KollywoodThe film’s audio is slated for release on May 9.Tnm StaffTwitter/DhanushEven as Rajinikanth's fans await the release of Thalaivar's latest Kaala which will hit the screens on June 7, the production house has announced the surprise release of a single titled 'Semma Weightu' on May 1. The film’s audio is slated for release on May 9. Actor Dhanush, whose banner Wunderbar Films is producing Kaala, took to Twitter to announce the release of the single. The song will be released at 7 pm on May 1, he said. A surprise to Superstar fans. #kaala 1st single #semmaweightu will be released tom evening at 7 pm. #rajinism #thalaivar @Music_Santhosh @beemji @vinod_offl @humasqureshi pic.twitter.com/mLDt1oCfm2 — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) April 30, 2018 Santhosh Narayanan, who composed the music for Pa Ranjith’s Kabali, has worked on this film as well. The film’s teaser that was released on March 2 had several political subtexts, from Ambedkar to environmental activist Wangari Maathai. The release of the film’s single on May 1, which happens to be Labour Day, is also interesting. The film has a bevy of stars in the cast including Samuthirakani, Eswari Rao, Huma Qureshi, Anjali Patil, Sukanya, Aravind Akash and Sayaji Shinde. The film also stars Nana Patekar as the main antagonist. Pa Ranjith’s previous collaboration with Rajinikanth and Santosh Narayayanan has been a great success. The songs from Kabali were seen as refreshing and powerful chartbusters. In Kabali, Rajinikanth played was a Tamil man in Malaysia who fights for the rights of his people. In Kaala, he is believed to play a gangster. In an interview, Pa Ranjith said that Kaala talks about the livelihood of a society, Dharavi in particular. It was recently announced that satellite rights of ‘Kaala’ have been reportedly bought by the leading network, Star group, for a whopping Rs 75 crore. The movie was supposed to hit screens on April 27 and was postponed owing to the Tfpc strike that recently concluded. Ranjith and Santosh have worked together previously in Atta Kathi and Madras.
- 4/30/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
What:
The Entertainment Society of Goa, in association with the International Centre Goa, is organising the “10th Iawrt Asian Women’s Film Festival 2014” and “2nd Our Lives…To Live Film Festival 2014”.
The Festival will go on for four days with selections from both festivals and engaging discussions. Animation, Community Videos, Documentaries, Experimental Films, Feature Fiction, Music Videos and Short Fiction films selected from 13 countries will be showcased.
When:
13-16 March, 2014.
Entry:
Free and open to all.
Venue:
Audi- II
Maquinez Palace, Esg
Panaji, Goa
About the event:
Programme for Day 1
3.15 pm
Pola
Kinshuk Surjan/ India/ 15 min/ 2012/ fiction
The story is set in the context of the farmers’ suicides. Bittu is a carefree and boisterous 9-year-old who grows anxious as he watches his father break down slowly under the pressure of debt. Bittu tries to protect his father in whatever ways he can.
3.30 pm
Taking Root: The Vision Of Wangari Maathai
Lisa Merton,...
The Entertainment Society of Goa, in association with the International Centre Goa, is organising the “10th Iawrt Asian Women’s Film Festival 2014” and “2nd Our Lives…To Live Film Festival 2014”.
The Festival will go on for four days with selections from both festivals and engaging discussions. Animation, Community Videos, Documentaries, Experimental Films, Feature Fiction, Music Videos and Short Fiction films selected from 13 countries will be showcased.
When:
13-16 March, 2014.
Entry:
Free and open to all.
Venue:
Audi- II
Maquinez Palace, Esg
Panaji, Goa
About the event:
Programme for Day 1
3.15 pm
Pola
Kinshuk Surjan/ India/ 15 min/ 2012/ fiction
The story is set in the context of the farmers’ suicides. Bittu is a carefree and boisterous 9-year-old who grows anxious as he watches his father break down slowly under the pressure of debt. Bittu tries to protect his father in whatever ways he can.
3.30 pm
Taking Root: The Vision Of Wangari Maathai
Lisa Merton,...
