{"634832":{"#nid":"634832","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bowman\u2019s Documentary \u0022Women of Earth\u0022 Accepted at Seven Film Festivals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.womenofearthfilm.com\u0022\u003EWomen of Earth\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026quot; a documentary co-produced by Kirk Bowman, Jon R. Wilcox Term Professor of Global Development and Identity in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was accepted at seven film festivals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe documentary was accepted at the Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2020,\u0026nbsp;Greenwich International Film Festival 2020, Overcome Film Festival, Festival de Cinema de Trancoso 2019, IFEMA INTERNATIONAL FEMALE FILM FESTIVAL MALM\u0026Ouml; 2020, Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival 2019, and Women at the Center Film Festival 2020.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Women of Earth\u0026quot; is a project that aims to increase the visibility of the stories of women who play important social roles in their communities. These women are midwives, faith healers, herbalists, shamans, and community leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe film is a part of a variety of films produced by Rise Up \u0026amp; Care, an organization co-founded by Kirk Bowman. Rise Up \u0026amp; Care identifies and builds personal relationships with innovative non-profits in developing communities around the globe, invests in these relationships, and uses films to inspire. Bowman\u0026#39;s work models international charity that identifies and supports \u003Cem\u003Elocal leaders\u003C\/em\u003E invested in transforming the lives of young people, rather than the common model of foreigners implementing their own ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERise Up \u0026amp; Care has produced other films including \u003Cem\u003E\u0026#39;Bad\u0026#39; \u0026amp; the Birdieman\u003C\/em\u003E, a documentary about a using badminton to transform the lives of kids in Rio de Janeiro. The documentary was selected for showings at many film festivals including the 41st Atlanta Film Festival in 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about \u0026quot;Women of Earth\u0026quot; and other films produced by Bowman\u0026#39;s group, please visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/riseup.care\u0022\u003ERise Up \u0026amp; Care\u003C\/a\u003E website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.womenofearthfilm.com\u0022\u003EWomen of Earth\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026quot; a documentary co-produced by Kirk Bowman, Jon R. Wilcox Term Professor of Global Development and Identity in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was accepted at seven film festivals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Women of Earth,\u0022 a documentary co-produced by Kirk Bowman, Jon R. 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