Torn from her family, her paintings, and her beloved Calcutta after the partition of India, artist Surayia Rahman finds a new life in Bangladesh teaching marginalized mothers to embroider her story-telling designs. An inspirational example of the power of art and the impact of empowering women and girls around the world, THREADS takes us on an intimate journey into the heart of an artist and celebrates an unconventional path to dignity and independence.
Director: Cathy Stevulak
Producers: Cathy Stevulak, Leonard Hill, Catherine Masud
32 min | Bangladesh, Canada
Languages: English, Bengali
Subtitles: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/threads/
In Rio de Janeiro an engineer fights for a sustainable future with spirited ideas and an unconventional source of energy - made from sewage.
Director: Eduardo Hunter Moura
2012 | 4 min
Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Subtitles: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/this-...
From black panthers to young philosophers, to Hasidic Jews, to journalists, to musicians, to CEOs, to the homeless, to kids with I-Pads, to ex- Wall Street members shouting ‘I don’t think it’s the people that are the problem, it’s the system and these bad incentives.” We were all the same and ins...
The Story of Stuff is a fast paced, fact-filled look at the often hidden underside of today’s globalized systems of production and consumption. It calls on viewers to help build a more sustainable, healthy and fair system.
Director: Louis Fox
2013 | 21 min
USA