- 3/12/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Nairobi, Kenya (AP) — "You are the pride of Africa," Kenya's president exclaimed on Twitter as he celebrated Kenya's first major Oscar win by actress Lupita Nyong'o. Nyong'o was the topic of the day on Kenya's radio and TV stations Monday, the day after her Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in the movie "12 Years A Slave." At a conference at the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi, more than 300 people broke out into applause after Wanjira Maathai — the daughter of the late Kenyan Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai — mentioned her mother and Nyong'o in the same sentence. "We all had hoped of course that she would win. Everybody feels a sudden attachment to her, she's a Kenyan woman," Maathai said in an interview later. "A lot of her work, a lot of her experience in film started in Kenya." Nyong'o, 31, was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents but was mostly raised in Kenya.
- 3/3/2014
- by Jason Straziuso (AP), Tom Odula (AP)
- Hitfix
Forest Whitaker is set to receive the NAACP Chairman's Award during the 45th NAACP Image Awards, which will be broadcast live on Saturday, February 22 (9:00 p.m. Et/Pt tape-delayed) on TV One, the civil rights organization announced today. The Chairman's Award, chosen by Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, Roslyn M. Brock, is bestowed in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Past honorees include United States Navy Vice Admiral Michelle Howard, Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, Tyler Perry, Former Vice President Al Gore and Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai, Aretha Franklin, Bono, then-Senator...
- 1/28/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Los Angeles, home of the most ambitious and successful environmental movements, will see eight free screenings of “A Fierce Green Fire” in late September and early October
The timing couldn’t be better for seeing A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet -- the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement, fifty years of activism from conservation to climate change. From Fukushima to fracking, Keystone Xl to climate change, the world has never been more in need of a reminder that people can, and have, solved huge environmental problems.
And what better place to show this landmark film than Los Angeles, home to some of the most ambitious, innovative and successful environmental efforts in the country. From saving Mono Lake and healing Santa Monica Bay, to leading efforts to reduce smog that changed the entire automobile industry and pioneering climate legislation, no region in America has had a more distinct record of environmental success.
Directed and written by Mark Kitchell, Academy-Award nominated director of Berkeley in the Sixties, and narrated by Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Ashley Judd, Van Jones and Isabel Allende, A Fierce Green Fire premiered at Sundance Film Festival. It chronicles the largest movement of the 20th century and one of the keys to the 21st. It brings together all the major parts of environmentalism and connects them. It focuses on activism, people fighting to save their homes, their lives, the future – and succeeding against all odds.
The film unfolds in five acts, each with a central story and character:
• David Brower and the Sierra Club’s battle to halt dams in the Grand Canyon • Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal residents’ struggle against 20,000 tons of toxic chemicals • Paul Watson and Greenpeace’s campaigns to save whales and baby harp seals • Chico Mendes and Brazilian rubber tappers’ fight to save the Amazon rainforest • Bill McKibben and the 25-year effort to address the impossible issue – climate change
Surrounding these main stories are strands like environmental justice, going back to the land, and movements of the global south such as Wangari Maathai in Kenya. Vivid archival film brings it all back and insightful interviews with activists shed light on what it all means. The film offers a deeper view of environmentalism as civilizational change, bringing our industrial society into sustainable balance with nature. It’s the battle for a living planet.
The film arrives at a moment of promise: 25 years after Dr. James Hansen first warned of global warming; 8 years after Katrina; 3 years after the Gulf oil disaster; 2 years after meltdown at Fukushima and first stopping the Keystone Pipeline; and 1 year since the wake-up call that was Hurricane Sandy, the capper to the hottest year on record. 2013 may be the year that grassroots pressure finally forces action to halt climate change. A Fierce Green Fire gives us reason to believe.
All of the Southland screenings are free and (except UCLA) open to the public. Each will be followed by a discussion featuring local environmental leaders and the filmmaker. Below is a list of screenings and participants.
