Bringing the world into better focus

Envision 2012:

Stories for a
Sustainable Future

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MDGs HERE
MONDAY APRIL 16 AND
TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2012
Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street, New York City

PHOTOS

VIDEOS

  • Don Cheadle - Keynote Address

  • Last Train Home - Trailer

  • Detropia - Excerpt

  • Don Cheadle, Goodwill Ambassador, UN Environment Programme
  • Jessica Yu, Academy Award Winner and Director of "Last Call at the Oasis," Opening Night, Envision 2012
  • Alexandra Cousteau, an explorer, filmmaker, and environemental advocate gives Envision 2012 keynote presentation.
  • Envision Host Scott Tong, Sustainability Correspondent for American Public Media
  • Asha-Rose Migiro, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General delivers Opneing Remarks, Envision 2012
  • Brandon Litman, Producer and Kyle Ruddick, Director take questions about their film "One Day on Earth"
  • Bahareh Seyedi, UN Development Programme, Energy Policy Specialist presents a documentary film pitch as part of "Stories of the Global Energy Challenge"
  • Eugene Hernandez, Film Society of Lincoln Center, moderates "Stories of the Global Energy Challenge"
  • Rebecca Moore, Engineering Manager of Google Earth Outreach and Earth Engine presents as part of "Mapping Earth's Stories" at Envision 2012.
  • Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN Habitat, Gary Lawrence, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, AECOM, and Leila Janah, Founder of Samasource discuss "The Promise of Cities" at Envision 2012.
  • Roger Blissett, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets, Joana Vicente, Executive Director, IFP, Asha-Rose Migiro, UN Deputy Secretary-General, Orlando Bagwell, Director, JustFilms, Ford Foundation, and Maher Nasser, Acting Head, UN Dept Public Information.
  • Michael Franti, Musican and Filmmaker, gives a closing performance, Envision 2012
  • Children helping a woman fill her containers with water from a community pump in Dobra Khira, Yemen.
  • Woman in Darfur uses a Water Roller for easily and efficiently carrying water. The device frees women from having to spend a large portion of every day dedicated to collecting water for their households.
  • Keynote Speaker Harry Belafonte, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Envision 2010.
  • Hugh Evans, Co-Founder, Global Poverty Project, Envision 2011.
    Photo: Yves Marie Vilain
  • Kennedy Odede, Founder, Shining Hope for Communities and Lynne Patterson, Co-Founder, Pro Mujer, “The Role of Women in Alleviating Hunger and Poverty,” Envision 2011. 
    Photo: Phil Stearns
  • Urban View: Traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Zero Emissions Race: Vehicles powered by renewable energies like solar, wind and geothermal, drove across the globe in 80 days, through 17 countries.
  • "Art & Issues in Dcoumentary Storytelling" Panelists Steven Cantor, Director, Phil Grabsky, Director, Mette Hoffman Meyer, DR TV Commissioning Editor, Patricia Finneran, Sundance Institute, Susan Farkas, UN Radio & TV, and Matthew O'Neill, Director.
    Photo: Michael Cerda

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About The UN's Millennium Development Goals

The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) serve as the focal point for screenings, panel discussions and social networking. The Spotlight Focus in 2012 MDG 7: ensure environmental sustainability.

The MDGs are to eradicate poverty, achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop global partnership for development.

Learn More About MDGs HERE

About Envision

Founded in 2008, Envision is a unique partnership between the Independent Filmmaker Project, the United Nations Department of Public Information and, as of this year, the Ford Foundation. Our partnership is built on the shared belief that storytelling and documentary film can be powerful tools in building a better future for all people.

Anchored by the Millennium Development Goals, Envision’s annual gathering connects UN experts and NGO advocates with some of the most creative minds in filmmaking and new media, with the goal of finding fresh, compelling ways to create momentum for social change. The gatherings offer a critical opportunity for filmmakers and social change activists to forge creative, cross-sector partnerships to promote their causes and reach wider audiences.