Multi Ethnic Film Productions

About MEF Productions

Multi Ethnic Film Productions began as an earnest desire by Multi Ethnic Programs Director Glen Kinoshita to document the student experience. Over the span of three years, Glen’s films have grown into a visionary endeavor to stimulate thought, dialogue and change within Christian higher education.

The Films

Released in 2009, Dawn in the Darkness addresses the issue of diversity and social justice in the Scriptures by challenging viewers to begin constructing a Biblical paradigm where racial reconciliation and social justice are central. With interviews with pastors and clips from sermon messages, this film ultimately urges viewers to pursue understanding the Gospel holistically and to build the Kingdom of God “on earth as it is in Heaven.”

Standing in the Gap: Student Voices in Reconciliation sheds light on the crucial role students play in the process of justice, advocacy and reconciliation. Through student interviews, group dialogue and classroom exercises, Standing in the Gap demonstrates not only the value of student input in the process of attaining reconciliation but the importance of understanding and reflecting on issues related to reconciliation.

Glen's first film, In Search of Shalom: White People in Reconciliation, stimulates personal thought and group dialogue about White people in America facing the challenges of racial reconciliation. This documentary gives voice to White people on the journey of reconciliation and the struggles they encounter, and reflects a diversity of thoughts on cultural diversity, institutional power and white identity.