The Big Four:
Wednesday, September 25, at 7 pm Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA Panel discussion: Matthew King, Heal the Bay; Robert Gottlieb, renowned author of “Forcing the Spring” and professor at Occidental College
Friday, September 27, at 5:30 pm West Hollywood Public Library, 8272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA Panel Discussion: Angelo Logan, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice; Juana Torres, Sierra Club; Michele Prichard, Liberty Hill Foundation’s Common Agenda
Thursday, October 3, 6 pm Pasadena Central Public Library Auditorium, 285 East Walnut Street Pasadena, CA Speaker: Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange on fracking coming to California
Friday, October 4, at 6 pm G2 Gallery, 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA Panel Discussion: Bill Gallegos, Communities for a Better Environment; Michele Prichard, Liberty Hill Foundation’s Common Agenda (opening of G2’s Green Earth Film Fest -- space is limited, so RSVP: theG2Gallery.com)
Three area colleges and an arts center in Long Beach:
Pitzer College, Robert Redford Conservancy -- Monday, September 30 in Claremont, CA UCLA Institute of Environmental Sciences -- Wednesday, October 2 (campus community only) Csu Long Beach, Multicultural Center -- Thursday, September 26, noon CALBArts, Bungalow Art Center, 729 Pine, Long Beach -- Friday, September 27th, 7pm
About The Film
Early Praise for A Fierce Green Fire:
"The material is vast and it’s an incredibly dynamic film. It’s shaping up to be the documentary of record on the environmental movement." - Cara Mertes, former director of Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program
"Winningly spans the broad scope of environmental history… connecting its origins with the variety of issues still challenging society today." - Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter
"Rarely do environmental-themed films come with the ambitious scope of ‘A Fierce Green Fire’… which aims at nothing less than the history of environmentalism itself." - Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
"The most ambitious environmental documentary since 'An Inconvenient Truth' tries to make the case that we just might win." - Michael Roberts, Outside Magazine
"The film left me emotionally drained and profoundly hopeful." -Bruce Barcott, On Earth Magazine
"Brilliant! Should be assigned viewing for all of us, especially those political leaders currently manning the helm of spaceship earth." - Jay Meehan, Park Record
About The Principals And People Featured In The Film
Director/Producer/Writer Mark Kitchell’s Berkeley in the Sixties – one of the defining films about the protest movements that shook America during the 1960s – received the Sundance Audience Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. Executive Producer Marc Weiss is the creator and former Executive Producer of P.O.V., the award-winning series now in its 26th season on PBS. Interviews were shot by Vicente Franco. It was edited by Ken Schneider, Veronica Selver, Jon Beckhardt and Gary Weimberg. Original music is by George Michalski and Dave Denny, Garth Stevenson, Randall Wallace and Todd Boekelheide. Narrators include: Robert Redford; Ashley Judd; activist Van Jones; author Isabel Allende; and Meryl Streep.
Featured In The Film Are:
The incomparable Lois Gibbs, leader of Love Canal; Paul “I work for whales” Watson; Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org; Paul Hawken and Stewart Brand, alternative ecology visionaries; Martin Litton, at 92 thundering, “If you haven’t got any hatred in your heart, what are you living on?”; Carl Pope and John Adams, longtime heads of the Sierra Club and Nrdc; and Bob Bullard, who closes the film on a universal note: “There’s no Hispanic air. There’s no African-American air. There’s air! And if you breathe air – and most people I know do breathe air – then I would consider you an environmentalist.”...
The timing couldn’t be better for seeing A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet -- the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement, fifty years of activism from conservation to climate change. From Fukushima to fracking, Keystone Xl to climate change, the world has never been more in need of a reminder that people can, and have, solved huge environmental problems.
And what better place to show this landmark film than Los Angeles, home to some of the most ambitious, innovative and successful environmental efforts in the country. From saving Mono Lake and healing Santa Monica Bay, to leading efforts to reduce smog that changed the entire automobile industry and pioneering climate legislation, no region in America has had a more distinct record of environmental success.
Directed and written by Mark Kitchell, Academy-Award nominated director of Berkeley in the Sixties, and narrated by Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Ashley Judd, Van Jones and Isabel Allende, A Fierce Green Fire premiered at Sundance Film Festival. It chronicles the largest movement of the 20th century and one of the keys to the 21st. It brings together all the major parts of environmentalism and connects them. It focuses on activism, people fighting to save their homes, their lives, the future – and succeeding against all odds.
