TRANSFORMING CHILDREN’S LIVES
THROUGH FILMShine Global improves the lives of children by telling powerful stories that raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change.
Shine Global's 2025 Highlights
As we close out an extraordinary year — one that marked Shine Global’s 20th Anniversary — we are deeply grateful for the community that makes our work possible. Thanks to our donors and supporters, 2025 has been one of the most impactful years in our history. We hope you’ll continue to support our work.
Shine Global Wins Two Anthem Awards for Impactful Storytelling
Shine Global is proud to announce that it has won two 2025 Anthem Awards, which celebrate purpose- and mission-driven work from around the world, for our films and impact campaigns for Anuja and Comedy Against the Odds.
Speak. is Grand Prize Winner of 2025 Resilience Awards, Receives $25,000 Prize Package to Support Impact Campaign
As the Grand Prize Winner, Speak. will receive a $25,000 prize package, which includes a cash award and impact campaign services from Picture Motion, the leading marketing and advocacy agency for social impact films. The award will be officially presented during Shine Global’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on September 30, 2025 in New York City, honoring two decades of impactful storytelling and a dedication to improving children’s lives through the power of film.
Speak., a feature documentary directed by Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman, follows five bold young voices on a high-stakes journey to win “the Super Bowl of public speaking,” the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Championships in the Original Oratory category. Future stars such as Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the film’s own executive producer Josh Gad, all participated as teens.
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About Us
Shine Global is a non-profit media company. We produce inspiring films and compelling content about underserved children and their families. Through tailored distribution and outreach, we connect with our audiences in communities, classrooms, museums, and on Capitol Hill as part of a powerful engagement campaign to encourage social change.
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Shine Global aims to harness the power of documentary film as a dynamic force for positive change by creating a full outreach and engagement campaign for each of our films.
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Our Latest Films
Shine Global’s mission is to improve the lives of children by telling powerful stories that raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change.
The Business of Trouble
In The Business of Trouble, survivors, a former caregiver, and an investigator reveal systemic abuse and demand accountability from the private equity companies behind the multibillion-dollar Troubled Teen Industry that exploits vulnerable youth under the guise of care.
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Comedy Against the Odds
10-year-old Austin has Autism. He’s also an aspiring stand-up comic. This short documentary spotlights the struggle of growing up with labels, and how Austin uses comedy to embrace and overcome them. More Info
Anuja
When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a garment factory in Delhi, India gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister’s future. This Oscar-nominated live-action short film is available to watch on Netflix. More Info
