Films
Films
The Revolutionary Optimists
Directed by Maren Grainger-Monsen and Nicole Newnham
Children are saving lives in the slums of Calcutta. Amlan Ganguly doesn't rescue children; he empowers them to become change …
Back to School
Directed by Kirsten Johnson
To some she is a radical out for trouble. To others she represents a bright post-Taliban future. Sakena Yacoobi’s weapon of …
Easy Like Water
Directed by Glenn Baker
Mohammed Rezwan is re-casting rising rivers as channels of communication—and transforming lives along the flood-prone river …
Poor Consuelo Conquers The World
Directed by Peter Friedman
It all started by accident in 1969, when a Peruvian telenovela character worked her way out of poverty using a sewing machine; …
SH*T!
Directed by Annika Gustafson & Phil Jandaly
SH*T! follows radical solutions that turn human waste into green energy. From the bottom of the poverty ladder to the heights …
Solar Momas
Directed by Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief
Solar Momas chronicles the journey of three grandmothers from rural villages in Africa and the Middle East as they are selected …
The Team
Directed by Patrick Reed
Kenya has long been Africa’s success story—stable and ethnically harmonious.
After the presidential election in December 2007, …
To Catch A Dollar
Directed by Gayle Ferraro
In 1974 , a young economist in Bangladesh loaned a total of $27.00 to 42 families. Today, millions of women in the developing …
Untitled Global Health Documentary
Directed by Kief Davidson
MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS, Tracey Kidder’s Pulitzer-prize winning bestseller, made a kind of reluctant global health rock star …
YouthBuild Documentary Project
Directed by Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern
The YouthBuild Documentary Project intimately captures the lives of four teenagers who make the cut for an innovative and …
