The Story of Change: Revolution Begins in the Imagination
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Session Description
How does change happen? There is a growing body of work that argues the old top-down leader-driven models have failed. How do we encourage change from the people, by the people, and for the people? What new role should leaders play in the leaderless revolution? And if liberation begins in the mind, what is the role of the storyteller? This panel unites Skoll social entrepreneurs with Sundance filmmakers to tackle these big questions.
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 - 11:15, Thursday, April 16, 2015
BST
Location:
SBS, Edmond Safra Lecture Theatre
Speakers
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Filmmaker, Trilogy Films
Dawn Porter is a filmmaker, attorney, and founder of Trilogy Films, specializing in feature-length documentaries. Her directorial debut, Gideon’s Army, focused on public defenders working in the Deep South. The film premiered to critical and audience praise at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival where it…
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Creative Director, Skylight
Pamela Yates is a Co-founder and Creative Director of Skylight, a company dedicated to creating feature length documentary films and digital media tools that advance awareness of human rights and the quest for justice by implementing multi-year outreach campaigns designed to engage, educate…
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Charmian Gooch jointly led Global Witness's first campaign, exposing the trade in timber between the Khmer Rouge and Thai logging companies and their political and military backers. Subsequently, Charmian developed and launched Global Witness’s ground-breaking campaign to combat ‘blood…
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Founder Independent Diplomat. Former ED. Now writer and adviser to various democratic movements around the world.
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Moderator
Jess is a founder of Doc Society, which has funded and championed the work of independent documentary filmmakers around the world since 2005. Writing with Fire, I Am Softie, The Edge of Democracy, CITIZENFOUR, The Territory, The Square, Virunga etc Currently obsessed with Climate and…