STOP PRESS: our partner @WorldViewPMA has just announced an amazing grant opportunity of up to £3,000 for short film funding on the theme of Water in partnership with @WaterAid. Deadline: 18 May... What are you waiting for?!
WorldView and WaterAid are inviting filmmakers to pitch story ideas for the chance to be awarded a grant of up to £3,000 to make a documentary film, in time for World Water Day 2016. The global wat...
International Women's Day may be over, but this month's programme of events is not! Read our newsletter for full details, plus all the latest news...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK
To all friends and supporters in Sweden, we are, at last, bring our documentary Through the Fire to the cities of Sundsvall and Stockholm this week thanks to our host Internationella Föreningen. The one and only Edna Adan Ismail will also be attending as guest speaker. Come along and be inspired:
DATE: Sun 8 March, 14.30
PLACE: Kultur Centre, Sundsvall
HOST: Internationella Föreningen
DATE: Mon 9 March, 19.00
PLACE: Katarinavägen 20, Stockholm
HOST: Forum Syd
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: GET READY SWEDEN!
Calling all friends in Sweden - we warmly invite you to a series of charity screenings of the documentary Through the Fire featuring Edna as one of three heroic change makers in the Horn of Africa. Edna will be attending as guest speaker.
This week we are travelling to the cities of Sundsvall and Stockholm, Sweden:
DATE: Sun 8 March, 14.30
PLACE: Kultur Centre, Sundsvall
HOST: Internationella Föreningen
DATE: Mon 9 March, 19.00
PLACE: Katarinavägen 20, Stockholm
HOST: Forum Syd
This is a not to be missed opportunity to meet Edna and learn first hand about the needs, challenges and achievements of the Edna Adan University Hospital. Join us!
A-Town Boyz is our latest film. It debunks 'Tiger Mom' stereotypes by showing the REAL ISSUES that Asian-American parents of working-class immigrant and refugee backgrounds are facing. Here's a teaser featuring one of our subjects, Bizzy Long, and his family.
12 DAYS to reach our target. Help us bring this film to audiences around the world: https://atownboyzmovie.tilt.com
A tale of the American Dream derailed, A-Town Boyz is about the real issues facing new immigrants and their families. Jamy 'Bizzy' Long talks of his experien...
A tale of the American Dream derailed, A-Town Boyz is about the REAL ISSUES facing new immigrants and their children. Help bring their stories to light by backing our project.
2 WEEKS to make it happen. Every donation really counts: www.atownboyzmovie.tilt.com
The parents who immigrated to the US embracing the American dream realized very soon that the dream was harder to attain than imagined. But seeing their children, they found a new kind of dream. Our documentary serves to highlight these stories. Please help us do so: http://bit.ly/1B349Up #family #aapi #atlanta
There is no greater accolade for a production company than to receive feedback like this... Thank you Faith Inspired for bringing our doc and its message to new frontiers.
“To the creators of this documentary, firstly I’d just like to say thank you. You did a big humanitarian effort. Like was mentioned in the documentary, we all have an obligation. We’re part of one world and we can really play your part."
Just a sample of the viewers response to the recent screening of 'Through the Fire'.
Last day of the year, last reason to back our film (for now!):
NO 3. IT CAPTURES A DIVERSITY OF IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE THAT CHALLENGES STEREOTYPES
Please help us bring this feature to audiences around the world: https://atownboyzmovie.tilt.com
Marginalization, invisibility, identity confusion/conflict--these are all part of the AAPI growing pain. Our subjects discuss boyhood as an Asian American in the South. Can you relate? atownboyzmovie.com/donate #aapi #asianamerican #identity
Why support us to the finish line? Here's another reason to back our film:
NO 2. IT CREATES GREATER AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY NEW IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN
Join our team, make a donation, spread the word: https://atownboyzmovie.tilt.com
The racism & bullying that AAPI children face in schools and neighborhoods lead to cognitive-behavioral issues and hurt the chances of a healthy transition into adulthood. What pragmatic efforts can we make to save the children of our AAPI communities from the harms of bullying? Our documentary serves as a witness to these effects, while also highlighting the positive impacts made by enlightened members of our AAPI community. Join our campaign in bringing real stories to light: atownboyzmovie.com/donate
3 hours to the New Year, 3 reasons to back our film:
NO 1. IT TELLS THE REAL STORIES OF THE SILENT MAJORITY
Help us finish the feature: https://atownboyzmovie.tilt.com
While the media says that Asian Americans earn higher income than other minority groups, they remain among the fastest growing poverty group with the highest long-term unemployment rate.
