“I woke up one day and realized that, just by virtue of being born lucky, I had so much more than everyone else,” says Abigail Disney. “And I don’t think I’ve slept well since I figured that out.”
Disney, the granddaughter of The Walt Disney Company co-founder Roy O. Disney, has used her considerable means to make the world a better place since the ‘90s, backing a string of non-profits and producing documentaries that shine a light on societal injustices. These have included Pray the Devil Back to Hell,...
Disney, the granddaughter of The Walt Disney Company co-founder Roy O. Disney, has used her considerable means to make the world a better place since the ‘90s, backing a string of non-profits and producing documentaries that shine a light on societal injustices. These have included Pray the Devil Back to Hell,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
This week, in advance of International Women’s Day, Care, the leading humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice by empowering women and girls, launched the #HerVoice campaign to recognize extraordinary acts of women and inspire young girls everywhere.
To kick off the campaign, Care released a flagship video that showcases the authentic realities of women worldwide and instills hope in future generations. It includes young girls reading memorable speeches from iconic women, including Secretary Hillary Clinton, Leymah Gbowee, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amanda Gorman, Vice President Kamala Harris, Dolores Huerta, Gloria Steinem, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Sojourner Truth, and Venus Williams.
“Care believes in the power of women, today and every day. This International Women’s Day, we are especially proud to feature legacy voices and rising leaders across industries uniting for change,” said Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of Care USA. “The...
To kick off the campaign, Care released a flagship video that showcases the authentic realities of women worldwide and instills hope in future generations. It includes young girls reading memorable speeches from iconic women, including Secretary Hillary Clinton, Leymah Gbowee, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amanda Gorman, Vice President Kamala Harris, Dolores Huerta, Gloria Steinem, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Sojourner Truth, and Venus Williams.
“Care believes in the power of women, today and every day. This International Women’s Day, we are especially proud to feature legacy voices and rising leaders across industries uniting for change,” said Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of Care USA. “The...
- 3/4/2022
- Look to the Stars
Homeboy Industries has been chosen as The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation as the 2020 Humanitarian Prize recipient and will receive $2.5 million in unrestricted funding. As the world’s largest annual humanitarian award, the Prize is presented to a nonprofit organization judged to have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering.
To date, the Hilton Foundation has awarded $36.5 million to recipients of the Prize. Homeboy Industries joins the roster of 24 Prize Laureates, including METAdrasi, Shofco, icddr,b and The Task Force for Global Health, selected by an independent, international jury.
“The Jury’s selection of Homeboy Industries as the recipient of the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize speaks to the power of standing with people who have been systemically marginalized, creating space for them to heal and invest in their future, with the intention of ending the socio-economic inequities that impact communities.,” said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation states. “A...
To date, the Hilton Foundation has awarded $36.5 million to recipients of the Prize. Homeboy Industries joins the roster of 24 Prize Laureates, including METAdrasi, Shofco, icddr,b and The Task Force for Global Health, selected by an independent, international jury.
“The Jury’s selection of Homeboy Industries as the recipient of the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize speaks to the power of standing with people who have been systemically marginalized, creating space for them to heal and invest in their future, with the intention of ending the socio-economic inequities that impact communities.,” said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation states. “A...
- 8/3/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
One delight every year at Annecy is its showcase of new films by established talent, on-the-rise directors and names near off the radar. France has all three in 2020:
“Bigfoot Family” (Ben Stassen, Jérémie Degruson, nWave Pictures, Octopolis)
Probably the biggest box office bet of any title in main competition at Annecy this year. Sold by Charades, directed by pioneering 3D cineaste Ben Stassen, an Annecy regular, and Jérémie Degruson, and fruit of their one-stop-shop studio in Belgium, a tiny tot skewing comedy marking a follow-up to 2018’s “Son of Bigfoot,” which grossed a significant $50 million worldwide.
“The Blossom Crown” (Raphaël Penasa, U.S., France)
One of the most talked-up of Digital Experience pitches at Mifa this year mixing genre and gender as the viewer is invited to share the memories of central character Nigel, in which he discovers that his sibling is a transgender girl, and explore his ancient family home.
“Bigfoot Family” (Ben Stassen, Jérémie Degruson, nWave Pictures, Octopolis)
Probably the biggest box office bet of any title in main competition at Annecy this year. Sold by Charades, directed by pioneering 3D cineaste Ben Stassen, an Annecy regular, and Jérémie Degruson, and fruit of their one-stop-shop studio in Belgium, a tiny tot skewing comedy marking a follow-up to 2018’s “Son of Bigfoot,” which grossed a significant $50 million worldwide.
