Crossing Borders Films

INTERCULTURAL DOCUMENTARY TRILOGY

Intercultural Tools for the Curriculum

Crossing Borders Films is dedicated to deepening intercultural understanding and skills through a variety of tools and activities.

Images & Quotes

Use these free images to inspire, to add intercultural insights to your materials and to stimulate discussion in class or at staff meetings.

It is through the mirror of others that we learn to know ourselves - Stella Ting-Toomey

In The Dialogue, David, Mercedes and Yan discover how much their perspectives are shaped by social context and that non-verbal expressions sometimes need as much translation as words.

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Film Clips & Short Activities

Crossing Borders Films - National Geographic toolkit

In collaboration with National Geographic we have created a set of easy to use tools with clips from our films, discussion questions and background information. Use the tools:-

  • to create intercultural impulses for students and staff on campus (15-20 min)
  • to accompany your cross-cultural training sessions on study abroad programs (30-50 min)

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Intercultural Toolkits

We are in the process of producing intercultural toolkits for different American target groups, using film excerpts our trilogy. The toolkits together with the trilogy are designed as a Cross Cultural Crash Course. If you would like more informatioin about the toolkits, pricing and availability, or if you have any feedback or suggestions please contact us.

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