A-TOWN BOYZ examines Asian and Pacific Islander families of working-class immigrant or refugee backgrounds who are overworked and struggling to make ends meet. It eradicates the "Tiger Mom" myth too often perpetuated in our mainstream American culture. Won't you join us in bringing real facts and stories to light? Please go to atownboyzmovie.com/donate
Four years in the making, we're raising finishing funds to bring A-Town Boyz to audiences around the world. Help make it happen here: https://www.atownboyzmovie/donate Join our team, make a donation, spread the word!
The A-TOWN BOYZ production team is now in post-production. They need your help to complete the film and bring it to festivals and theaters nationwide. Please donate, share the news, and join the A-Team!
From the west coast of America to the west coast of Australia - warm wishes for the holidays & all the latest news...
Next week's Gates Foundation Center screening of 'Through the Fire' in Seattle is now SOLD OUT! All the latest news in this month's dispatch...
Through the Fire
A huge thank you to the Anglo-Somali Society and Somali Week Festival for hosting this week's London screening. Loud applause and standing ovation for our special guest and heroine, Ilwad Elman - we are inspired!
Don't miss Ilwad TODAY on the 'Identity and Diversity' panel: 7pm, Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Russell Square, London
The countdown continues: 1 week to go before we welcome Ilwad Elman to London and this year's Somali Week Festival.
All are warmly invited to see our film and meet our heroine on Mon 20 Oct, 6pm at Oxford House, Bethnal Green. Please help spread the word: https://somaliweek.eventbrite.co.uk/
The Cover of Journal Issue 55 shows Ilwad Elman. She will be the speaker at the next meeting of the Anglo-Somali Society on 20 October 2014 in London at 5.30pm for 6pm. More details will be sent out to members later and posted on the website.
With her mother, Ilwad Elman manages the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, in Mogadishu, a vocational training facility that provides rehabilitation programmes for former child soldiers. She is one of the three 'heroic Somali women' who were the subjects of the documentary film 'Through the Fire'.
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SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL 2014 W/ ILWAD ELMAN
Two weeks to go before Through the Fire returns to London. Don't miss this one off screening with special guest Ilwad Elman of the Elman Peace And Human Rights Centre
TIME: 18.00
DATE: Mon 20 Oct
PLACE: Oxford House, Derbyshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG
Book tickets here http://bit.ly/1s1qnER or purchase on the door
We warmly invite you to a screening of the documentary Through the Fire to be followed by a discussion with special guest Ilwad Elman, director of programmes at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre in Mogadishu, Somalia. Through the Fire shows a side of Somalia and Somaliland beyond the familiar…
Another season of public screenings and events gets underway: London, Seattle, Stockholm and Perth. Plus, all the latest news!
MUST READ INTERVIEW WITH IMAN
An article about the wonderful Iman in which she explains why she supports the Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation and we should too:
"Set up by Dr Hawa Abdi, Somalia's first female gynaecologist and a nominee for the Nobel Prize, the foundation has fearlessly defended the rights of ordinary Somalis... Last year a documentary was made of its work, Through the Fire. "I didn't expect it but I cried my heart out watching it."
Iman is the Somalian exile whose fierce spirit drove her to become the world's first black supermodel. Now she's working to bring health and education to her homeland. She talks to Carole Cadwalladr about racism in modelling – and a secret holiday in London with her husband, David Bowie
Through the Fire
EXHIBITION SCREENING: CELEBRATING SANCTUARY
Friends in London - #ThroughtheFire is screening at the W3 gallery in Acton this month. The exhibition is entitled 'Celebrating Sanctuary', a fitting theme for a film that explores themes of refuge, peace and renewal in the context of #Somalia and #Somaliland.
PLACE: W3 Gallery, 185, High St, Acton, London W3 9DJ
DATES: 5-22 June
www.w3gallery.org.uk
Through the Fire
SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARD 2014
Last week 'Through the Fire' received a special jury mention at the Social Impact Media Awards. For the second time this year our doc is putting #Somaliland and #Somalia on the map in Hollywood - all credit to the zeal, dedication and creative brilliance of Eunice Lau, Arthur Nazaryan, George Carrara, Alex Bornstein and David Grinbaum, not to mention three remarkable women. Very many congrats to all!
Following a 'sold out' UK tour, #ThroughtheFire returns to London this week. Read our newsletter for the latest
'Through the Fire' returns to Europe! German premiere tonight followed by UK tour (part 2) with special guest Dr Edna Adan Ismail next week. Read all about it...
"Just because it isn't happening here, doesn't mean it isn't happening"
Very powerful, very true
#SaveSyriasChildren
A young girl's life gets turned upside-down in this tragic second a day video. Could this ever happen in the UK? This is what war does to children. Find out ...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SCREENING @ NOON TODAY
The North American tour continues...
DATE: Tues 1 April
TIME: 12.00
PLACE: African & Middle Eastern Reading Room, LJ 220, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, SE, Washington, DC 20540
Plus Q&A with Dr Deqo Mohamed, CEO Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation
Join us!
