College Library Outreach
If you're willing to take a few minutes to send a simple email to your college Collection Development Librarian aka the Media Librarian (a basic Google search should provide names and emails), it will be a great boost to our efforts to get the movie and its message into communities. Just copy-paste the template letter below into an email - and be sure to replace the items in brackets. Thank you!
Dear [Collection Development Librarian Name],
My name is [Your Name], and I am an alumnus of [Your College]. I am writing to strongly recommend that the [Your College] Library acquire an educational copy of the documentary Fortunate Sons for its permanent collection.
Fortunate Sons is a powerful and deeply relevant film that follows the lives of 72 boys who entered the 7th grade of an all-male, military school in Los Angeles in 1968 and traces their journey through 60 years of friendship, loss, masculinity, and cultural change. Beyond its compelling historical and social context, the film is an invaluable resource for examining themes that resonate across disciplines - gender studies, history, psychology, education, and cultural studies.
What makes this film particularly significant for the [Your College] community is its timeliness and relevance to the ongoing national conversations around mental health, masculinity, and the importance of connection and vulnerability. As students and scholars continue to explore these themes in a rapidly changing cultural landscape, Fortunate Sons provides a reflective and thought-provoking lens that will be of long-term educational value on campus.
The film can be licensed directly for educational use through this page: https://rocofilms.com/films/fortunate-sons/
Additionally, more information about the film is available on its official website: https://www.fortunate-sons.com/.
I believe that adding Fortunate Sons to the [Your College] Library collection will enrich the academic and cultural experience for current and future generations of students. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Warm regards,
[Your Name]
[Your College] Alumnus