Found

On September 23 at 7pm ET in the Media Lab's Bartos Theater, come watch the pilot episode of "Found," a new television show that will premier on NBC this fall. As highlighted by the production team, "In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the US. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. A public relations specialist, who was once herself one of those forgotten ones, and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. " Learn about the efforts to improve protection of Black and Brown youth who are at risk, missing or kidnapped. (Location, 20 Ames Street, MIT Building E15, Lower Level, Bartos Theater)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF FOUND: Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schetchter, Sonay Hoffman, Lindsay Dunn, and Leigh Redman

CAST OF FOUND: Shanola Hampton, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta, and Karen Oberoi

Cruzan Cowboys

On September 24 at 2pm ET in the Media Lab's E14 6th Floor, come view a photo exhibit and screening of "Cruzan Cowboys," a new short documentary directed by Douglas Segars, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The short documentary chronicles the horse jockey community in Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands—through the perspective of a young aspiring jockey, native to the island. The story brings a window into the lives of a community within a US territory who seek to protect their traditions and passions while enabling future careers for the next generation. (Location, 75 Amherst Street, MIT Building E14, 6th Floor)

DIRECTOR: Douglas Wesley Segars

PRODUCER: Nandi George, Trina Nicole Peterson, Product of The Work

SCREENWRITER: Doug Segars, Joe Lee

CINEMATOGRAPHER: Todd Dos Santos 

EDITOR: Joe Lee

COMPOSER: John Key, Alex Luquet, Holland Patent Public Library

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Product of The Work

CAST: Louis Tito Tores, Marley Carmone, Maleek Joseph, David Bala Brewster III, Glenroy Ayala

Professor Wood and the Boston Film Festival appreciate the support of the co-sponsors: the Space Enabled Research Group, the MIT Media Lab, MIT Libraries, the MIT History Department, and the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning.