What We Do

Girls need to hear their own voices clearly-- especially though the crucial teen years when they tend to tone them down to fit in. MOVIExperience™ helps girls see that their ideas count. It provides an all-female setting where successful teamwork creates successful movies. The camera shows them the creative results of their decisions. The process sharpens critical thinking and shows participants how to resolve problems. Decisions require strong independent ideas as well as willingness to compromise for the good of the project. Yet, the playful part keeps the project from becoming threatening.

The innovative nature of MOVIExperience™ allows non-professionals to express themselves in a very powerful medium. Girls draw on their own experiences, knowledge, imaginations and dreams to make an impact in one of our culture's most important venues. The full MOVIExperience™ provides girls with positive recognition, new invaluable skills, good female role models, experience with group dynamics, interpersonal communication and exposure to the arts.

MOVIExperience™ is an instant winner with the media. Executive director Nancy Fletcher is a public relations expert who lends ACTNOW! clients her expertise. She helps them attract publicity for a variety of purposes. The resulting coverage provides exposure for the client and can help further financial or community support, promote greater understanding of the population involved and/or increase awareness of the client's services. ACTNOW! will work with the client's public relations person to garner the kind of media coverage that works best.

All of ACT NOW!'s programs are based on MOVIExperience™. Click here to see a menu of offerings.