“The Blossom Crown” (Raphaël Penasa, U.S., France)
One of the most talked-up of Digital Experience pitches at Mifa this year mixing genre and gender as the viewer is invited to share the memories of central character Nigel, in which he discovers that his sibling is a transgender girl, and explore his ancient family home.
- 6/15/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Beyoncé is lending her song ‘Freedom’ to a Global Goals campaign film demanding #FreedomForGirls on International Day Of The Girl.
Video: Freedom - International Day of the Girl
• The #FreedomForGirls campaign aims to raise awareness and drive action to tackle challenges facing girls around the world and ensure the Global Goals are met.
• International Day of the Girl will see a range of activities led by organisations including the One Campaign, Unicef, Malala Fund and Equality Now, as well as girls taking over leadership positions as part of a global girls takeover led by Plan International.
• The campaign has backing from prominent women and girls including Beyoncé, Melinda Gates, Graça Machel and Muzoon Almellehan.
The Global Goals, agreed to by world leaders in 2015, include a commitment to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030 – Global Goal 5. To mark International Day of the Girl on the 11th October,...
Video: Freedom - International Day of the Girl
• The #FreedomForGirls campaign aims to raise awareness and drive action to tackle challenges facing girls around the world and ensure the Global Goals are met.
• International Day of the Girl will see a range of activities led by organisations including the One Campaign, Unicef, Malala Fund and Equality Now, as well as girls taking over leadership positions as part of a global girls takeover led by Plan International.
• The campaign has backing from prominent women and girls including Beyoncé, Melinda Gates, Graça Machel and Muzoon Almellehan.
The Global Goals, agreed to by world leaders in 2015, include a commitment to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030 – Global Goal 5. To mark International Day of the Girl on the 11th October,...
- 10/11/2017
- Look to the Stars
We are very excited to invite you to join us online for our 5th biennial conference, Defending the Defenders! Building Global Support for Women Human Rights Defenders. Over 120 women including Nobel peace laureates and frontline activists from the Middle East, Africa and Central America?will gather in the Netherlands from April 24-26 to discuss how the international community can protect women human rights defenders across the globe. “Women activists are on the frontlines of some of the globe’s most pressing conflicts,” says Jody Williams, Nobel peace laureate (USA) and chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative. “These women play an essential role in pushing back against those wishing to repress basic human democratic rights.” Williams will be joined at the conference by sister Nobel peace laureates Shirin Ebadi (Iran), Mairead Maguire (Northern Ireland) and Leymah Gbowee (Liberia), as well as globally-known human rights experts. Women human rights defenders are...
- 4/21/2015
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Today, the Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced, but director Errol Morris is using this time for reflection. Once again teaming up with The New York Times, he's created three new short documentary films focusing on past Nobel winners Leymah Gbowee and Lech Walesa, and nominee Bob Geldof. Each doc shares the activists' stories, detailing Gbowee's role as one of the driving forces in ousting Liberian dictator Charles G. Taylor and Walesa's battles for labor rights in Soviet controlled Poland, leading to the downfall of the Soviet Union. And then there's rock star Bob Geldof, behind one of biggest charity efforts ever, Live Aid in 1985, which sought to eliminate famine in Ethiopia. These are all incredible, inspiring stories, so check out "The Dream," "The Shipyward," and "The Moment" below.
- 10/10/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Telluride Film Festival organisers have unveiled two late additions to the programme that will premiere in the coming days in a move that could impact on the classification of one Toronto gala screening.
The first is Andrea Di Stefano’s August 30 screening Escobar: Paradise Lost starring Josh Hutcherson and Benicio Del Toro in the tale of an American surfer in Colombia who falls for the drug baron’s niece.
The positioning of the thriller in the Telluride Film Festival invokes the new policy outlined by Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) top brass with regard to films that receive their world premiere in the Rockies.
Escobar is scheduled to screen in Toronto on September 11. That second-week berth is consistent with Tiff’s edict on the positioning of films that will have received their world premiere in Telluride.
However it remains to be seen whether the film’s status – which at time of writing was categorised on the official...
The first is Andrea Di Stefano’s August 30 screening Escobar: Paradise Lost starring Josh Hutcherson and Benicio Del Toro in the tale of an American surfer in Colombia who falls for the drug baron’s niece.
The positioning of the thriller in the Telluride Film Festival invokes the new policy outlined by Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) top brass with regard to films that receive their world premiere in the Rockies.
Escobar is scheduled to screen in Toronto on September 11. That second-week berth is consistent with Tiff’s edict on the positioning of films that will have received their world premiere in Telluride.
However it remains to be seen whether the film’s status – which at time of writing was categorised on the official...
