Try checking your spelling or use more general terms. Bending the arc 2017 1h 42min documentary 6 october 2017 usa the extraordinary doctors and activists whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all. The film will be introduced by siddhartha sid thakur as director of nc states global health initiative. Alana is the first person to win gold in the summer and winter olympic games for the usa. Dec 04, 2017 attending this event counts towards sophomore honors. Download the app bending the arc a powerful documentary about the extraordinary team of doctors and activists aincluding paul farmer, jim yong kim, and ophelia dahl awhose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all. Bending the arc is a powerful documentary about this extraordinary team of doctors and activists whose work 30 years ago grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all. Id lost all hope, a rail thin young woman says in the early moments of the new documentary, bending the arc. Dec 11, 2017 front sleeve and cd labels the mission bending the arc live at cato. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and. Small business innovation research sbir program, are indeed bending the arc of innovation. Bending the arc is the story of harvard medical student paul farmer, idealistic physician jim yong kim, activist ophelia dahl, and the international movement at the center of some of the worlds most pressing humanitarian crises. This film features double amputee zach ruhl, who is a professional crossit coach and soon to be paralympic powerlifter, wcmx rider quinn waitley, 3 year old adaptive athlete abel rose, and 4 time paralympian medalist alana nichols.
Weve also continued our archival research and have collected hundreds of additional archival photos, mostly previously unseen, as well as rare archival film footage. Their efforts and their sometimes breathtaking triumphs are the subject of a new documentary by kief davidson and pedro kos, bending the arc. Bending the arc a friendship that changed the world. In 1980s haiti, in a remote region devastated first by tuberculosis and later by aids, harvard medical student paul farmer, idealistic physician jim yong kim, and activist ophelia dahl successfully raised funding and opened a.
Bending the arc charts the inspiring story of their pioneering organization, partners in health, from its origins in haiti to peru, rwanda and beyond, where its workers combatted not only deadly infectious diseases but also a bias on the part of the world health establishment against spending money to aid the worlds most dispossessed. The film collaborative is the first nonprofit, fullservice provider dedicated to the distribution of independent film, including narrative features, documentaries and shorts. Bending the arc the 2017 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Bending the arc, an independent documentary, tells the extraordinary and little known story of the invention of desktop publishing.
Jim yong kim maverick president of the world bank, and dr. Bending the arc documents groups fight to save lives in. For years, weve worked to build a more just society. Drop us a line and well get back to you as soon as we can. The extraordinary doctors and activists whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all. It tells the story of partners in health and doctors and humanitarians, jim yong kim, ophelia dahl, and paul farmer, who are devoted to innovative health care in impoverished nations. Agnes binagwaho controversial health minister of rwanda, the film is an emotionally charged, dramatic and. Joia mukherjee, and others the documentary premiered at the sundance film festival in january and has since screened at film festivals around the country, including the aspen ideas. Bending the arc is a powerful documentary about the extraordinary team of doctors and activists behind partners in health including paul farmer, jim yong kim, and ophelia dahl whose work thirty years ago to save lives in a rural haitian village grew into a.
Most magically, it transcends the colossal power of its own story to show how individual beings, one step at a time, can right the course of inequality and injustice. Bending the arc add to watchlist the extraordinary doctors and activists whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all. Farmer had spent his teenage years living with his family on a bus that was formerly a tuberculosis screening clinic. A powerful documentary about the extraordinary team of doctors and activists including paul farmer, jim yong kim, and ophelia dahl whose work thirty years ago to save lives in a rural haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.
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Epic, yet intimate, the film reaches far beyond the issue of healthcare with a grander narrative about how the evolution of humanity takes place. Paul farmer and jim yong kim met at harvard medical school in the 1980s. Bending the arc tells the story of paul farmer, his colleagues at partners in health, and how a tiny ngo in rural haiti came to push the boundaries of what was possible in global health. Bending the arc is an enthralling film, a lively account of how the actions of a handful of indomitable idealists have helped shape global health. The film is based on the book mountains beyond mountains by tracy kidder. Bending the arc documentary showing at emerson film. I was basically learning how not to deliver medical care, recalls farmer, early in the documentary, which premiered at the sundance film. Macomb, il a screening of the film bending the arc will be held from 57.
