Bring it to the Table

press release: The Morgridge Center for Public Service at UW-Madison will be hosting Bring it to The Table, a documentary film screening and discussion with Emmy-Nominated Director Julie Winokur on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 6-8pm. The screening will take place at the Education Building on Bascom Hill, in the Wisconsin Idea Room.

Bring it to The Table is a documentary film and community engagement campaign aimed at engaging students in civic action and empowering them to take an active role in breaking down hyper-partisanship. UW-Madison joins colleges and universities across the country that will be screening the film and hosting the interactive events this fall.

Talking Eyes Media (TEM) launched Bring it to The Table to reclaim the rightful place of healthy discourse by encouraging people to listen to each other and collaboratively move towards action. The Bring it to The Table documentary film is one component of the interactive campaign. The screening will be followed by a live “Table Talk” event with filmmaker Julie Winokur where there will be interactive dialogue with selected members of the audience who will be encouraged to explore their own belief systems while listening to the complex reasoning behind their fellow citizens’ ideas.

Julie Winokur, executive director of Talking Eyes Media, is a documentary film producer whose work has been broadcast on PBS and the Documentary Channel, and has appeared online on National Geographic, Discovery, Time, MSNBC and MediaStorm. She works extensively with major nonprofits and foundations to produce powerful visual media on pressing social issues.

Talking Eyes Media is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest organization that uses visual artistry to create powerful media for pressing issues through video, audio, and photography. Since its founding, TEM has been at the forefront of multimedia storytelling, and produced books, films and exhibitions that actively stimulate dialogue and advocate for positive change.

TEM has generated award-winning work on topics ranging from the uninsured in America to oil exploitation in the Niger Delta. The organization’s work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, CNN, MSNBC, The Documentary Channel, PBS and many other outlets. TEM has been recognized with two Emmy nominations, and multiple awards from World Press International and the National Press Photographers Association. TEM is committed to humanizing today’s problems.