Directors: Priya Giri Desai and Ann S. Kim
In a culture steeped in tradition and obsessed with marriage, how do you find love, companionship, and partnership when you are HIV-positive? MATCH + is a narrative documentary film that tells the story of the growing movement for HIV-positive marriage matchmaking in India.
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The YouthBuild feature documentary (working title) closely follows a year in the life of three young people who are selected for YouthBuild, which combines innovative education with high stakes community rebuilding in one of the toughest cities in America: Newark, New Jersey.
The film is as much about powerful stories of rebuilding neglected neighborhoods and transforming [...]
Producer: Julie Parker Benello
Social Entrepreneur: Sakena Yacoobi
To some she is a radical out for trouble. To others she represents a bright post-Taliban future. Sakena Yacoobi’s weapon of choice –books and the Afghan Institute for Learning, a grassroots organization she founded 12 years ago. Using a combination of intimate stylized interviews, archival news footage, the occasional [...]