Oct 14, 2017 bending the arc 2017 by abramorama inc on youtube a common theme throughout the movie and their lives has been fighting conventional wisdom. The documentary tells the story of how a threemember team of doctors and activists worked to save lives in the rural haitian village and how that 1980s battle grew into a global event for the right to health care for everyone. The mission bending the arc live at cato 2017, cd discogs. Jim yong kim, activist ophelia dahl, todd mccormack, and investor thomas white began a movement in the 1980s that changed global health forever. Bend the arc is a movement of tens of thousands of progressive jews all across the country. With paul farmer, ophelia dahl, jim yong kim, jaime bayona. If theres one thing ill remember from kief davidson and pedro kos bending the arc, its.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bending the arc near you. Paul farmer and jim yong kim at harvard medical school. This inspiring documentary charts the success of partners in health, an ngo which builds hospitals and delivers health care throughout the world as they work. The extraordinary doctors and activists whose work 30 years. Bending the arc san francisco jewish film festival. If you need help, please visit the help section or contact us submit please provide a response response must be less that 100,000 characters. An extraordinary team of doctors and activists work to save lives in a rural haitian village. The film boasts a hollywood pedigree with executive producers matt damon and ben affleck, academy award. In this day of uncertainty and grief, continue reading bending the arc of the universe.
The film, called bending the arc, tells the story of paul farmer, jim yong kim now the president of the world bank and ophelia dahl, who, while barely out of their teens, came together in a squatter settlement in haiti and began transforming the face of global health care. The film went on to win audience awards at both the 2010 sundance film festival and berlin film festival, and the ida award for best feature documentary film. A powerful documentary about the extraordinary team of doctors and activists including paul farmer, jim yong kim, and. Have a question about our film or the campaign for global health equity. Partners in health is the subject of a new documentary called bending the arc, which looks at the global health movement through the experiences of pih leaders dr. Bending the arc international documentary association.
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Using still photos, historical footage and interviews, the film follows the trio as they transform from inexperienced idealists to international health advocates. We offer a full range of affordable distribution, educational, and marketing education to independent filmmakers looking to reach out to traditionally underserved audiences. Bending the arc is a documentary about a team of young people whose charitable medical work 30 years ago ignited a global health movement to ensure healthcare as a right for all and that geography should not determine destiny. Watch bending the arc online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The right to health careand, by implication, the right to lifeis under the microscope again. The mission announce live album bending the arc louder. The economic case for rebuilding puerto ricos power grid with solar energy duration. A powerful documentary about the extraordinary team of doctors and activists including paul farmer, jim yong kim, and ophelia dahl whose work 30 years ago.
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Bending the arc toward justice a film about the struggle. Bending the arc if only more people in power could take this medicine. Partners in health cofounder paul farmer in bending the arc. This inspiring documentary charts the success of partners in health, an ngo which builds hospitals and delivers health care throughout the world as they work to bend the arc toward justice. Bending the arc spotlights the doctors who changed global. During 2018, the bending the arc toward justice film project progressed and expanded, with the addition of 19 interviews in addition to the 40 interviews completed in 2016 and 2017. By peter keough globe correspondent, october 12, 2017, 4. For anyone who wants to believe in the promise of martin luther king jr. Cd2 lists 12 tracks on the sleeve and the cd only reads 12 tracks when inserted into a cd player, but there is a hidden uncredited song. Bending the arc unwinds as a stunning documentary about a team of young people paul farmer, jim yong kim, ophelia dahl whose charitable medical work 30 years ago in remote haiti came to. As the poorest nations battled intractable diseases, a fledgling group of unstoppable health advocates took on a seemingly impossible mission. A harvard anthropologist is sent to haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. A glorious and uplifting filmbending the arc is a heartwarming and radiant offering.
You can also reach out to us on facebook, twitter, and instagram. Oct 27, 2017 at a recent screening, bending the arc filmmakers kief davidson and pedro kos were present and spoke about how long it took to make the film they started in 2009 and how much dr. As the poorest nations battled intractable diseases, a fledgling group of unstoppable health advocates. Dec 04, 2017 as the poorest nations battled intractable diseases, a fledgling group of unstoppable health advocates took on a seemingly impossible mission. As the poorest nations battled intractable diseases, a fledgling. Our club, partners in health engage, will be hosting the film screening of bending the arc, which is a documentary made by the organization partners in health about the work they do. Go back to filtering menu tell us how we can improve. May 18, 2017 the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Thirty years ago, a group of young, enthusiastic, and caring friends came together with a goal that was both simple and complex. Global film series bending the arc nc state university. A feelgood documentary thats literally about making people feel good, bending the arc dives into the quagmire of global health care with the sunny insouciance and cando brio of its. The mission have opened a preorder pledgemusic campaign for a double live album titled bending the arc vocalist and guitarist wayne hussey reports hes not a fan of the traditional live album format but realises theres a desire to document what the band are up to at this point in time. Now were rising up in solidarity with everyone threatened by the trump agenda to fight for the soul of our nation.
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