Established by the Award Winning Producer/Director, Abby Ginzberg, Social Action Media produces and distributes films on Social Justice, Youth Empowerment, Occupational Health, and the Unsung Heroes of the legal profession.

FILMOGRAPHY

Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice

2011 Best Documentary Feature, WinterFest, Sacramento Music and Film Festival 

2010 Accolade Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking

2010 Gold Davey Award

Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson’s American Journey

Winner of Silver Gavel Award, CINE Golden Eagle Award, Telly Award and Insight Award, Nominated for Black Reel Award

Doing Justice: The Life and Trials of Arthur Kinoy

CINE Golden Eagle, Best Of Festival, Vermont International Film Festival. ABA Silver Gavel Award, Museum of Modern Art. Oakland Museum Screenings. Free Speech TV.

Everyday Heroes

A Tale of Two Cities

CINE Golden Eagle, Film Arts Festival, KQED Broadcast

Get Screened Oakland

CINE Golden Eagle, and CINE Best of Category

La Venganza Del Plomo: Lead’s Revenge

2010 Telly Award

Advocating for Change: East Bay Community Law Center

Making an Impact: The Impact Fund

Daughters of Justice and If the Robe Fits (Films profiling trailblazing women judges in Alameda County)

On Their Shoulders We Stand (Profiling five pioneering African American Federal judges)

Opportunity of a Lifetime (Profiles an innovative science program for minority high school youth)

Recovering Lives, Uncovering Dreams (Successful juvenile drug court program profiles)

Gold Award, Houston WorldFest.

Cracking the Habit (Spotlights successful adult drug court programs).

Cine Golden Eagle Award, Platinum Award, Houston WorldFest.

Those Who Know Don’t Tell: The Ongoing Battle for Worker’s Health

Silver Hugo, Chicago Int’l. Film Festival, Int’l TV and Film Festival of NY, American Film and Video Festival, KQED Broadcast.

The Public’s Health (A brief documentary history of the first hundred years of public health)

Gold Award Houston WorldFest.

Summary Judgements (Designed to help judges overcome discrimination).

Silver Award, Houston WorldFest.

Obstacle Courts (Dramatic training film highlighting the challenges faced by people with disabilities in the courthouse).

Gold Award, Charleston Worldfest: Silver Plaque, Intercom Film Festival