Upcoming Events (African & Middle Eastern Reading Room, Library of Congress).
CROSSING CONTINENTS
#ThroughtheFire crosses continents again this week. Here's the latest missive to friends & supporters. Next stop DC...
SOLD OUT: SYDNEY SCREENING & TALK TODAY
Today Through the Fire is crossing continents for its Australian premiere at Sydney Opera House (15.15, Playhouse). Our heroine, Ilwad Elman will also be speaking on the subject 'How to Change the World' (17.30, Drama Theatre). Both events are sold out.
Given the #AllAboutWomen theme, this seems an appropriate occasion to launch the project Down Under!
Book a Multipack for the All About Women festival - Sydney Opera House, Sunday 30 March and attend the film screening of the captivating Through The Fire for free.
THROUGH THE FIRE: SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARD FINALIST 2014
Great news! Through the Fire was today nominated for a 2014 Social Impact Media Award. For the second time, our doc is putting #Somalia and #Somaliland on the map in Hollywood - all credit to the zeal and creative brilliance of the team, not to mention three remarkable women.
- Edna Adan University Hospital, Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation & Elman Peace And Human Rights Centre
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CALLING ALL FRIENDS IN CANADA
Through the Fire screenings will be held in Ottawa & Toronto, co-hosted by Human Concern International (HCI)
All proceeds will go towards the paediatric department of the Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation
Tickets:
OTTAWA (Apr 13): http://bit.ly/1eGKBwT
TORONTO (Apr 14): http://bit.ly/1jgsb5X
Visit www.dhaf.org/events/ for more details and screenings in DC, Chicago & Seattle!
Dr. Mohamed will speak on the challenges her family has faced over the past three decades serving the most vulnerable population in Somalia. She will share their future plans and then take questions from the audience.
Through the Fire
A big shout out to Aspire2Lead for bringing Through the Fire to Toronto - the first of many events in Canada this year.
Crossing continents again this week... Next stop Sydney!
SPREADING WINGS
Tonight, the Canadian premiere of 'Through the Fire' takes place in Toronto. Next week, the film will reach Sydney. Exciting times!
Stay tuned: www.throughthefire.co.uk/box-office
Through the Fire
Today is the day - the pièce de résistance:
Through the Fire hits the big screen! Plus Q&A with the one and only Edna Adan Ismail.
TIME: 12.00
DATE: Sat 15 March
PLACE: Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6
This is a charity screening supporting the amazing work of three iconic Somali women. Please join us!
THROUGH THE FIRE: NOW SCREENING INTERNATIONALLY
An update for the many friends, supporters and contributors whose belief in the project, and the team behind it, has propelled us this far. Thank you from us all.
Looking forward!
We're all set for the Tricycle Theatre, London screening on Sat 15 March - film loaded, lights dimmed, but where are the people?
A not-to-be-missed opportunity to see the film, meet one of the stars and help raise funds for three of the worthiest causes known to humanity.
BOOK TICKETS at http://bit.ly/1jlap50
CANADIAN PREMIERE ANNOUNCED
It's official - the first North American 2014 screening of Through the Fire will take place in Toronto!
DATE: Sat 22 March
TIME: 19.00
PLACE: Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St, Toronto, ON
HOST: Aspire2Lead
Special guests include representatives from the Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation, Edna Adan University Hospital & Elman Peace And Human Rights Centre. Join us!
Save The DateAspire 2 LeadMark your Calendars and stay tuned for more exciting details about our upcoming event.Image published on October 1, 2012 | Permalink
THROUGH THE FIRE: NOW SCREENING INTERNATIONALLY
From this month, Through the Fire is going global. The schedule is available online, with many more events to be added in the coming weeks and months. Highlights include Tricycle Theatre, London; The Library of Congress, Washington DC; and the Sydney Opera House.
At all events, representatives of the three organisations supported will be attending as guest speakers.
BOOK TICKETS NOW: www.throughthefire.co.uk/box-office
‘THROUGH THE FIRE’ NOW SCREENING INTERNATIONALLY: BOOK TICKETS TODAY March 1st, 2014throughthefire0In September 2012 a small production crew embarked upon an epic journey across Somaliland and Somalia in pursuit of a story for a project they called ‘Through the Fire’. The people they met and the th...
Through the Fire
NEW FILM POSTER - HOT OFF THE PRESS!
The first screening of 2014 is just one week away. Miss it, miss out!
BOOK TICKETS NOW: www.throughthefire.co.uk/box-office
Tweet from Tom Hanks:
Barkhad Abdi! BAFTA winner! He IS the captain now! Somali champion!!! Hanx http://www.whosay.com/l/uPW7PhG
Supporting actor winner Barkhad Abdi with Emma Thompson. See all of tonight's winners: http://awards.bafta.org/photos/2014/film/winners #EEBAFTAs
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