Mission
Open Lens Media produces and distributes documentary films, multimedia projects, podcasts, and other alternative media on cultural, social and political issues to inspire open dialogue and to facilitate social change.

History
Believing that cultural products operate as the vanguard of discourse, our past projects have been produced to address a range of different issues – from racism, sexism, violence, and war – within a common overall framework which seeks to interrogate the structural mechanisms of society. Dr. Chyng Sun and award-winning video editor Miguel Picker produced two independent documentary films: (1) Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power (2001) which analyzes Disney’s role as a dominant story-teller for children globally as well as Disney’s sexist and racist portrayals in its popular animated films; and (2) Beyond Good and Evil: Children, Media and Violent Times (2003) which examines how children learn to dehumanize the “enemies” through the news and entertainment media. Both films are successfully distributed by Media Education Foundation to colleges, high schools and institutions all over US. In the summer of 2004, Robert Wosnitzer joined the creative team as the project director.

Current Activities
Incorporated in 2006, Open Lens Media (OLM) received its 501c3 nonprofit tax exempt status in November 2008. OLM released the documentary film The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships in July 2008, which is distributed to colleges all over the country through Media Education Foundation. In collaboration with scholars and organizations, the film has been screened in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Reno, and Montreal, with a total of 15 cities in the U.S. and Canada in 2008; it will travel to Japan, Taiwan and many other countries in 2009. The film’s International Distributor, Mundo Vision, is currently negotiating TV broadcast licensing with countries in Europe and the Middle East.