Come out and SEE: Dance up from the street. **See** Dance up from the street documents what happens when children from all over the world are taught to aim for the stars. Specifically, this film follows the stories of Canadian choreographer, Rebecca Davis, who spend months of every year teaching dance to homeless former street kids of Kigali, Rwanda, and inspiring the youth--that others view as a lost generation--to dream. Boys like Eric Mugiraneza and Patrick Bihoyiki movingly share their stories as they work towards realizing their dreams of a better life. Check out this beautiful films trailer here--> https://vimeo/105497440 **Change** What YOU can do to ensure that ALL youth in Africa can dream again. Support the Street Scholars program https://globalgiving.org/projects/street-scholars/ which teaches youth dance and IT skills-which give them the hope and tools needed to succeed. SEE. . . . .CHANGE. . . . . Come see this wonderful film and many more at the #3rdAnnual Chicago International Social Change Film Festival (CISCFF) from September 26-28 at the fun and lively Showplace ICON Movie Theatre and #SeeChange!!! CREDITS: WRITER, DIRECTOR & PRODUCER--Peter Goldsmid DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY and LOCATION SOUND--Tim Chevallier EDITORS--Elmien Fourie, Tamsyn Reynolds, Charlene Waite EXECUTIVE PRODUCED by FIREWORX MEDIA for CCTV Directors Bio: Following degrees in Politics from Witwatersrand University and Oxford and a B.A. (Photographic Arts) from the Polytechnic of Central London, Peter entered the industry as a film editor, but soon went on to write, produce and direct. His focus and that of his company, Southern Exposure, is on creating empathy, dialogue and understanding through great storytelling. He wrote and directed the international feature, “The Road to Mecca”, based on the play by Athol Fugard. It stars Kathy Bates and won national Vita Awards for Best Feature, Best Art Direction and Best Screenwriting. It was also nominated for Best Direction. Peter’s more than 70 hours of prime time broadcast television include four seasons of a human rights legal drama series, “Justice for All”, a sitcom and a miniseries on forced removals, “Riemvasmaak”, that won him national awards for Production, Directing and Scriptwriting. “Difficult Love”, his recent documentary with black lesbian activist Zanele Muholi, has been in over sixty film festivals worldwide, winning awards at eight of them.| “Dance up from the Street” was written, directed and produced by Peter and executive produced by Dan Jawitz for CCTV’s flagship documentary strand Faces of Africa. It was first aired on 5th May 2013.
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