The Center for Visual Advocacy (CVA), under the leadership of Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, serves at the intersection of law, visual arts, media and social justice—pioneering this new field. The CVA is the law school’s hub for students, academics and practitioners interested in this important intersection to work together to bring about meaningful social change via visual advocacy. The CVA hosts legal training for artists, journalists and advocates, community events such as a film series spotlighting impactful films and an annual conference.
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Filmmakers Legal Clinic at The Center for Visual Advocacy 2023 Annual Report
The past year was a transformational one for the Filmmakers Legal Clinic. Our filmmakers emerged from the pandemic with renewed energy to tell the stories that had been hard to film in the past few years. Questions of democracy, equity, climate, history, and international and social disruption arose as our filmmakers worked to tell the stories that would draw attention to these issues.
Cardozo Law School Launches Center for Visual Advocacy
Cardozo Law School has launched the Center for Visual Advocacy (CVA). The CVA, under the leadership of Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, will, among other activities and outreach, host a new educational website for filmmakers, providing practical legal information to help these visual artists understand and protect their rights and avoid common and costly legal missteps. The law school’s unique Indie Film Clinic will be renamed the Filmmakers Legal Clinic (FLC) and will come under the umbrella of the Center for Visual Advocacy. The clinic’s name change reflects its transition to providing direct legal services to independent filmmakers creating films with social justice themes and impacts.
"No two clients are the same. We’re empowering our incredibly talented clients to bring about positive societal change through their artistic vision. "
