Today is a defining day in the fight against deforestation: EU leaders will agree on the final text of a law that could help save the world’s forests & protect communities that depend on them. To get this right, the law must respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
#Together4Forests

When I met President Biden the other day at The White House, I briefly mentioned the fact that my son also had an Irish connection. ☘️
Today, this amazing letter arrived in the post!
Son is now over the moon...
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NY & BOSTON: I just saw Young Plato at Angelika Film Center & it's one of the most remarkable docs I've seen this year. It's having a theatrical run this week. RUN don't walk. About a headmaster who teaches philosophy to inspire his primary school boys ... to think. Rare film.

Congratulations to @SonyaChildress! Exciting to see you recognized for your #impact on #documentary and beyond!

A word to the wise: Young Plato is an inspirational doc that will have you laughing, crying, and (most importantly) learning heartbreaking, uplifting life lessons. A beautiful film about the pain and wonder of childhood, and the healing power of reconciliation. With Elvis!

YOUNG PLATO argues not just for the importance of empathy but for teaching it to young children — and that it can be taught — to help resolve societal and personal problems. In US cinemas as of Sept 23.

Read our review: ed.gr/eajrn

PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS would make a great companion piece to THE JANES, like a warning of what removing abortion/contraception access can lead to, but also SCHOOL LIFE and YOUNG PLATO (about N Ireland) and how incredible it is that these teachers are caring for kids so well #TIFF22

'Much Ado About Dying' will have its world & Irish premiere on Wed, 21 Sept followed by a Q&A with Director Simon Chambers as part of the Irish Film Institute Doc Fest.
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If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York
youngplato.com/screenings

Thinking about anything? Or thinking about nothing? Except our US Dates
Now we are 8! New cinema added near Boston, MA Community Theatre from 9/23 Angelika Film Center also 9/23 and 6 Angelika cinemas nationwide from 9/30 Dallas, Fairfax, Washington DC, Plano, San Diego and Sacramento

Check out an exclusive clip from the powerful new documentary #YoungPlato (from @soilsiu_films), which follows one headmaster's dream to uplift his Northern Irish community through the education of the children in his care: screenrant.com/young-plato-do…

If you loved Belfast you gotta see YOUNG PLATO, the real-life world of young Belfast boys 50 years on. Moving, funny and uplifting. US CINEMA RELEASE from 9/23 Angelika Film Center then 6 cities from 9/30 in Angelika cinemas

How will indie filmmakers pay for social impact films? 1. Diversify funding routes. 2. Know that impact funding is about partnerships and collaboration. 3. Keep non-theatrical and educational rights. #shareideas #documentary #storymatters #impact lnkd.in/gkB7bYeU

Lovely to be in #Sarajevo this weekend to talk about financing #impact production & distribution with Paula Vaccaro Brian Newman Danielle Turkov Wilson & Patricia Finneran

'Narrative is what gives a deluge of information form and pattern. Storytelling is a tool for engagement, not just distraction.' 👍
Great piece by @JamesPoniewozik on TRUE True-Crime Drama on Prime-Time TV nytimes.com/2022/06/10/art…

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