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Muhammad Yunus Banks on America (WT)

March 22nd, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

Director: Gayle Ferraro
Social Entrepreneur: Muhammad Yunus

The story has evolved into a story of people working together which is larger than the sum of its parts.  Tapping into the success of Muhammad Yunus after winning the Nobel Peace Prize (2006), Grameen America has opened in Queens, NY replicating his banking model after the program he started in Bangladesh. Opening in a developed country soon has its challenges for Dr. Yunus, the new bank workers and the women who hope to change their lives with the money-generating collateral-free loans that offer them hope to live better lives.  The film portrays the integrity of the poor and the fixed mind-sets of the rich in an economic environment that ultimately reveals a deeper view of what really works.

Project Status

We are working towards a fine cut and hope to lock picture the first week of October. Check out a recent series of posts by Gayle Ferraro from the 2009 Skoll World Forum at Filmmaker magazine.

Suggested links for additional information

Aerial Productions
Berkeleymedia.com
Grameenamerica.com
Grameenfoundation.org
Microcreditsummit.org
Gangesrivertoheaven.com

About the Filmmaker

Gayle Ferraro, founder of Aerial Productions, brings personal accounts of extraordinary and socially compelling stories to the film circuit. Ferraro has independently produced and directed three feature documentaries: SIXTEEN DECISIONS (2000) an intimate look at one young woman’s challenges in rural Bangladesh to change her family’s life of extreme poverty, ANONYMOUSLY YOURS (2002) shot clandestinely in Burma follows the harrowing world of sex-trafficking through the stories of four young women, GANGES RIVER TO HEAVEN (2003) where with unparalleled intimacy the film explores dying in the holy city of Varanasi, India. She received Masters Degrees in Public Administration from Harvard University and Mass Communication from Boston University, and studied International Human Rights Law at Oxford University. Ms. Ferraro owns Gymnastic Academy of Boston/Cambridge, which funded her first three films.

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