Save the Date: November 6, 2015 – 10th Anniversary Party
Celebrate our 10th Anniversary with a dance party in NYC!
More details to come
Info: 646-535-6703
or Kiana@shineglobal.org
Shine Global 2014 Online Holiday Auction
It’s that time of year! The Shine Global Annual Holiday Auction is LIVE! You have until Tuesday, December 16th at 2pm EST to get the best holiday gift ever (or just splurge on yourself)! Bid now so you don’t miss your chance!
Looking to get away? Spend a week in Paris right near the Eiffel Tower or a summer week on the coast of Maine. Or get tickets to the premier kids event: the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards in LA this March! Or the extremely unique experience of visiting the set of a Nickelodeon show. There are several amazing and unique experiences that not only will be fun but will support Shine in our mission to end the exploitation and abuse of children worldwide.
Make sure to get your bid in before 2pm EST on Tuesday, December 16th or you’ll miss out on these and many other once in a lifetime experiences!
1 Way Up in 3D in London Cinemas Now!
After an amazing red carpet premiere event at the PeckhamPlex Cinema, 1 Way Up in 3D is now available for anyone in the London area to see!
Directed by first time director Amy Mathieson, 1 Way Up in 3D tells the story of Tre and Quillan, two teenage boys on the road to the BMX World Championships. They hope to escape one of the toughest gang neighborhoods in London with the only thing they have – a bike. This breathtaking sports action documentary features a pulsating soundtrack of spoken-word and rap vignettes.
| Date | Venue | ||
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| Jul 11 – Jul 24 | Peckham Plex Cinema Run PeckhamPlex | Buy Tickets | |
| Jul 26 | 2:00 PM | Picturehouse Cinemas London Hackney Picturehouse *special music performance by Lady Lykez & Q&A with director Amy Mathieson |
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| Jul 27 | 3:30 PM | Picturehouse Cinemas London Stratford East Picturehouse *special music performance by Lady Lykez & Q&A with director Amy Mathieson |
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| Aug 2 | 3:30 PM | Picturehouse Cinemas London Greenwich Picturehouse *special music performance by Phreeda Sharp & Q&A with director Amy Mathieson |
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| Aug 3 | 1:30 PM | Picturehouse Cinemas London Clapham Picturehouse *special music performance by Phreeda Sharp & Q&A with director Amy Mathieson |
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The official soundtrack album is on iTunes featuring sounds from the film including Phreeda Sharp, bassDrumsnareDrum, AKS, and more! See the official music video of the title track “1 Way Up” by Phreeda Sharp feat. Nefera and produced by bassDrumsnareDrum on YouTube here And read this blog post from muscian AKS on why he decided to become involved in 1 Way Up with his song “House Called Home.”
- “I’ve helped in some small way to change the perception of young men, brothers of mine, who come from an area just like mine and deserved for the world to know about them” – AKS
What people are saying about 1 Way Up in 3D
- “1 Way Up is more than just a BMX documentary, it’s a story of overcoming obstacles and keeping going.” – MTV News interview with Tre, Quillan, and CK
- London Evening Standard article on the film reports that Mayor Boris Johnson said that BMX could be “a real force for good” in helping boost the health and self-esteem of young Londoners.
- read the Sunday Times article “Kids make a two-wheeled escape from gangland” on the film and Peckham BMX club.
- And the Guardian’s article “Peckham: where BMX stars are made“
- “Brilliant, Billy Elliot on a bike!” – student audience member in Clapham
- “Loved it, made me want to follow my dreams!” – student audience member in Clapham
- “So inspirational, I will tell my friends to watch this!” – student audience member in Clapham
1 Way Up Benefit Screening in East Hampton June 21
You and your family are invited to a benefit screening of
From first time director Amy Mathieson, 1 Way Up tells the story of Tre and Quillan, two teenage boys on the road to the BMX World Championships. They hope to escape one of the toughest gang neighborhoods in London with the only thing they have – a bike.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 3:30pm
Guild Hall – John Drew Theater
158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
Tickets:
General Admission: $25 for Adults, $10 for Children
Premium Tickets: $125 for Adults, $50 for Children
Premium tickets include VIP seating and a private reception with the film’s producers
Click here to purchase online or call the box office (631) 324-4050
Special Raffle of a bike!
