Need some inspiration before creating your own ViewChange film? Although not entries in the contest, take a look at these stories of progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals. They’ll be sure to spur your creative juices. Click here to browse all showcase films.

Directed by Gus Van Sant as part of “8,” a series of eight films about the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Van Sant uses skateboarding as a backdrop for his examination of the MDGs and why the goals are necessary in so many countries.