The film unfolds in five acts, each with a central story and character:
• David Brower and the Sierra Club’s battle to halt dams in the Grand Canyon • Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal residents’ struggle against 20,000 tons of toxic chemicals • Paul Watson and Greenpeace’s campaigns to save whales and baby harp seals • Chico Mendes and Brazilian rubber tappers’ fight to save the Amazon rainforest • Bill McKibben and the 25-year effort to address the impossible issue – climate change
Surrounding these main stories are strands like environmental justice, going back to the land, and movements of the global south such as Wangari Maathai in Kenya. Vivid archival film brings it all back and insightful interviews with activists shed light on what it all means. The film offers a deeper view of environmentalism as civilizational change, bringing our industrial society into sustainable balance with nature. It’s the battle for a living planet.
The film arrives at a moment of promise: 25 years after Dr. James Hansen first warned of global warming; 8 years after Katrina; 3 years after the Gulf oil disaster; 2 years after meltdown at Fukushima and first stopping the Keystone Pipeline; and 1 year since the wake-up call that was Hurricane Sandy, the capper to the hottest year on record. 2013 may be the year that grassroots pressure finally forces action to halt climate change. A Fierce Green Fire gives us reason to believe.
All of the Southland screenings are free and (except UCLA) open to the public. Each will be followed by a discussion featuring local environmental leaders and the filmmaker. Below is a list of screenings and participants.
The Big Four:
Wednesday, September 25, at 7 pm Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA Panel discussion: Matthew King, Heal the Bay; Robert Gottlieb, renowned author of “Forcing the Spring” and professor at Occidental College
Friday, September 27, at 5:30 pm West Hollywood Public Library, 8272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA Panel Discussion: Angelo Logan, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice; Juana Torres, Sierra Club; Michele Prichard, Liberty Hill Foundation’s Common Agenda
Thursday, October 3, 6 pm Pasadena Central Public Library Auditorium, 285 East Walnut Street Pasadena, CA Speaker: Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange on fracking coming to California
Friday, October 4, at 6 pm G2 Gallery, 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA Panel Discussion: Bill Gallegos, Communities for a Better Environment; Michele Prichard, Liberty Hill Foundation’s Common Agenda (opening of G2’s Green Earth Film Fest -- space is limited, so RSVP: theG2Gallery.com)
Three area colleges and an arts center in Long Beach:
Pitzer College, Robert Redford Conservancy -- Monday, September 30 in Claremont, CA UCLA Institute of Environmental Sciences -- Wednesday, October 2 (campus community only) Csu Long Beach, Multicultural Center -- Thursday, September 26, noon CALBArts, Bungalow Art Center, 729 Pine, Long Beach -- Friday, September 27th, 7pm
About The Film
Early Praise for A Fierce Green Fire:
"The material is vast and it’s an incredibly dynamic film. It’s shaping up to be the documentary of record on the environmental movement." - Cara Mertes, former director of Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program
"Winningly spans the broad scope of environmental history… connecting its origins with the variety of issues still challenging society today." - Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter
"Rarely do environmental-themed films come with the ambitious scope of ‘A Fierce Green Fire’… which aims at nothing less than the history of environmentalism itself." - Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
"The most ambitious environmental documentary since 'An Inconvenient Truth' tries to make the case that we just might win." - Michael Roberts, Outside Magazine
"The film left me emotionally drained and profoundly hopeful." -Bruce Barcott, On Earth Magazine
"Brilliant! Should be assigned viewing for all of us, especially those political leaders currently manning the helm of spaceship earth." - Jay Meehan, Park Record
About The Principals And People Featured In The Film
Director/Producer/Writer Mark Kitchell’s Berkeley in the Sixties – one of the defining films about the protest movements that shook America during the 1960s – received the Sundance Audience Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. Executive Producer Marc Weiss is the creator and former Executive Producer of P.O.V., the award-winning series now in its 26th season on PBS. Interviews were shot by Vicente Franco. It was edited by Ken Schneider, Veronica Selver, Jon Beckhardt and Gary Weimberg. Original music is by George Michalski and Dave Denny, Garth Stevenson, Randall Wallace and Todd Boekelheide. Narrators include: Robert Redford; Ashley Judd; activist Van Jones; author Isabel Allende; and Meryl Streep.
