 | Because I Dare  Dirbdil Assefa | Empowerment | 05:12 | In 1st place All it took was a strong heart, a determination and self-belief to overcome the challenges, a desire to stand up against the opinion and expectation of friends and neighbors. Just for one cause, a cause she dares to face no matter how difficult it would be. This is a story of a single mother, who was determined to realize her simple dreams of feeding and sending her four kids to school working in ... More |
 | Pedal=Sight Jacob Seigel-Boettner | Empowerment | 05:14 | In 2nd place For many, the bicycle is an expensive toy...a lifestyle choice. For Bharati, the bicycle is much more. It is a means to an education..a means to a better future...a tool to achieve what women in her mother's generation could not. Bharati wants to change her world...with a little help from her own two wheels. |
 | Bamako Chic: Threads of Power, Color and Culture Maureen Gosling | Empowerment | 05:11 | In 3rd place "Bamako Chic: Threads of Power, Color and Culture," a one hour documentary, tells the story of women from Bamako, Mali, whose artistic creativity became a force for alleviating poverty and affirming identity in West Africa. In the 1960s, a small group of impoverished and resourceful Malian women cloth dyers reinvigorated the craft of hand-dyed cloth using a fabric called bazin (imported polished c. ... More |
 | Children of the Digital Divide Pranay Limbu | Empowerment | 05:12 | In 4th place Children of Digital Divide is a remarkable story from eastern Nepal where computer and internet has brought unprecedented changes in extremely poor and marginalized communities. |
 | zerO to Hero Sireesha | Empowerment | 05:09 | In 5th place We are a group of volunteers working in an apex organization which aims to support struggling organizations working for a Social cause. The idea of producing this movie is one such step towards materializing our vision. Children, who are the torch bearers of the future, need to be provided with education, right values and confidence to face challenges. We have tried to identify and understand o ... More |
 | Amra Shakti Shalli - We Are Powerful Annie Escobar | Empowerment | 05:15 | In 6th place Amra Shakti Shalli - We Are Powerful, features the voices of women in Bangladesh who, through the support of the organization BRAC, are radically transforming the societal consensus about the value and treatment of women. In the face of a patriarchal society, in which women have little voice in the public/civic spheres, women are demanding power through their collective actions. They are stopping ... More |
 | First Generation Tina Nguyen | Empowerment | 05:09 | In 7th place In Romania, a rare outbreak of HIV infections struck children in the 1980-90s. The cause: poor and unsafe medical practices. At the time, Romanian officials denied the epidemic and expected these children to die. But with international help and pioneering doctors like Dr. Rodica Matusa, whose town was hardest hit by the outbreak, this generation is now living longer and coming of age. Their experi. ... More |
 | Alagados Project: Joice Sylvia Johnson | Empowerment | 04:12 | In 8th place Meet Joice, a determined young woman from the community of Alagados in Salvador, Brazil who is overcoming the odds and becoming a leader in her community. In a community where the average income for a family of 4-8 is approximately $200/month, access to education can make all the difference in helping to reduce poverty. From a semi-literate family to a university education, learn how Joice’s rol. ... More |
 | Out of the Field and into the Classroom: Educating Girls in the Developing World James Connolly | Empowerment | 05:12 | In 9th place Since 2000, Room to Read has supported 10,000 girls across eight countries in Asia and Africa with an education through secondary school. The multiplier effect of this education will impact not only these girls but their families and communities for generations to come. This is just one story among thousands. If the View Change Film community and judging panel determines our film to be the wi. ... More |
 | MOTHER and DAUGHTER Nabeela Aslam | Empowerment | 03:48 | In 10th place This is a personal account of a daughter who got the power to say “No” to dominant norms of highly male-dominated society where women are taught to say “Yes”. It portrays generally perceived concept of majority of women in comparison with a “new” woman. It is a personal discovery of pain and sorrow of both concepts – traditional and new ones. It tells when one stands alone with the p. ... More |
