Workshops – Grains of Sand

Community Building Workshop

Screening. Discussion. Art work.

Imagine aging as a source of inspiration. Build a sense of connection through art. Join us for a community-building event around the power of friendship and creativity in aging.

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Community Building Workshop Components

Screening & Discussion

Bring your community together for a screening of Grains of Sand followed by Q&A and audience discussion of the film with director Sarah Gross.

The Collage Workshop

Building on the film, workshop participants will have a chance to experiment creatively in a tactile, visual realm while reflecting on how the themes of the film resonate in their own lives.

Telling Our Stories Writing Workshop

For this workshop, we use our writing to reflect individually and as a group about how we can rediscover important moments from our past for ourselves and share them with others.

Event packages include a community screening of the film, optionally with one or both workshops.

More Information

Duration

Time Frame: 2.5 hours plus breaks (or in 2 parts).
Film screening: 85 minutes.
Discussion: 20 minutes.
Collage workshop: 45 minutes-1.5 hours
Writing workshop: 45 minutes-1.5 hours

Participants

15-30 suggested (negotiable).

Target Audience

Aging audiences and their caregivers. Intergenerational groups (ie, workplace or church). High school / college students.

Purpose of Event

Bridging generations – strengthening empathy through shared experience. Countering gender ageism. Engaging participants in artmaking.

Requirements for Workshop

Screening room (projector & speakers can be provided by workshop leaders). Collage materials (can be provided by workshop leaders). Tables for art work. Optional - Board to display artworks.

Workshop Fee

Available on request.

The Workshop Team

Sarah Gross

Director and Producer Sarah Gross' works have been shown in festivals around the world and broadcast on PBS nationally and Deutsche Welle internationally. Grains of Sand is her fourth feature-length documentary.

Suzanne Reich

Suzanne Reich is a museum educator and arts educator committed to engaging the wider community with art and art-making. She has worked with students and adults at Ruth's Table, at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, and at SFMOMA.

Sophie Diernberger

Sophie Diernberger has been working at the intersection of film, education, and cultural mediation for many years. Since 2017, she has successfully organized innovative media education formats for educational institutions throughout Germany.