Our Audience

Our group got together last Thursday and discussed what each of us was to report on by next class. We each already had ideas and we took time to share them and expound upon others thoughts within our team. In my search to discover who our audience is and how we plan to get our documentary shown, I found that both went hand in hand. So I really worked backwards and decided where I wanted this to potentially be seen. My first thoughts are I know the Mentoring school would like to see it. Also we would like to show it in churches. But we also would like it to be seen on TV like PBS and even other public venues such as film festivals like Cucalorus. So looking at this we need to gear our documentary in a way to make our audience want to see this film and stay seated through out the film and tell others about it. We need to keep from making it only promote MMM, but more universal to show the importance of the subject. This will help not only MMM, but all mentoring origination's, but show MMM as our case study since we can not possibly show all mentoring groups. Even Dr. B is all about this, he sees the issue is important not his ministry only. He basically was called to do this and saw the need and is active in meeting that need. Recently they are gearing up to reach young men too. Though some are coming with their fathers or on their own, Dr. B sees a need their to be meet and they are in prayer about this specific area too.

I think about how the Cucalorus doc was very heavily on one side and kinda dismissed the other surrounding film festivals. We do not want to do this, but rather unify and reach out in hopes this can be more globally shown and want to be shown. There are no documentaries I have found on this issue, but for those telling how to be a mentor for the classroom. We want to document not teach, so this is a primary goal. The reason we want this to be so global and be seen all over is the same reason I suppose why there is a Mentoring Month and PSA's. I am in the process to find these answers out as well. This is important in a society that thinks we can do it all on our own. This is a social importance as much as it is personal. I hope that our audience will since an urgency and pass the word. I understand this doc is not about converting people to Christianity or one type of mentoring, but rather express a need and put the question or that need in their minds. Only a few will take the call and do it possibly. And through this maybe just showing the lives and impact on lives will be enough to motivate and engage people to do this and from there they will learn what and how it needs to be done.

Other ideas to get the film seen is to show it online or link to our website or publish on other websites. Even go to events outside of churches that deal with the issue especially during January. I hope this can change the way Christian documentaries or any film in general is approached and shot and become a better example. I know my own faith plays a big role and I hope we can approach this film in a new inventive way that inspires. Reaching people as Jesus did is a key factor, that is much different sometimes than how most "Christians" reach people. I want to show not tell. I hope that this film will engage better than the PSA's do in encouraging people to be a mentor and seek a mentor.

Does anyone have a story they would like to share? How do you feel about this idea? And please share anything else from questions to comments.

TC