Last night I finished up two documentaries with seemingly different themes, but ended up being quite similar. They were “Born into Brothels” and “Hoop Dreams.” They’re both pretty classic in their premise, and both reminded me of some goodness going on in the world.
The last place I lived in in the city was a sublet from Mr. Sanjay Patel who was actually leaving to do work in Africa similar to the work done in the “Born into Brothels” story. He and a friend co-founded Epic Change, an organization designed to finance a school that he worked at some years ago. After the school lost money and was on the verge of disappearing, he and his friends got together to try and save it. So, to teach locals skills on becoming self-sustaining, he does what is done in the movie, and teaches the students how to use cameras to produce photos which are in turn sold for financing the school. It’s absolutely brilliant.
Please peep them at http://www.epicchange.org
