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April 16th & 17th, The Ford Foundation
This year’s edition, ENVISION 2012: Stories for a Sustainable Future,
will focus on developing a better global future building on three key
issues: just and sustainable cities, clean water and green energy. The
conference, a unique partnership between IFP, the United Nations
Department of Public Information and the Ford Foundation, was founded
on the shared belief that storytelling and documentary film can be
powerful tools in building a better future for all people. Highlights
of the program include an Opening Night screening of Jessica Yu’s Last Call at the Oasis; keynote addresses by Don Cheadle, Academy Award®-nominated actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, and Alexandra Cousteau, National Geographic Emerging Explorer and Founder of Blue Legacy; conversations with filmmakers Lixin Fan (Last Train Home); Rachel Grady (Detropia); Brandon Litman and Kyle Ruddick (One Day on Earth), and special performances by Bernice Johnson Reagon and Michael Franti.
Conversations with representatives from
Participant Media, UN-Habitat, World Wildlife Foundation, Google Earth,
Development Seed, Music for Relief, Samasource and others will also be
included. Scott Tong, Sustainability Correspondent for Marketplace, American Public Media, will serve as host for the program of Tuesday April 17th, which will be streamed live at www.envisionfilm.org. More on the program here. |
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