Featured In The Film Are:
The incomparable Lois Gibbs, leader of Love Canal; Paul “I work for whales” Watson; Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org; Paul Hawken and Stewart Brand, alternative ecology visionaries; Martin Litton, at 92 thundering, “If you haven’t got any hatred in your heart, what are you living on?”; Carl Pope and John Adams, longtime heads of the Sierra Club and Nrdc; and Bob Bullard, who closes the film on a universal note: “There’s no Hispanic air. There’s no African-American air. There’s air! And if you breathe air – and most people I know do breathe air – then I would consider you an environmentalist.”...
- 9/28/2013
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
After touring for a number of years and building a loyal fan base, The Joy Formidable made a huge impact with their debut album ‘The Big Roar’. Long, ferocious soundscapes and enough hooks to make the singles (‘Austere’, ‘Cradle’ and ‘Whirring’) fodder for numerous adverts and PlayStation games. The band even had the dubious honour of having a track selected for the soundtrack to ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’. This is a band that thrives on the road. Even the recording for their latest record, ‘Wolf’s Law’, took place during a year-long tour promoting their 2011 debut. On top they still found the time to support Foo Fighters on their Us tour and Muse in the UK during autumn 2012.
Many of the tracks from ‘The Big Roar’ were culled and re-recorded from early EPs making their debut more like an early years best of. The question is how would their sophomore effort,...
Many of the tracks from ‘The Big Roar’ were culled and re-recorded from early EPs making their debut more like an early years best of. The question is how would their sophomore effort,...
- 4/29/2013
- by Terry Hearn
- Obsessed with Film
Marion Cotillard doesn't know if it is 'worth' dedicating her time to charity work. The 36-year-old actress - who is well known for working with organisations such as Greenpeace - is unsure if being a celebrity actually helps the organisations because she cannot dedicate the time necessary to them. She said: 'I've thought a lot about whether it really changes something if I speak for a cause or an organisation. Does it help? Is it worth it? Wangari Maathai, Aung San Suu Kyi, Mandela - they change things. But actors and celebrities? I don't know. 'Maybe it's because I don't give enough time to people I support. Sometimes I feel like I should choose between being an actress...
- 7/4/2012
- Monsters and Critics
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
On Friday (Oct. 7), the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three women in acknowledgement for their efforts in promoting peace, gender equality and democracy.
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Africa's first female head of state, fellow Liberian and peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman, a Yemeni pro-democracy campaigner became the first women to win the prize since 2004, when Wangari Maathai of Kenya, who passed away in September, won.
"We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society," said a citation read by Thorbjorn Jagland, who heads the Oslo-based Nobel committee.
"This is a victory for Arabs around the world," Karman tells the New York Times, adding, "and a victory for Arab women."
Johnson Sirleaf also tells the Times that she and Ms. Gbowee accepted "this honor on behalf of the Liberian people,...
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- Africa's first female head of state, fellow Liberian and peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman, a Yemeni pro-democracy campaigner became the first women to win the prize since 2004, when Wangari Maathai of Kenya, who passed away in September, won.
"We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society," said a citation read by Thorbjorn Jagland, who heads the Oslo-based Nobel committee.
"This is a victory for Arabs around the world," Karman tells the New York Times, adding, "and a victory for Arab women."
Johnson Sirleaf also tells the Times that she and Ms. Gbowee accepted "this honor on behalf of the Liberian people,...
- 10/7/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Annie Lennox has paid tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, who passed away last week.
“Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, sadly passed away earlier this week,” she wrote on her blog. "She was exceptional, visionary, courageous and inspiring, and I’d like to share a small part of her message to the world, in honour of her legacy.
“She tells a simple story about a humming bird, but the philosophy behind it is powerful beyond measure. Watch, and be inspired.”
Read more...
“Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, sadly passed away earlier this week,” she wrote on her blog. "She was exceptional, visionary, courageous and inspiring, and I’d like to share a small part of her message to the world, in honour of her legacy.
“She tells a simple story about a humming bird, but the philosophy behind it is powerful beyond measure. Watch, and be inspired.”
Read more...
- 10/6/2011
- Look to the Stars
"The beautiful and brilliant Wangari Maatai (sic) died last week...She will be sorely missed by all who love and honor our planet." Veteran actress Bette Midler pays tribute to the late Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, who passed away on 25 September.
- 10/6/2011
- WENN
Celebrity activists Leonardo DiCaprio and Mia Farrow have paid tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, who died on Sunday.
Maathai won the prestigious honour in 2004 for her campaigns to save Kenyan forests, becoming the first African woman to receive the award.
She had been battling ovarian cancer in recent years and passed away at a hospital in Nairobi, aged 71.
After learning the news, DiCaprio took to his Twitter.com page to tell fans, "A great visionary & environmentalist. She will be missed."
Farrow adds, "'Great' - we use that word so freely, then in the face of true greatness, it feels inadequate. But Wangari Maathai was indeed a great woman."
America's Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement, "The world has lost a powerful force for peace, democracy and women's rights.
"Her death has left a gaping hole among the ranks of women leaders, but she leaves behind a solid foundation for others to build upon. I was inspired by her story and proud to call her my friend."...
Maathai won the prestigious honour in 2004 for her campaigns to save Kenyan forests, becoming the first African woman to receive the award.
She had been battling ovarian cancer in recent years and passed away at a hospital in Nairobi, aged 71.
After learning the news, DiCaprio took to his Twitter.com page to tell fans, "A great visionary & environmentalist. She will be missed."
Farrow adds, "'Great' - we use that word so freely, then in the face of true greatness, it feels inadequate. But Wangari Maathai was indeed a great woman."
America's Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement, "The world has lost a powerful force for peace, democracy and women's rights.
"Her death has left a gaping hole among the ranks of women leaders, but she leaves behind a solid foundation for others to build upon. I was inspired by her story and proud to call her my friend."...
- 9/27/2011
- WENN
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai documents the story of Kenya’s Green Belt Movement, a grassroots organization encouraging rural women and families to plant trees in community groups, and follows Wangari Maathai, the movement’s founder and the first environmentalist and African woman to win the Nobel Prize in 2004.
Maathai helped spark a movement to reclaim Kenya’s land from a century of deforestation while providing new sources of livelihood to rural communities.
The film follows her three-decade journey of courage to protect the environment, ensure gender equality, defend human rights and promote democracy—all sprouting from the achievable act of planting trees.
Lisa Merton and Alan Dater directed the production which will air March 22 (check your local listings) on the PBS network Independent Lens series.
Watch the full episode. See more Independent Lens.
Maathai helped spark a movement to reclaim Kenya’s land from a century of deforestation while providing new sources of livelihood to rural communities.
The film follows her three-decade journey of courage to protect the environment, ensure gender equality, defend human rights and promote democracy—all sprouting from the achievable act of planting trees.
Lisa Merton and Alan Dater directed the production which will air March 22 (check your local listings) on the PBS network Independent Lens series.
Watch the full episode. See more Independent Lens.
- 3/19/2011
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
We all agree that the planet is in a perilous position. But what is the best way to save it? We name the 20 activists, filmmakers, writers, politicians and celebrities who will be setting the global environmental agenda in the coming year
From David Attenborough to Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Town movement, the Observer Ethical Awards has honoured many movers and shakers in ecological and social justice. So it seems fitting to launch our sixth awards by profiling the 20 global figures who'll exert influence in 2011. For those on our list, the coming year might best be described as "take your partners" time, as activists and corporates scramble for power – and we're predicting some unlikely marriages ahead. Commentators have noted that big business is taking an unprecedented interest in the environment and are pushing for conservation capitalism. The really big decisions from the climate-change conference in Cancun have effectively been...
