The film focuses on the stories of nine girls around the world; each narrated by the likes of Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Chloë Moretz, Liam Neeson, Frieda Pinto, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington. Each story is written by a writer from their native country: Marie Arana, Edwidge Danticat, Mona Eltahawy, Aminatta Forna, Zarghuna Kargar, Maaza Mengiste, Sooni Taraporevala, Manjushree Thapa, and Loung Ung.
Director Robbins states, “With Girl Rising, I wanted to make a beautiful film that met three distinct goals: change minds, change lives, and change policy, around educating girls. The stories of these amazing girls are at once very typical and totally extraordinary."
The film premieres March 7 in NY, LA, Washington, DC and on demand. You can also get the movie to a theater near you with Gathr.
A portion of Girl Rising ticket sales will go to support girls’ programs around the world through the 10x10 Fund for Girls’ Education. The Fund goes to 10x10’s high-impact network of non-profit partners and leaders in girls’ education: A New Day Cambodia, CARE, Girl Up/United Nations Foundation, Partners in Health, Plan International USA, Room to Read, UNICEF, and World Vision.
2 Comments
Deborah | January 24, 2013 6:48 PM
I can not wait to see this!!
Ysabella | January 24, 2013 6:06 PM
looks amazing cant wait