For inspiration and affirmation that each one of us makes a difference, enjoy these hero stories. We wish you peace, joy and happiness for the new year.
Warm regards,
The MY HERO Project Team
MY HERO International Film Fest
Congratulations to the winners!
Best of Fest Award
Best of Fest tells the story of a young girl who led the fight to shut down a power plant that was causing a health hazard for people in her community.
Bullets to Books, winner of the Ron Kovic Peace Prize, tells the story of Jok Abraham Thon, a South Sudanese man who built a school to elevate the level of education in his region.
Media Award winner Geralyn Dreyfous has been called the godmother of documentary filmmaking. Learn more.
Eva Haller Women Transforming Media Award
Jessica Mayberry is founder of Video Volunteers, a human rights media organization and one of the world’s largest alternative media platforms. Learn more.
A special thanks to our Festival Judges!
Thanks to our judges, who decided the winners of the 2019 MY HERO International Film Festival.
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates
Moonshots in Education: Launching Blended Learning in the Classroom by Esther Wojcicki
Into The Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover The Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty M.D.
A School in Need
For 15 years, Cheikh Darou Seck and his students have been fostering cross-cultural communication and global understanding by sharing stories, art and short films on the MY HERO website. Now, Cheikh is principal of Elhadji Ibrahima Thiaw school in Dakar, Senegal, and needs our help in building a media arts center so his students can become global citizens.
Registration is now open for the next session of the MY HERO Learning Circle, which will start at the end of January. The MY HERO Learning Circles are a partnership between The MY HERO Project and iEARN (International Education and Resource Network). This is a great way for educators and students to collaborate globally on the topic of heroes connected to the SDGs, while celebrating the best of humanity.
