CLOWN

Produced

• May 2002

Key Features

14 minute VHS or DVD video (commercial version is 15 minutes).
The VHS includes both versions of the program, an expanded (electronic) Leader’s Guide and Powerpoint presentation on disc, and 10 employee handouts.

The DVD version of this program includes both the English and Spanish versions.

A healthcare version of this program is available in VHS and DVD formats.

The CLOWN training video will bring a new, thought provoking and entertaining addition to diversity awareness training for all levels of your organization! CLOWN is refreshingly unique, and combines both drama and comedy to explore the affects of bias and racism in America.

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This new film follows the lives of three “Clown-Americans” and their families as they make some poignant observations about life on the other side of stereotypes. While originally aired as an entertaining short film on HBO, we have created an adaptation that focuses on diversity issues and is supported by comprehensive training materials.

The CLOWN video & training package will help employees learn how to:

• Communicate with English-as-a-second-language co-workers
• Create an organization open to religious and spiritual diversity
• Look beyond Race, a random genetic occurance
• Value a multicultural, pluralistic society
• Accommodate and work with those whose abilities differ
• Identify biases they currently hold

VIDEO SYNOPSIS
CLOWN will be the springboard from which your diversity discussions will jump start. We see excerpts of the life of several clowns during their daily routines; a Clown doctor whose son gets repeatedly picked on in school, a Clown mechanic who is accused of unnecessarily replacing automobile parts during a service visit, and a Clown mother who agonizes over an interacial marriage between her Clown son, and her Mime daughter in law. CLOWN humorously and effectively demonstrates how anyone looking or sounding differently than everyone else can be the subject of discrimination.

The Leader’s Guide has separate sections covering race, ethnicity, language, religion, and disabilities, and is designed and organized so the training facilitator has the option of running 5 separate programs, one extended workshop, or even pull training points, content, discussion questions, and exercises specific to a current need.

New DVD version!
This DVD features the training content of the Clown video -- a thought-provoking and entertaining addition to diversity awareness training for all levels.  The newest version of the DVD includes both Spanish and English versions.  Added features and benefits of DVD training include:

Informative training points and bonus material for refresher or training talks

A customizable PowerPointTM presentation

Video-enriched training organized by learning objectives that facilitates discussion

A printable Leader's Guide

Resourceful web links to organizations such as OSHA, FEMA, NSC and the CDC, where viewers can download and print information on regulatory standards.

Clown "Respecting Our Differences" handout:
A thought-provoking and entertaining addition to diversity awareness training for all levels of your organization. This this handout discusses the need to unlearn the language of bias and explores its negative outcomes. It also looks at ways to embrace and celebrate diversity.
Handouts must be purchased in packs of 10. When ordering, enter the number of packs you would like to purchase. For example, if you would like to order 50 handouts, enter "5" in the quantity field.