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New Non-Profit to Host Domestic Screening of Documentary Film "Manos de Madre"
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Waking the World is a non-profit that provides a voice to the voiceless in developing countries through creative media and marketing strategy services. Waking the World is unique in that it connects top tier creative professionals from multiple industries to other non-profits in a unified collaborative effort. This unification accelerates that non-profit’s development and ultimately creates a much greater impact. Also unique is that Waking the World’s services are at cost with no profit motive. Waking the World’s top tier creative media services are made possible largely through the volunteerism of private companies. “Manos de Madre” was filmed, produced and edited by One Spark Films, a local full service production company that willingly traveled to Guatemala City to create this documentary. For more information about One Spark Films please visit http://onesparkfilms.tumblr.com/. The film screening is presented on behalf of Waking the World’s client, Safe Passage. Safe Passage provides a comprehensive and integrated program that fosters hope, self-esteem and education to the poorest at-risk children of families working in the Guatemala City garbage dump. While the film’s central focus is on the mother, it also tells the story of Safe Passage’s fight to provide opportunities and hope to children raised in a world where hope is in desperately short supply. This free event is open to the public and will provide food and beverage to attendees. Please RSVP to wakingtheworld@gmail.com if you plan to attend. For more information please contact Carl Cooper, Executive Director, and wakingtheworld@gmail.com.
Austin, TX – Waking the World, a fiscally sponsored non-profit, will release its first creative media project, a documentary film called “Manos de Madre” to the Austin community on Tuesday, November 17th. This documentary story follows a single mother of five, as she navigates life within the Guatemala City garbage dump – her home, and the largest dump in Central America. The free event will be held at the Mexican American Cultural Center, located at 600 River Street, on November 17, 2009 from 7:30-9:30 pm.