Change the world with Movies that Matter
While folks all over the world are getting ready for the holiday season, we wanted to figure out a away to do a little more this year. So we’ve partnered with Witness.org, the Human Rights organization founded by legendary musician and activist Peter Gabriel, to bring you a special promotion.
Starting today, Jaman will feature “Movies that Matter” – extraordinary films with a powerful message of social change. Through January 16, when you watch one of these amazing documentaries, Jaman will donate proceeds to the WITNESS organization. WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations and empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.
“Jaman was founded to offer films that engage and inspire, so WITNESS was a natural fit for us as we share socially-conscious films with our global audience,” says Gaurav Dhillon, our founder, CEO and fearless leader. “Through this collaboration, not only will people be able to view great films from around the world, they will also be helping an incredible organization continue to promote change.”
Because art and film can transform personal stories into powerful tools for change, “Movies that Matter” features films that highlight a variety of political, environmental and social issues.
“WITNESS believes in the power of storytelling and video to change the world,” said WITNESS co-founder Peter Gabriel. “Through ‘Movies that Matter“, Jaman is offering viewers an opportunity to not only learn more about issues that matter, but at the same time make a positive impact on the world, by supporting our cause.”
Here’s a little info about the movies that are a part of the promotion - watch today and join us in changing the world, one movie at a time.
• Boxers and Ballerinas — This moving film documents the struggles of four characters in Miami and Havana and their resolve to meet the physical challenges posed by their sports. A moving portrait that offers considerable insight into US-Cuban relations. “Boxers and Ballerinas weaves controversial political theory, traumatic historical signposts, and urgent human drama into a stylish and provocative whole.” - The Washington Post
• Dying To Get In: Undocumented Immigration at the U.S. Mexican Border - Award-winning director Brett Tolley travels deep into the Arizona desert, interviewing under-funded border guards and the immigrants desperate for a better future across the border. As Tolley follows his subjects on their harrowing journeys northward, he sheds new and revelatory light on the sensitive issue of Mexican immigration.
• From Dust - This sharp-eyed and vigilant documentary focuses on the plight of survivors of the 2004 Asian tsunami, residing along Sri Lanka’s coast and rendered homeless. Absurd government restrictions and stonewalled relief efforts point to the sometimes profit-obsessed and perverted side of globalization.
• Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories – Citizen journalist Mike Shiley traveled to Iraq for two months armed only with a camera and a local guide to interview Iraqi citizens. The results are stories that would never air on network news, and offers a startlingly human, non-politicized picture of Iraq.
• Oil On Ice – This documentary explores the many angles involved in the U.S. government’s push to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – the impact on the area’s wildlife and people, global warming and America’s energy and transportation politics.
• Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari — A rare glimpse of the fascinating history, brutal struggles, and challenges of the Bushmen of the Kalahari who now face extinction as modern society encroaches upon them.
