center is working with a group of 12 youth – 6 white plus 6 youth of color- in a racial healing and reconciliation process. Throughout readings, affinity groups, workshops, speak outs and community teaching, youth are challenged and supported to move beyond purely intellectual conversations about racism and transform into racial justice activist. Boston Public Health Commission, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center in collaboration with Intercultural Productions.

Producido por Intercultural Productions para Guardian Healthcare de Massachusetts. El comercial de Guardian Healthcare MA estará al aire en canales en español como Telemundo y Univisión para promover la labor de esta organización en el área de la salud en Massachusetts. Con actores profesionales y espontáneos esta campaña quiere llegar a una gran población latina de diferentes nacionalidades y étnias.
Producido por Intercultural Productions, Alex H Gomez en la dirección y cinematografía, Lauren Willis en la producción, Mónica Cohen en la autoría musical, Fernando Sanguino en el sonido y con la participación de los actores Ramiro Sandoval, Tata Lopera Sanchez y Margaux Joffe. Narración de Rosi Amador

Whittier Street Health center Institutional Video produced by Intercultural Productions

Producido por Intercultural Productions para Guardian Healthcare de Massachusetts. El comercial de Guardian Healthcare MA estará al aire en canales en español como Telemundo y Univisión para promover la labor de esta organización en el área de la salud en Masachusetts. Con actores profesionales y espontaneos esta campaña quiere llegar a una gran población latina de diferentes nacionalidades y etnias.
Producido por Intercultural Productions, Alex H Gomez en la dirección y cinematografía, Lauren Willis en la producción, Mónica Cohen en la autoría musical, Fernando Sanguino en el sonido y con la participación de los actores Ramiro Sandoval, Tata Lopera Sanchez y Margaux Joffe. Narración de Rosi Amador

www.interculturalproductions.co The promotional video for Whittier Street Health Center is now airing on Comcast, CNN, and Fox networks. For Intercultural Productions it has been our pleasure to collaborate with The Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, MA in the creation of a marketing campaign that showcases both their brand new state of the art green building and new eye care and dental services, as well as portraying the reality of the dedicated nurses, doctors, and staff and long-time patients. With the support of the health center, we aimed to present an inclusive and modern environment that is equally accessible for all types of people with varying needs. Original music by Monica Cohen helped to create the positive and modern atmosphere we worked to display. Directed/ Cinematography by Alex H Gómez. Produced by Lauren Willis. Make Up artis Kaio Wilker

Drinking soda can slow you down by causing weight gain and health problems, like diabetes and heart disease. Join Boston’s soda-free summer challenge and re-energize your life! Go to http://www.facebook.com/HealthyBoston or call 617-534-5690 to take the pledge and enter a weekly raffle.

PLACE MATTERS is a major initiative of the Joint Center to build the capacity of community leaders to address social, economic and environmental conditions in communities that shape health and health outcomes. PLACE MATTERS is designed to improve the health outcomes of participating communities through shared learning experiences. The program assists participating teams in developing and implementing community-based strategies to address the social factors that determine health. The PLACE MATTERS initiative aims to address health equity by cultivating new leadership and advancing the Fair Health Movement one community at a time.

Institutional video for Centro Presente on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary produced by Intercultural Productions and Centro Presente describing our mission, some of our history and vision for the Latino immigrant community in the United States.

South Africa Partners brings together the skills, talent, and resources needed to build the new South Africa. They strive to empower those who remain most vulnerable — women, children, and communities struggling to overcome the impact of former apartheid policies. Intercultural Productions has produced several videos for South Africa Partners, this is a sample of one of them.

Hyde Square Task Force – Institutional Video

Directed by Rebekah McKinney and Alex Gómez Video produced by Intercultural Productions Year 2009 Founded in the 1980′s by a diverse group of neighbors, the Hyde Square Task Force began as an effort to reverse the trend of youth violence in the Hyde/Jackson Square. This neighborhood, which straddles the border between Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, was once known as the “cocaine capital of Boston”; drug-dealing occurred openly on the streets and gang violence was rampant. To call attention to these problems, neighbors organized public meetings, peace marches, street cleanups, and crime watch groups.

“Boston Youth Campaign for Comprehensive Sexuality Education “Sex In School: Does Ignorance Keep Us Safe?”
Hyde Squares Task Force, Intercultural Productions, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, Partners Health Care

Comedia – Benicia [Video Oficial) Mujer Latina Salsa del Barrio, Cali Colombia

South Africa Partners brings together the skills, talent, and resources needed to build the new South Africa. They strive to empower those who remain most vulnerable — women, children, and communities struggling to overcome the impact of former apartheid policies. Intercultural Productions has produced several videos for South Africa Partners, this is a sample of one of them.