Shine Global Presents
CHILDREN'S RESILIENCE IN FILM AWARDSShine Global gives voice to children and their families by telling stories of their resilience to raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change.
The Children’s Resilience in Film Awards honor the preeminent filmmakers who masterfully highlight and celebrate the inspiring strength, creativity, and power of children across the world. 2023 events in both NYC and LA in September 28 – October 3.
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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 give voice to children and families by telling stories of their resilience to raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change.
Home is Somewhere Else
An animated feature documentary providing a window into the hearts and minds of immigrant youth and their undocumented families. This 2D feature “animentary” features three personal stories about immigrant youth to highlight the complexities and challenges they face today. Voiced by the actual children and their families, the stories are woven together by spoken word poet Lalo “El Deportee.” Currently in Production
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In Homefront, three children of veteran families cope with the emotional impact of having a wounded parent, navigate the unique challenges of visible and invisible injuries sustained during military service, and together journey toward collective healing. Now streaming on HBOMax.
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Virtually Free
In this short doc, unlikely allies in Richmond, VA partner to transform the juvenile justice system and stop mass incarceration. It follows three teens currently being held in a Richmond, VA detention center who participate in a local arts organizations’ program to deliver their powerful, authentic messages to the public, law enforcement, and government officials using their art, including a virtual reality jail cell they’ve helped create. Now screening in schools and communities.
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- Shine Global Partners With U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar For Historic Immigration Reform Event In Washington, D.C.
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- Nominees for 2023 Annual Children’s Resilience in Film Awards
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