Yesterday, we saw collaboration in action! The Good Pitch - hosted at
IFP's Independent Film Week in New York City reminded us how critical
it is to work together to make sure that powerful social media is
supported, gets into the right hands and makes the most social impact
possible.
Each of the eight participating films addresses at least one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG's). The films reminded us that, although the MDG's can at times seem outside of the scope of possibility in our lifetimes, real progress is being made every single day. We believe that for deep and sustained global justice to happen, we first have to be able to picture it - to understand what it might look and feel like, and how it might affect us all. These films, and their relentless focus on problem-solving and solutions, gives us hope and helps us imagine a more just planet. We salute all of the filmmakers who brought us these stories and shared their journey with us yesterday:
What Tomorrow Brings - Beth Murphy and Sean Flynn
To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunis Banks on America - Gayle Ferraro and Andrea Chamberlin
Garbage Dreams - Mai Iskander
25 to Life - Micheal L. Brown and Yvonne Michelle Shirley
Brutal Youth: A Year in the Life of YouthBuild Philadephia - Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern
Easy Like Water - Glenn Baker and Stephen Sapienza
Zhinan: Architects of the New Iraq - Mary Ann Smothers Bruni and Frances Tartlon "Sissy" Farenthold
Rose & Nangabire - Beth Davenport and Angela Tucker
We are cheering you on!
Each of the eight participating films addresses at least one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG's). The films reminded us that, although the MDG's can at times seem outside of the scope of possibility in our lifetimes, real progress is being made every single day. We believe that for deep and sustained global justice to happen, we first have to be able to picture it - to understand what it might look and feel like, and how it might affect us all. These films, and their relentless focus on problem-solving and solutions, gives us hope and helps us imagine a more just planet. We salute all of the filmmakers who brought us these stories and shared their journey with us yesterday:
What Tomorrow Brings - Beth Murphy and Sean Flynn
To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunis Banks on America - Gayle Ferraro and Andrea Chamberlin
Garbage Dreams - Mai Iskander
25 to Life - Micheal L. Brown and Yvonne Michelle Shirley
Brutal Youth: A Year in the Life of YouthBuild Philadephia - Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern
Easy Like Water - Glenn Baker and Stephen Sapienza
Zhinan: Architects of the New Iraq - Mary Ann Smothers Bruni and Frances Tartlon "Sissy" Farenthold
Rose & Nangabire - Beth Davenport and Angela Tucker
We are cheering you on!
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| From The Good Pitch |
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