http://righteouspictures.com film production + social action Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:38:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://righteouspictures.com/our-classroom-action-project-is-here/ http://righteouspictures.com/our-classroom-action-project-is-here/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:47:32 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1438 Today is an exciting day: the official launch of The Last Survivor Classroom Action Project, or LSCAP as it has become known around the RP offices. We chose to launch LSCAP today to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day – an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust – in order to look back and reflect on the atrocities of the past but also to look forward and do what we can to educate the next generation about genocide prevention. Last year, we began working with Kim Birbrower of Big Picture Instructional Design, and former Director of Education for (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/our-classroom-action-project-is-here/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/humanitarian-hip-hop/ http://righteouspictures.com/humanitarian-hip-hop/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:40:42 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1398 By Evan Pheiffer I recently sat down with Dan Cwirka near NYU to discuss the origins and development of Humanitarian Notes, an NGO that promotes AIDS awareness in Namibia, Liberia and Ghana – through the distribution of socially conscious hip-hop. A novel idea, indeed! Dan was already well into his second year of service with the Peace Corps when he had his Saul-to-Damascus moment on a rural bus in the Namibian outback. Perturbed, if not downright disgruntled, by the prospect of another eight hour-ride to the tune of blaring dunces, he was struck by a simple realization. He realized that (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/humanitarian-hip-hop/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/featured-project-dhamma-brothers/ http://righteouspictures.com/featured-project-dhamma-brothers/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:53:11 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1302 We are kicking off our monthly featured project for 2012 with Dhamma Brothers, a documentary film by Jenny Phillips. Phillips, who founded the Freedom Behind Bars Foundation, filmed what happened in an Alabama maximum security prison when Vipassana meditation was introduced to the prisoners. Men who were imprisoned for some of the most heinous crimes had to spent 10 straight days in silent meditation within the prison. Check out the trailer, then watch the film to see what happened before, during and after those 10 days. Righteous Pictures is working with the director to build out the online community with (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/featured-project-dhamma-brothers/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/the-sudan-canvas-project-%e2%80%93-where-art-and-action-mingle/ http://righteouspictures.com/the-sudan-canvas-project-%e2%80%93-where-art-and-action-mingle/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:14:33 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1292 By Evan Pfeiffer I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with seasoned artist Cynthia Davis, on how she made the transition into doing art for a particular purpose. Her story is not only unique but should be an inspiration to all of us on how we can take the skills we have and apply them to a cause in need. Back in early 2008, Cynthia Davis became interested in why her high school son was lobbying to create awareness for Darfur in Washington.  Davis, a seasoned artist best known for her work in decorative arts, began researching (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/the-sudan-canvas-project-%e2%80%93-where-art-and-action-mingle/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/wolf-dog-how-far-would-you-go-to-save-a-friend/ http://righteouspictures.com/wolf-dog-how-far-would-you-go-to-save-a-friend/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:15:37 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1280 We are very excited to announce the launch of the Indie GoGo page for our newest client, Wolf Dog! Wolf Dog is a narrative film based on the true story of New York’s oldest dog, Paco Sosa. As Paco’s life begins to come to a close, his owner, a New York Venture Capitalist named Bernadine,  begins to fear what her life will be without her friend of 20 years. Searching for ways to save Paco, and compelled by the wolf that haunts her dreams, Bernadine take  Paco back to her home town in New Mexico, where she confronts the family (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/wolf-dog-how-far-would-you-go-to-save-a-friend/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/yeah-and-i-studied-parakeets/ http://righteouspictures.com/yeah-and-i-studied-parakeets/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:50:20 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1269 By Ben Homrighausen Some months ago while walking in the fashionable neighborhood of Angel in London I was approached by a woman asking for directions. When she realized that I was American, she asked what I was doing in her country. I told her that I was studying the history of genocide, 20th century wars and ethnic cleansing at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Annoyed, she sarcastically responded, “Yeah, and I studied parakeets in Grad school”, and walked off angrily. To many people, the idea of devoting oneself to the study of genocide is not only foreign, (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/yeah-and-i-studied-parakeets/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/featured-project-deaf-jam/ http://righteouspictures.com/featured-project-deaf-jam/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:27:40 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1249 What happens when slam poetry meets sign language? The result is an incredibly moving performance by two teens, one deaf and one hearing, as captured in the documentary Deaf Jam. On Thursday November 3rd, Judy Lieff’s documentary story on American Sign Language (ASL) poetry, Deaf Jam,  will premiere on PBS, and I highly recommend you watch it. The film follows Aneta Brodski, a deaf teen in New York, as she is introduced to ASL Poetry and then boldly enters the spoken word slam scene. In a wondrous twist, Aneta  meets Tahani, a hearing Palestinian slam poet. The two women embark (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/featured-project-deaf-jam/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/get-edutainted-on-edutainment-and-the-diffusion-of-new-ideas/ http://righteouspictures.com/get-edutainted-on-edutainment-and-the-diffusion-of-new-ideas/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:09:19 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1200 Edutainment (yes, it’s a real word): “A form of entertainment designed to educate as well as amuse.” As a child I relied on Nick News with Linda Ellerbee to introduce me to the pressing issues of our time. An 8-year old suburbanite, I took a stand against homelessness and global warming by parading around the house espousing the cause of the day. Over a decade later this affinity for Nick News, and edutainment more generally, has developed into a life-long love of documentary films. I am drawn to the artistry and creativity of filmmaking to convey meaningful information. Although I don’t (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/get-edutainted-on-edutainment-and-the-diffusion-of-new-ideas/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/newsletter-october-2011/ http://righteouspictures.com/newsletter-october-2011/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:09:32 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1190 Hello! We have not forgotten about you! It’s been a busy summer with lots of exciting new changes and projects for RP.  FIrst, we have officially relocated to New York City! Second, we’ve hit the ground running in our new hometown:  Our social action team has been working on a range of films and campaigns and our production team has just returned from shooting a new project in Uganda. Here is  everything RP is working on, and how YOU can get involved: The Last Survivor We  have begun work on The Last Survivor Classroom Action Project – the educational initiative to complement our (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/newsletter-october-2011/feed/ 0 http://righteouspictures.com/becoming-billionaires-of-moments/ http://righteouspictures.com/becoming-billionaires-of-moments/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:46:21 +0000 admin http://righteouspictures.com/?p=1175 By Renee Mylnaryk The measure of your success is how many breathtaking moments you create that matter to the world. Also, that statement is not actually true. Yet. But it was my favorite insight gleaned from Lakshmi Pratury during last week’s Influencer Conference NYC. For those of us in the realm of social good, the speakers on stage acknowledged: we craft clear, concise and actionable messages, then talk about success through output numbers and data. Meanwhile, Lakshmi suggested, the most successful influencers among us are “billionaires of moments”, not dollars raised, people served, or even behaviors changed. Because a lightening (more...)]]> http://righteouspictures.com/becoming-billionaires-of-moments/feed/ 0