- 8/30/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
From Django to Congo, the culturally and socially privileged refuse to let communities speak for themselves
Quentin Tarantino's latest exploitation bonanza, Django Unchained, is exploding in theatres across the Us – and it's sparking a firestorm of commentary about race, storytelling, and cultural appropriation in the process. As Ismael Reed pointed out in the Wall Street Journal, the film, ostensibly about black narratives and resistance to slavery, was produced by the Weinstein Company – a white-headed company. Reed also noted that the film depicts a specific image of black communities and their struggles, which is interpreted through a white lens; the end result has some seriously questionable elements. Debate about the film has turned into a major talking point in a number publications large and small, with editorials in defence and critique of Django Unchained laying out their case for readers, while one of the film's stars, Samuel L Jackson, highlighted...
Quentin Tarantino's latest exploitation bonanza, Django Unchained, is exploding in theatres across the Us – and it's sparking a firestorm of commentary about race, storytelling, and cultural appropriation in the process. As Ismael Reed pointed out in the Wall Street Journal, the film, ostensibly about black narratives and resistance to slavery, was produced by the Weinstein Company – a white-headed company. Reed also noted that the film depicts a specific image of black communities and their struggles, which is interpreted through a white lens; the end result has some seriously questionable elements. Debate about the film has turned into a major talking point in a number publications large and small, with editorials in defence and critique of Django Unchained laying out their case for readers, while one of the film's stars, Samuel L Jackson, highlighted...
- 1/9/2013
- by SE Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Despite doomsday being predicted for 21 December 2012, we're still here and ready for 2013. What does the new year hold and what key data will you need?
• More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian
What does 2013 have in store for us? Of course the year ahead will bring unexpected suprises and breaking news but some events are easier to mark in the calender, as we already have done here at the Guardian. Take a look below for just some of the events, announcements and anniversaries to look out for in 2013 and the key data sets you'll need.
January - rail fares rise by an average of 4.3%
Going back to work after the holidays can be tough but with the above inflation rail and tube fare increases which came into effect on the 2 January it just got that little bit worse for tens of thousands of commuters.
The cost of an...
• More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian
What does 2013 have in store for us? Of course the year ahead will bring unexpected suprises and breaking news but some events are easier to mark in the calender, as we already have done here at the Guardian. Take a look below for just some of the events, announcements and anniversaries to look out for in 2013 and the key data sets you'll need.
January - rail fares rise by an average of 4.3%
Going back to work after the holidays can be tough but with the above inflation rail and tube fare increases which came into effect on the 2 January it just got that little bit worse for tens of thousands of commuters.
The cost of an...
- 1/4/2013
- by Simon Rogers, Ami Sedghi, Mona Chalabi
- The Guardian - Film News
New York -- Meryl Streep is fresh off her Oscar win for playing Margaret Thatcher. But she had an entire theater at Lincoln Center wondering if an even better role for her would be a political icon closer to home: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The question arose as Streep paid a glowing and affectionate tribute to the secretary of state at the Women in the World summit, an annual gathering of prominent women leaders and unsung heroines from across the globe that closed over the weekend.
"This is what you get when you play a world leader," Streep said Saturday, hoisting up her best-actress Oscar for "The Iron Lady."
"But if you want a real world leader," Streep continued, "This is what you get!" Clinton strolled onstage at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' David H. Koch Theater, and Streep enveloped her in a hug.
The three-day summit, now in its third year,...
The question arose as Streep paid a glowing and affectionate tribute to the secretary of state at the Women in the World summit, an annual gathering of prominent women leaders and unsung heroines from across the globe that closed over the weekend.
"This is what you get when you play a world leader," Streep said Saturday, hoisting up her best-actress Oscar for "The Iron Lady."
"But if you want a real world leader," Streep continued, "This is what you get!" Clinton strolled onstage at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' David H. Koch Theater, and Streep enveloped her in a hug.
The three-day summit, now in its third year,...
- 3/13/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
HollywoodNews.com: The Nobel Women’s Initiative would like to sincerely thank you for your support over the past year — and thank you for the work you’ve done for peace and gender equality in your corner of the world. We pledge to continue to work alongside you to build on the momentum of some of the extraordinary events of this past year. And we continue to be deeply inspired by the incredibly brave and committed women activists that we meet all over the world. It is you who inspire and motivate us to work even harder for peace, justice and equality.
As we reflect on the year that has passed we have been moved by an ending, and a beginning. The death of Wangari Maathai was very difficult. But as we remember her extraordinary work and her perseverance until the end, our resolve to bring change strengthens yet again.
As we reflect on the year that has passed we have been moved by an ending, and a beginning. The death of Wangari Maathai was very difficult. But as we remember her extraordinary work and her perseverance until the end, our resolve to bring change strengthens yet again.
- 12/23/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Dame Helen Mirren toasted the three female winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday, calling the award an "extraordinary moment in the history of women".
