As we continue exploring things we can do or consider to tell a compelling story about peace and freedom, we realize we keep talking about certain people - our Peace & Freedom heroes. So why not draw inspiration from the narrative arc of their lives? Strategy 2: Learn From History. Of course there are the famous stories many of us are familiar with, of both individuals and communities who promoted peace and freedom in various ways throughout history: B. R. Ambedkar Ella Baker César Chavez H. H. The 14th Dalai Lama M. K. Gandhi Martin Luther King, Jr. Wangari Maathai READ MORE…
Announcing the Flip Camera Winners!
April 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
We got a great response to our Early Bird challenge, and we’re thrilled to announce the 5 randomly selected winners of the HD Flip cameras. Picking the winners also turned out to be a fun part of this week’s staff meeting. The best part is that the winners (and the pool of participants we selected them from) reflect a global reach – exactly what we were hoping for when we launched this contest. Here’s some more info about each of them, excerpted from their filmmaker profiles (want one?). Look for their films to go live on our website later this READ MORE…
Telling the Story of Peace & Freedom: The Power of Listening
April 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Storytelling is personal. There are no hard and fast rules. Everybody offers their personal touch and perspective. But often it can be difficult to find a starting point to tell a story on such a complex topic as Peace & Freedom. With this blog post, we launch a series to explore specific things we can do or consider to tell a compelling story about peace and freedom. Strategy 1: Listen. A lot of conflict – whether international, interpersonal, or self-directed – arises when we simply don’t listen to each other. What if you used the creative process of making READ MORE…
1 Week Left to Win a Flip HD!
April 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
Almost done with your entry for the Possible Futures Film Contest? We’ve got 5 Flip HD cameras we’re itching to give away to 5 of the first 25 filmmakers who submit a film. It doesn’t matter if you’re the 25th to submit – the 5 winners will be randomly selected, so get moving! If you’re stuck in your production process, remember we’ve got awesome Vimeo tutorials, music resources, and a FAQ page to get your film contest-ready. Still stuck? Reach out to us on Facebook or Twitter - we want to help you win a camera!
Behind the Scenes: Launching the Possible Futures Film Contest Website
March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Can a film contest change the world? All of us on the Possible Futures Film Contest team think so. It’s true we’re not film contest experts. It’s also true The Pachamama Alliance, our parent organization, has never done anything like this before. That didn’t stop us from gathering around a whiteboard about five months ago with a vision for a new kind of film contest, sketching an idea for a homepage, and jumping right in. The core of The Pachamama Alliance’s work, up until now, has been focused on dreams: the dreams of the Achuar people to preserve their home READ MORE…
“Bread for the Journey” Offers $1000 Grant for Possible Futures Entry
March 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bread for the Journey International has awarded a $1000 matching grant to Big Ideas and Rich Conversations to pay for the editing and production costs of a documentary to be entered into The Possible Futures Film Contest. Yay! From their website: “What kind of world would you like to create?” This is the question Carole Peccorini is asking teens in Sonoma, California and in a village in Tanzania. The Vision Conversations project grew out of Peccorini’s Big Ideas and Rich Conversations series for women in the North Bay. Teenage girls from the Mentoring Alliance in Sonoma were invited to participate READ MORE…
Submit Your Film Early and Win A Flip HD Camera
March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The first 25 Possible Future Film Contest participants to submit a film before April 12th will be eligible to be randomly selected to win one of five Flip HD Cameras. So hurry up!
Intern with The Possible Futures Film Contest
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We are looking for interns to support The Possible Futures Film Contest. You will work with a talented, fun, and excited team out of The Pachamama Alliance‘s office in San Francisco, CA. Internship Role: Screen Short Films, Editing and Communications for Online Film Contest Location: San Francisco, CA or remotely Date: Begin immediately through May 2011 Description of Role The Pachamama Alliance is launching a new online initiative, The Possible Futures Film Contest this Spring. The project launches globally with submissions being accepted March 8th through May 24. A team is being formed to screen all submissions, in four categories, READ MORE…
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