Bringing the world into better focus
FRIDAY APRIL 8 AND
SATURDAY APRIL 9, 2011
The TimesCenter
242 West 41st Street, New York City
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
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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 Odedo, Founder, Shining Hope for Communities and Lynne Patterson, Co-Founder, Pro Mujer, “The Role of Women in Alleviating Hunger and Poverty,” Envision 2011. Photos: Phil Stearns -
Urban View: Traffic in Hanoi, Viet Nam -
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 -
Keynote Speaker Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General, Envision 2009. -
Abigail Disney (left) Producer of "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," Envision 2009. Sarah Jones (right) Playwright and Performer, UNICEF Spokesperson on Violence Against Children; Envision 2009 -
"A Small Act" Screening: Patti Lee, Producer: Jennifer Arnold, Director; Harry Belafonte; Chris Mburu, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations. Envision 2010. -
Family in Mongolia uses a solar panel to generate power for their ger, a traditional Mongolian tent. -
Jim CLancy, CNN, moderating panel discussion “Food Security and Countries in Crisis,” Envision 2011. -
Sheila Nevins, President, HBO Documentary Films introduces opening night screening of "The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical." Envision 2011. -
The Asia-Pacific region is urbanizing rapidly with 1.77 billion people, 43% of the regions population, living in urban areas. -
Rebeca Grynspan, Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator, UN Development Programme -
Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, United Nations, Envision 2011. Photo: Phil Stearns -
Brazil: A sign which means ‘preserve the environment,’ was part of a rally protesting the destruction of the rain forests of the Amazon. -
Haitian student takes part in a tree-planting campaign at a once-great pine forest that has been depleted for charcoal production. -
Tim Lord, Co-Executive Director, DreamYard Project, Envision 2011. Photo: Phil Stearns -
Performance by PS 32 Chorus, The Belmont School, The Bronx, directed by Marc Socol, Envision 2011. Photo: Phil Stearns
BLOG
TWEETS
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.
The non-profit Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) in partnership with the United Nations Department of Public Information and the Ford Foundation presents the fourth annual Envision forum in NYC. Envision unites leaders from the international filmmaking community with prominent representatives from the UN, civil society organizations, entrepreneurs, activists, journalists, economists, public policy makers and NGOs to address global issues through the international shared language of filmed documentaries.