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b-side chats: Indian filmmaker, Onir, tells us that a modern, urban India needs to be recognized in the mainstream

Breakthrough had the pleasure of chatting with award-winning filmmaker Onir. He is most notable for directing and co-producing his first film, “My Brother Nikhil.” It was the first mainstream Hindi film specifically addressing homosexuality in the context of human rights and HIV/AIDS.
Breakthrough is a proud Co-Producer of a new series of films called “I AM” by Onir that [...]

August 23, 2010 by Jitin | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

b-side chats: Our talk with those behind HBO’s “A Small Act” who show the importance of small gifts

A young teacher from a modest home in Sweden sent a small donation through a school’s global education fundraiser. Years later, Hilde Back, a Holocaust survivor, discovers that her small act actually changed the lives of hundreds of children in Kenya, by changing the course of one man’s life, Chris Mburu.
We were excited to talk [...]

July 12, 2010 by Priya | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

b-side chats: Leader of Girl Child Network says that women’s rights groups need not to compete, but work together

In an exclusive interview, founder of the Girl Child Network Worldwide, Betty Makoni tells us about her organization, her mission and where she thinks the global women’s rights movement is going.

June 8, 2010 by Annie | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

b-side chats: Interview with Julie Zeilinger, teenage editor of top feminist blog, the Fbomb

We had the opportunity to talk to one of the busiest (and youngest) bloggers on the web, Julie Zeilinger, sole founder of the Fbomb, a feminist blog for teenagers. Let us rephrase: while the blog may be run by a teenager and posted from a teenage perspective, the content is relevant for any feminist young [...]

April 8, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

b-side chats: Interview with CEO of Alive and Kicking shows how soccer balls teach kids about HIV&AIDS

In an exclusive interview, Alive and Kicking CEO, Will Prochaska, tells us about how they bring jobs, play and health awareness to countries in Africa.

March 19, 2010 by Annie | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

b-side chats: Interview with Mark Horvath, a man who gives homeless people across the country a place on camera

We spoke with Mark Horvath, who began documenting homelessness in November 2008. He travels around the country with a camcorder asking people enough questions for two-three minutes of unedited footage. Though short, the videos reveal heaps about the homeless giving the people most affected a face, name and voice. He posts them on invisiblepeople.tv.
In this [...]

March 10, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

b-side chat: Nancy Lublin, CEO of Do Something, talks teens, how to think about the web, and Spinal Tap

We caught up with Nancy Lublin, entrepreneur and CEO of Do Something, a brilliant nonprofit aimed at mobilizing teenagers to volunteer. Lublin was straighforward on why Do Something is so popular with young people (they have close to 56,000 fans on Facebook), their approach to fast changing technology (why they don’t have an iPhone app), and [...]

January 21, 2010 by crissy | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

b-side chats: Artist Kenseth Armstead talks about Spook 1781 - a look at the black spy that saved the U.S - how race doesn’t exist, and the word “indefatigability”

We met artist Kenseth Armstead at a Breakthrough gathering, where he told us about his fascinating project Spook 1781.
The project is about James Armistead Lafayette, a black soldier/spy in 1781. He was a sneaky, brilliant, genius, slave who ended up fighting in the revolution and being one of the main reasons our country exists as [...]

August 20, 2009 by crissy | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

b-side chats: A talk with “Yes on K8″ Clinton on web 2.0 stand-up and how tweets are like one-liners

Kate Clinton, a well known comedian and political-humorist, has taken her stand-up (now going on in Provincetown, MA) viral with her YES on K8 and CommuniKate blogs. Delivering her thoughts on everything from Bruno to Obama, this comedian/video blogger let us know why she chose to take her stand-up to the web to get her comedy and political-know-how [...]

July 29, 2009 by crissy | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

b-side chat: Interview with DJ Spooky on race, technology and his “Rebirth of a Nation” at MoMA

We interviewed performance artist and writer, DJ Spooky: That Subliminal Kid, on his latest project starting on Monday at MoMA here in NYC, where he is remixing controversial film Birth of a Nation. This event titled, MoMA Presents: DJ Spooky’s ‘Rebirth of a Nation” exposes and confronts the history of racism in this country.
Our [...]

June 19, 2009 by crissy | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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