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Will Work For Words at Virginia Film Festival
WUVAONLINE.COM, NOVEMBER 05, 2012
The short documentary Will Work For Words was premiered at Virginia Film Festival at Nov 4. The film was to put out the voice of international students who are willing to work in the US but constrained by work visa. The director Julide Etem said, the film is not only a documentary but also a social campaign.
Get short: 8 films in 107 minutes at the Virginia Film Festival
C-VILLE.COM, NOVEMBER 02, 2012
Aysehan Julide Etem has a bone to pick with the American education system. In keeping with the Virginia Film Festival’s theme this year, Will Work for Words tackles both political and financial concerns. Hopefully it comes as something of a surprise to learn that American policies continuously make it more difficult for international students to remain in the nation during after finishing college. This is despite the fact that the net contribution of international students to the U.S. economy is $20,232,000,000. Since when does America turn away skill and enthusiasm, and how does the education system claim to do so in the name of helping the economy? This is the question Etem poses and attempts to answer, enlisting international students under withheld identities and using nothing but words to express their experience with the education system in the United States. With a 30% decline in the number of international students in America throughout the past decade, “Will Work for Words” comes as a crucial reminder of the nation’s status as one of immigrants and proposes that retaining and encouraging this identity will assist the economy and the education system as a whole. The next president should take note.
25 Faces of The Virginia Film Festival — Part V
CVILLE NICHE, NOVEMBER 01, 2012
The Interview with Aysehan Julide Etem at the 2011 Opening Night Gala
VFF Enthusiast, Local Filmmaker/producer/actor
Q. How many Virginia Film Festivals have you attended?
A. Four
Q. Which year was the most memorable? If there was a theme what was it? What film, experience and/or guest(s) stood out to you?
A. Last year was the most memorable for me because the VFF premiered my first documentary film, Trolley. It was incredible because people were very enthusiastic about the film and they approached me after the screening giving me compliments, congratulating me on the selection of the topic. The best part is when they share their own experience regarding to alienation in one’s own community.
Have Degree, Will Work
INSIDE HIGHER ED, NOVEMBER 12, 2012
A new student-directed documentary explores the difficulties international students face in attempting to work in the United States after they graduate. Students interviewed for the film describe frustrations in finding employers willing to sponsor their visa applications, long delays in visa processing times, and a general lack of freedom: an inability to quit their jobs – or start their own businesses – without losing the legal right to remain in the U.S.
“My heart belongs in the U.S. I feel like I’m an American,” one international student says in the film. “But at the same time I feel like America’s a bad parent.
Documentary, Report Shed Light on U.S. International Students
IMMIGRATION DIRECT, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
A new documentary entitled "Will Work for Words" premiered at the Virginia Film Festival, and explores the difficulties that international students have while trying to find a job after graduation, according to Inside Higher Education.
The filmmaker, Ayşehan Jülide Etem, is an international student from Turkey who is currently pursuing her third degree in the United States. After noticing problems with the United States' policies toward foreign students, she decided to shed light on the issues to help make a difference.
Filmmaker explores international students' post-graduation challenges
UVA TODAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
A new student-directed documentary explores the difficulties international students face in attempting to work in the United States after they graduate. The 27-minute film, "Will Work for Words," premiered earlier this month at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville. The filmmaker, Ayşehan Jülide Etem, is an international student from Turkey: she completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Virginia and is pursuing her Ph.D. in Italian Studies at Indiana University at Bloomington.
University of Virginia, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese Department News
UV SPANISH, ITALIAN & PORTUGUESE DEPARTMENT NEWS, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
University of Virginia, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese Department honors Julide Etem's 'Will Work For Words'.
Documentary on difficulties faced by international graduate students in the US
MINGLEBOX.COM, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
Ayşehan Jülide Etem who completed her graduation and post graduation at the Virginia University has created a new documentary about the difficulties faced by international students while attempting to work in the US after their graduation. The problems usually encountered by them are in finding employers who would sponsor their visa applications, delayed visa processing and their inability to leave a job or run their own business without losing their legal right to stay in the US.
Have Degree, Will Work
CompeteAmerica, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
CompeteAmerica features Will Work For Words!
Documentary on difficulties faced by international graduate students in the US
24dunia.com, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
24dunia.com English News features Will Work For Words!