Host Committee:
Valerie Bruce
Afton and Christopher DiSunno
Susan MacLaury and Albie Hecht
Susie and George Polsky
Toni Ross
Susan Ringo and Barry Sonnenfeld
Jon Snow
Melissa Thomas and David Koepp
Jeri Wellman and Nick Bryan
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Benefit Inocente Screening and Art Show at the National Arts Club in NYC
Some of the members of the Shine Global board and other guests at the Shine Global Benefit screening of Inocente at the National Arts Club in NYC. To view more photos from the event visit our Facebook page here. Photos Credit: Amber Kayo
Shine Global held a benefit screening and art show at the National Arts Club in New York City on Monday May 12th, 2014 with Producer Albie Hecht, Executive Producer Susan MacLaury (co-founders of Shine Global) and Inocente Izucar, the artist and subject of the 2013 Academy Award®-winning short documentary, in attendance. Produced by Shine Global with Salty Features and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, Inocente is the inspiring coming of age story of a 15-year-old girl in California. Though homeless and undocumented, she refuses to give up on her dream of being an artist, proving that the hand she has been dealt does not define her — her dreams do.
Now 20 and no longer homeless or undocumented, Inocente has spent the last year traveling with the film and speaking about the importance of arts education. She’s finally had the time to create a new body of work to present at her second New York City art show. Upon viewing the recently created work Dianne B. Bernhard, Director of Fine Arts at the National Arts Club remarked, “Inocente’s work is fresh and original and the hottest pop art produced by a young artist today.”
Shine’s special event marked the first day of the National Arts Club’s “Inspiring Arts Education” exhibit running from May 12-17, 2014. In addition to the exhibit of Inocente’s new art work, the week also included exhibits by the young students of Rudolf Steiner School, Marte Valley High School, and Broome Street Academy, many of who are homeless or come from challenging circumstances. Broome Street Academy provides services through its partner program The Door to more than 11,000 young people from all over New York City, with a wide range of services including health care, education, and arts education. Inocente also ran a mural workshop with the students of https://viagragener.com Broome street Academy on Wednesday.
Shine wants to thank all of our supporters who were able to make it to this special event and Inocente Izucar and the National Arts Club for putting on such an incredible art show.
All donations to Shine Global are tax-deductible and go to support Shine in its mission to end the exploitation and abuse of children worldwide through the production of films and other media that raise awareness and inspire change. Upcoming films include the exciting sports action and music documentary 1 Way Up in 3D, which just premiered at the Montclair Film Festival and will be released in the UK this summer, and Selling Our Daughters which is currently in production. Past films include the Oscar®-nominated War/Dance and The Harvest (La Cosecha). To make a donation click here. To learn more about the film Inocente and to find out how to host a screening in your community visit www.inocentedoc.com.
To view more photos from the event visit our Facebook page here.
March 12th Screening and Benefit for Pushpa Basnet of Waiting For Mamu
In Waiting for Mamu, 28-year-old Pushpa Basnet struggles to provide a typical childhood for the more than 150 children she has rescued from the floors of Nepal’s prisons. Pushpa, or Mamu as she is called by the children, feeds, clothes, educates, and loves her children while struggling to pay rent and overcome the discrimination of landlords and neighbors when she is surprised by worldwide recognition as the 2012 CNN Hero of the year.
As one of the poorest countries in the world (according to UNICEF, 55% of the population lives below the international poverty line), Nepal has none of the social safety nets that exist in most western countries. When parents are sent to prison, there is nowhere for their children to go. Many enter prison at a young age with their parents and are released to the world at age 18, with no life skills or support system, knowing nothing of the world but what they experienced in a jail cell, creating a vicious cycle of poverty and crime. The film shares Pushpa’s passion to help and the story of what it means for a child to grow up in prison and yet find hope in unlikely places.
Please join Prabal Gurung, Susan Sarandon, Shikshya Foundation Nepal, NEUEHOUSE, director/producer Thomas Morgan, and producer Angela Thomas in New York on March 12, 2014 for a special screening of the award winning short documentary Waiting for Mamu and a chance to meet the incredible Pushpa Basnet and support her work to ensure no child has to grow up behind prison walls.
Purchase tickets or make a donation here: