amazingwomeneverywhere: We have been running a competition in…
We have been running a competition in conjuction with Zooppa, the creative community platform, to encourage videographers to create short films that celebrate Amazing Women from all walks of life.
The winning entry was by by Philippe Noguchi, Ballet for Change is a film tells the story of a middle-class young woman’s dream to bring ballet to the children who live in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Featuring 25-year old Luisa who quit her job as a journalist to follow her dreams and created Projeto Plié, supported Harmonicanto, a NGO located near slums in Engenho Novo, Rio de Janeiro.
Director Philippe Noguchi, Philippe Noguchi is a young director based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He graduated in journalism at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and has worked as a culture reporter in vehicles such as Jornal do Brasil (newspaper) and Multishow (TV). His audiovisual work began at the University, with small commercial films. This film initiative is inspired by Team SCA, the only all female entry in the ongoing Volvo Ocean Race. The race is the world’s toughest sailing event, a 38,000-mile marathon of the sea lasting over nine months, through some of the world’s toughest environments.
Videographers were asked to create up to a 90 second video that celebrates Amazing Women. The submissions feature women from all walks of life and backgrounds; from women that have improved their local community and overcome adversity to simply celebrating women in general.
A further seven films were selected to win prizes and the winning films will be featured here over the next 8 months
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Tags: weareteamsca, dance.