Mirren was joined by fellow actress Rosario Dawson to present the honours to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, women's right activist Leymah Gbowee, and democracy campaigner Tawakkul Karman at an event in Oslo, Norway over the weekend.
The veteran star told reporters she was proud to be involved in the ceremony, but wishes more female laureates had been picked for the award since it was created in 1901.
She tells the Associated Press, "(It's) slightly shameful statistically that only 12 women have won it in 112 years, when you think how important women historically have always been, specifically in terms of peace... It is only a step on a journey that women are taking, and hopefully in 20, 30 years' time we will be looking at a very different scenario in the world.
"In my personal experience, wherever there was a force for the positive, for creativity, it was almost always led by women and they are doing it with no recognition and under very difficult circumstances. It is so important for all of us to realise that these movements start in very, very small ways."
The newest honourees boost the number of female recipients from 12 to 15.
Mirren was joined by fellow actress Rosario Dawson to present the honours to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, women's right activist Leymah Gbowee, and democracy campaigner Tawakkul Karman at an event in Oslo, Norway over the weekend.
The veteran star told reporters she was proud to be involved in the ceremony, but wishes more female laureates had been picked for the award since it was created in 1901.
She tells the Associated Press, "(It's) slightly shameful statistically that only 12 women have won it in 112 years, when you think how important women historically have always been, specifically in terms of peace... It is only a step on a journey that women are taking, and hopefully in 20, 30 years' time we will be looking at a very different scenario in the world.
"In my personal experience, wherever there was a force for the positive, for creativity, it was almost always led by women and they are doing it with no recognition and under very difficult circumstances. It is so important for all of us to realise that these movements start in very, very small ways."
The newest honourees boost the number of female recipients from 12 to 15.
- 12/12/2011
- WENN
London, Dec 12: Actress Helen Mirren, acknowledged it as "an extraordinary moment" when three women were honoured with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday night, but said it was "shameful" that very few women had ever been given the award, since its inception in 1901.
The 66-year-old hosted the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway along with American actress Rosario Dawson held in honour of this year's winners - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, women's rights activist Leymah Gbowee, from Liberia, and democracy activist Tawakkul Karman, from Yemen.
Speaking before the event, she said the award marks an ''extraordinary.
The 66-year-old hosted the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway along with American actress Rosario Dawson held in honour of this year's winners - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, women's rights activist Leymah Gbowee, from Liberia, and democracy activist Tawakkul Karman, from Yemen.
Speaking before the event, she said the award marks an ''extraordinary.
- 12/12/2011
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
When the news broke this morning that three women would share this year 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, we here at Tribeca were especially ecstatic. Two of the women honored today - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee - were the subjects of the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell, which was named Best Documentary Feature when it premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. The third winner is a pro-democracy campaigner from Yemen, Tawakkol Karman. All three were commended for "their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work." Back in 2008, Elisabeth Donnelly interviewed Gini Reticker, who directed Pray the Devil Back to Hell in partnership with producer Abigail Disney. In light of today's news, we thought we would re-run the interview. The movie is quite powerful, and still relevant, as are the women's stories within. If you ...
- 10/7/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
Making courageous decisions of conscience without regard for personal or professional consequences, to do what is right, not what is expedient: that's the stated purpose of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Every May, nearby the anniversary of JFK's birth (the 29th), the JFK Library presents politicians and citizens with this significant award. This year, Leymah Gbowee and her sisters-in-peacekeeping, the Women Peace Activists of Liberia, were awarded the award for the life-saving, history-changing work that they did in the former dictatorship. 'Theirs is an inspiring story about beating the odds one person at a time, and about how a simple gesture can change the world,' said Abigail Disney, the producer of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, the documentary about how Gbowee and the activists united, began a campaign of civil disobedience, and played a role in bringing peace (and a democratically elected female President, Ellen...
- 5/27/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
Pray the Devil Back to Hellby Steve Ramos, Writer Lives During Wartime: Its uplifting message makes all the difference in 'Pray the Devil Back to Hell' The sound of gunfire quickly cancels out Angelique Kidjo's beautiful singing at the start of the uplifting and engaging political documentary "Pray the Devil Back to Hell." It's time for the film's horrifying history lesson to begin. Explanatory text and folk art images outline the actions responsible for the chaos in the West African nation of Liberia going back to Christmas Eve 1989 and the rise to power of Charles Taylor. Warlords form an alliance dubbed "Lurd" and battle Taylor for control of the government. Their soldiers of choice are young boys outfitted with guns and let loose on the countryside. Into the bloodshed march a community of brave women tired of the violence and poverty crippling their nation. Both Christian and Muslim,...
- 11/17/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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