From David Attenborough to Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Town movement, the Observer Ethical Awards has honoured many movers and shakers in ecological and social justice. So it seems fitting to launch our sixth awards by profiling the 20 global figures who'll exert influence in 2011. For those on our list, the coming year might best be described as "take your partners" time, as activists and corporates scramble for power – and we're predicting some unlikely marriages ahead. Commentators have noted that big business is taking an unprecedented interest in the environment and are pushing for conservation capitalism. The really big decisions from the climate-change conference in Cancun have effectively been...
- 1/16/2011
- by Lucy Siegle
- The Guardian - Film News
In 2002, the summer before his senior of high school, Eric Glustrom left his home in Boulder, Colorado, and headed to Uganda to make a film about the refugees there. After meeting the refugees, he knew he had to do more and so he started Educate!, an organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of young leaders through an innovative education curriculum. In the years since, Educate!, under Eric's leadership has trained hundreds of students to be leaders and social entrepreneurs. In fact, their work has been so effective, that Eric and the Educate! team have asked by the Ugandan government to create a social entrepreneurship curriculum that can be used on a countrywide basis. Eric spoke with us about his journey to create Educate! and about the work he is doing today, as a member of this change generation, helping to cultivate the next change generation.
What's your big idea?...
What's your big idea?...
- 11/17/2010
- by David D. Burstein
- Fast Company
The place: somewhere in Africa. The time: 35 years after World War III, or better known as “The Water War.”
Much of nature is extinct. The outside world is dead. The land is infertile, as human beings are forced (under a totalitarian-type regime) to live in underground, insulated communities, where dreams are suppressed, electricity is human-powered, and sources of water are human fluid waste, like urine and sweat, which are gathered and recycled into a drinkable liquid.
Our protagonist, Asha (Kudzani Moswela), a researcher at a virtual natural history museum, may have discovered a potential source of water, and in essence, the possibility of life on the outside. However, her superiors deny her application to exit their commune for the outside world to verify the reality of this supposed source, leaving Asha to act (illegally) on her impulses, risking prosecution, roaming a seemingly unending desert, in search of freedom.
The premise itself intrigues,...
Much of nature is extinct. The outside world is dead. The land is infertile, as human beings are forced (under a totalitarian-type regime) to live in underground, insulated communities, where dreams are suppressed, electricity is human-powered, and sources of water are human fluid waste, like urine and sweat, which are gathered and recycled into a drinkable liquid.
Our protagonist, Asha (Kudzani Moswela), a researcher at a virtual natural history museum, may have discovered a potential source of water, and in essence, the possibility of life on the outside. However, her superiors deny her application to exit their commune for the outside world to verify the reality of this supposed source, leaving Asha to act (illegally) on her impulses, risking prosecution, roaming a seemingly unending desert, in search of freedom.
The premise itself intrigues,...
- 4/11/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The movies "The Secret Life of Bees" and "Seven Pounds," the TV series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and "Grey's Anatomy," the TV movie "A Raisin in the Sun" and recording artist Jennifer Hudson were among the big winners at the 40th annual NAACP Image Awards.
The awards show, which Fox broadcast Thursday night from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, gifted Hudson, who won a Grammy on Sunday night for R&B album of the year, with its awards for new artist, duo (for "I'm His Only Woman," featuring Fantasia) and album (for her self-titled "Jennifer Hudson").
"This is where we come from," Hudson said accepting the new artist award. "So it's always an honor to come home and feel welcome and to feel the love. I really cherish this and appreciate it."
Tyler Perry, who co-hosted the awards with Halle Berry, had reason to celebrate the TV trophies. His TBS...
The awards show, which Fox broadcast Thursday night from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, gifted Hudson, who won a Grammy on Sunday night for R&B album of the year, with its awards for new artist, duo (for "I'm His Only Woman," featuring Fantasia) and album (for her self-titled "Jennifer Hudson").
"This is where we come from," Hudson said accepting the new artist award. "So it's always an honor to come home and feel welcome and to feel the love. I really cherish this and appreciate it."
Tyler Perry, who co-hosted the awards with Halle Berry, had reason to celebrate the TV trophies. His TBS...
- 2/12/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday and Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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