Socially Minded Documentaries

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    Cinematographer and director John Lynch releases his newest film, ABROAD. Known for capturing surf footage around the globe, Lynch digs deeper in this film to explore how being personally affected by the people you meet can change your perspective for the better. Produced, Directed & Photographed by John Lynch Edited by Darrin Roberts With: Alejandro Rodriguez, Eeva Rydberg, Jimmy Richard Harris, Joss Syahrial Surfing by: Kimbo, Lucas Vasquez

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  2. This documentary is my senior honors thesis for International Relations at Tufts University and is about primary school education in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I filmed this documentary over the course of four months, during which I shot about 180 hours of footage. I filmed at three very different schools in Dar es Salaam - an under-resourced public school on the outskirts of the city, an English-medium private Catholic school, and a relatively well-resourced

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    A documentary on the irony and un-stereotypical nature of homelessness in Orange County. Directed by Margot Czeropski.

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    In Kalangala, Uganda, John Muniishya woke up one day to find bulldozers clearing his land to plant oil palms. John and his community have preserved their forests and lands for generations. Now their way of life is at risk. Help John. Join Friends of the Earth International, and take action to stop land grabbing in Uganda http://www.foei.org/landgrab This video has been produced in association with the source project http://www.thesourcefilm.org

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  5. Braveface

    from Peter Snelling Plus

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    twitter.com/#!/Peter_Snelling I work making films in collaboration with young people. After the summer riots in the UK I knew that we had try and engage young people in the effected areas to find out what they thought had happened. This film was developed and shot with the young people who are in it. They operated the cameras, recorded the sound, wrote the questions and made the music. There is tremendous talent in many young people and we

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Socially Minded Documentaries

Created by Allison F Plus

This is a channel for filmmakers to put their finished documentaries, trailers, and teasers so that more people can see them and learn about the people and issues we try to advocate for.
Unfinished works and critiques are also welcome.

(The background photograph is of Kibera, the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Homes in Kibera are shacks of corrugated metal, with no plumbing or electricity. 20,000 children in Kibera can't afford


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This is a channel for filmmakers to put their finished documentaries, trailers, and teasers so that more people can see them and learn about the people and issues we try to advocate for.
Unfinished works and critiques are also welcome.

(The background photograph is of Kibera, the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Homes in Kibera are shacks of corrugated metal, with no plumbing or electricity. 20,000 children in Kibera can't afford to attend public school, due to the cost of books and uniforms. HIV/AIDS devastates the community.)

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