The Peacock Project and MAM Movies are coming together to launch a film project where youth will be invited to create a short film based on a local Mumbai charity organization within a short period of 101 hours. This short film will capture the organization's mission, their achievements as well as difficulties that they face. The filmmakers will also attempt to capture on film, the heart of the people who are making the organization work and are making a difference in the world.
Our goal is - through the medium of stories - strike a cord within ourselves and other filmmakers to inspire and make films that matter. It also gives us an opportunity to connect with local charities, who have dedicated their lives for the upliftment of others. And make films which would later be used by them to create awareness and inspiration.
Some of the Charities we are working with CRY, PETA, SPCA, MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION, SADAK CHAAP, HELEN KELLER INSTITUE, SPASTIC SOCIETY, AIDS ALTERNATIVA, WOMEN'S INDIA TRUST
The shooting event would take place from January 2nd - January 6th, 2007, with the world premier of 101 films will happen on January 9th.
Out of 101 films, 25 of the best films based on various categories would be selected and screened at Cinemax, one of Mumbai's premier theaters, on January 9th, 2007. A panel of celebrity judges who have excelled in their respective fields as well as made a remarkable impact in the lives of others through their social work, will judge the best films and award prizes to the winners.
WE NEED HELP!!!
WE NEED HELP LETTING THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT THIS!
If you can blog us, send out information to publications around the world, and inform other visionaries of our project!
We also need help with our website, posters and graphic designing!!
Women
In India every 26 minutes, a woman is molested
In India every 34 minutes, a woman is raped.
In India every 93 minutes, a woman is killed.
Mother! Wife! Housekeeper! So many roles. Yet so much discrimination. While men work for money, status and satisfaction, women work for the same, but in a reverse order.
Children
12 lakh Indian kids still do hazardous work.
More than 5,000 child soldiers recruited by LTTE.
India becoming a hub for child sex tourism.
Children are the future of the nation. Harming them today is harming the progress of India.
Disabled and Health
Over 20 million people in India fall under the disabled category.
Almost half of them are women.
AIDS is on the rise.
Even they are men and women of this nation. They are not asking for your pity. They are asking for their space.
Civic and Environment and Animal Welfare
26th July, 2005, Mumbai experiences mass floods.
Passenger pigeons become extinct due to poaching.
Dharavi is still the biggest slum in Asia.
Global Warming is our biggest threat.
The city is our home. The planet is our responsibility. Animals are as much part of this earth as we are.
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