MICHAEL MOORE COLLABORATOR KURT ENGFEHR\u2019S GLOBAL CHANGE FILM \u201cSTAND IN MY SHOES\u201d
\nLAUNCHES CROWD-FUNDING CAMPAIGN<\/p>\n
FREE GENERAL PUBLIC EVENT
\nDATE: Friday August 24 2012
\nTIME: 6.45pm for a 7pm start
\nLOCATION: Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, Terrace Room, 93-97 Spring St, Bondi Junction
\nWHO: Phil Gould, Tommy Dean and filmmakers, Anna Reeves and Vivienne Somers<\/p>\n
The world\u2019s first event for global social change film \u201cStand In My Shoes\u201d directed by long-time Michael Moore collaborator, Kurt Engfehr (Fahrenheit 9\/11, Bowling For Columbine, The Yes Men), will have its crowd-funding campaign launch on Friday August 24 2012 at the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club. <\/p>\n
Hosted comedian, Tommy Dean, supported by special guests Phil Gould and Surf Aid, the event includes complimentary food and beverage courtesy of the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club and guests will be the first to witness the trailer for \u201cStand In My Shoes\u201d. <\/p>\n
Fund raising for the film will launch on US based crowd-funding platform www.kickstarter.com \u2013 only recently made available to Australian film-makers, the website has already generated $250 million in funding to various projects and up to 24,000 projects have been successfully funded since its inception in April 2009. Funds raised via www.kickstarter.com will go towards establishing production units in Australia, India and the US and to support a new story telling platform for film-makers to contribute to the content of the film.<\/p>\n
\u201cStand In My Shoes\u201d is a film about what US President Barack Obama termed the \u201cempathy deficit\u201d and follows the journey of three film-makers, Anna Reeves, Elizabeth Nakano and Vivienne Somers as they seek to expose the empathy deficit and conversely find out what the world’s most influential “social revolutionaries” including acclaimed neuroscientist, Professor William Mobley and Australia\u2019s very own Craig Davis, the Chief Creative Officer from Publicis Mojo and co-founder of Brand Karma, are doing to bring the heart back into our social structures.<\/p>\n
Make a positive change to society and pledge your support by attending the empathy revolution launch event. Be one of the first of 500 Executives Producers to receive a credit in the film \u2013 simply by pledging your financial support to this much-needed and timely global change movie. <\/p>\n
For general public information on the event – viv@standinmyshoes.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MICHAEL MOORE COLLABORATOR KURT ENGFEHR\u2019S GLOBAL CHANGE FILM \u201cSTAND IN MY SHOES\u201d LAUNCHES CROWD-FUNDING CAMPAIGN FREE GENERAL PUBLIC EVENT DATE: Friday August 24 2012 TIME: 6.45pm for a 7pm start LOCATION: Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, Terrace Room, 93-97 Spring St, Bondi Junction WHO: Phil Gould, Tommy Dean and filmmakers, Anna Reeves and Vivienne Somers The<\/p>\n