Shine Global Inc

Mission Statement: Shine Global improves children's lives by telling powerful stories that raise awareness, promote action, and inspire change. What do we do? Shine Global is a non-profit media company. We produce inspiring films and compelling content about underserved children. Through tailored distribution and outreach, we connect with our audiences in communities, classrooms, museums, and on capitol hill as part of a powerful engagement campaign to encourage social change. What issues do we explore? Shine Global has taken action on issues including child soldiering, undocumented immigration, child labor, homelessness, parental incarceration, child abuse, religious intolerance, stereotyping, and sexual exploitation. Our passion and hard work have been rewarded: √ Our films have won more than 100 major awards, including an Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short Subject for Inocente and an Academy Award®-nomination for War/Dance. √ Millions pf viewers have seen our films on platforms such as MTV, EPIX, Netflix, iTunes, and DVD as well as in theaters, schools, and community organizations. √ War/Dance was shown to members of Congress shortly before the passage of the Child Soldiers Protection Act of 2008 √ 1 Way Up convinced a London community council to invest in a BMX track for youth.