February 2012
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Screening in NYC
Good Fortune is screening as part of the Norfolk Film Series Monday, Feb 20 at 6:30 pm.
Angel Orensanz Foundation
172 Norfolk St, NY, NY.
http://www.spainuscc.org/newsevents/news-detail.asp?NewsID=1302
1ST NORFOLK STREET FILM SERIES: YOUNG DIRECTORS IN NYC Starting on the 20th February 2012 Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine head the opening of this Film Series with his Emmy awarded...
September 2011
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Remembering Wangari Maathai
Yesterday was bittersweet. The same night Good Fortune won an Emmy we heard that Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai passed away. We had interviewed Dr. Maathai for Strides in Development, our supplementary short video series looking at positive alternatives to foreign aid. Watch the video here. And read more about Wangari Maathai here.
July 2011
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Watch online!
Missed Good Fortune on PBS NewsHour? Watch it online! The 8-minute segment is now available on both the PBS NewsHour and The Economist Film Project websites.
Good Fortune nominated for an Emmy!
Good Fortune was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy award this morning in the category of Outstanding Business & Economic reporting. It joins six other POV films to be nominated this year. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
Good Fortune on PBS NewsHour- TONIGHT!
Tune in to PBS NewsHour TONIGHT for an 8-minute clip from award-winning documentary Good Fortune. The film will be presented as part of The Economist Film Project, a new initiative to bring to life the pages of The Economist through the powerful medium of documentary film. Good Fortune was selected from 1,000 submissions for its unique perspective on international aid. Tonight’s clip will...
June 2011
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Strides in Development
“The type of aid which will help Africa is the type of aid which will empower Africans so that they themselves instigate reform from within.” —George Ayittey, Ghanaian economist, author, and founder of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington D.C.
Watch the latest installment of “Strides in Development” to learn more:
Good Fortune selected for Economist Film Project
Good Fortune has been named as one of four films selected to debut the Economist Film Project, a new initiative launched through a partnership between The Economist Magazine and PBS Newshour.
Since we announced The Economist Film Project in December, we have had more than 600 submissions of documentaries that tell riveting stories set in all parts of the globe,” “These four films stood...
GF Wins OPC Award
Good Fortune was recently awarded the Overseas Press Club’s Carl Spielvogel Award for “best international reporting in the broadcast media showing concern for the human condition.”
The Overseas Press Club of America has been serving the interests of international journalists since 1939. Each year they recognize outstanding journalistic work with the OPC Awards. Here’s what...
April 2011
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"Making Good Fortune: When Aid Hurts"
Join us today in New Haven, CT, for the Unite for Sight Global Health and Innovation Conference.
The Global Health & Innovation Conference annually convenes more than 2,200 participants from all 50 states and more than 55 countries. The conference participants represent a great range of diversity, including students, nurses, doctors, policy-makers, nonprofit directors and volunteers,...
Good Fortune in the Classroom
Every Educational DVD package we send comes with a small request: “We’d love to know how you heard of our film, if you feel like dropping a note.” We’re proud to post this one sent from Wisconsin’s Eau Claire Area School District:
Several months ago I watched Good Fortune on Wisconsin Public Television. Our school district is working to identify, discuss, and...
February 2011
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Good Fortune, amazing night!
Thanks to everyone who came out last night to see Good Fortune, and to the United Nations Association Young Professionals for International Cooperation (YPIC) for hosting such a fantastic event!
The screening room at the Room Mate Grace Hotel New York was packed with a diverse audience, including distinguished members from the African Mission to the UN. Producer Jeremy Levine was on hand for...
Good Fortune United Nations event!
The United Nations Association - Young Professionals for International Cooperation proudly presents Good Fortune.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 | 7:00p.m. -9:00 p.m.
The Room Mate Grace Hotel | 125 West 45th Street (Between 6th and 7th avenues) New York, NY 10036
The film will screen as part of the “Africa at 50” documentary series which seeks to examine different aspects of...
January 2011
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"Four years later, we finally had a film."
Filmmakers Jeremy Levine and Landon Van Soest were recently invited to the Center for Social Media at American University to speak about the making of Good Fortune. Click here for more on their work with a local crew in Kenya, the challenges of editing 300 hours of footage— and why they believe social issue documentaries are so important.
October 2010
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September 2010
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July 2010
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NEW project
Alongside the successful broadcast debut of Good Fortune, we also launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign for our new film, The Captain.
We are looking for support to finish the film by September, so spread the word! There are all sorts of special extras for people who support the project, including advance DVD copies of the film and tickets to an exclusive screening.
To share info about The...
Good Fortune press
We’ve gotten some press!
Landon and Jeremy recently appeared on WNYC’s “The Leonard Lopate Show” to talk about Good Fortune. To listen to the interview, click here.
They have also been featured on “The Dennis Miller Show” and “The Bev Smith Show.”
Also, a quick shout out to Cynthia Fuchs from the online magazine, PopMatters, who who called the...
Good Fortune extras on POV site
We hope you got a chance to tune in last night to see Good Fortune’s broadcast debut on POV. If you enjoyed the film, be sure to visit the Good Fortune page on POV’s website where there are a ton of great resources to check out.
There are expert responses to the film, an interactive map illustrating similar development projects around the globe, new videos from the “Strides in...
Reminder...POV broadcast TONIGHT
Don’t forget… Good Fortune will be screening on PBS’s award-winning documentary series POV TONIGHT at 10 p.m. (check your local listings). If you’re in the New York City area, join us at DCTV tonight at 8:30pm to celebrate the broadcast. For more information, visit: http://www.dctvny.org/events/good-fortune
GOOD FORTUNE's POV broadcast premiere celebration!
Just a reminder: GODD FORTUNE will be screening on PBS’s award-winning documentary series on POV on July 13 at 10 p.m.
And if you are in the NYC-area…
Help us celebrate the broadcast premiere of our award-winning documentary at DCTV this Tuesday! Join us for a toast at 9pm and stick around for the national broadcast at 10pm. The evening will also feature a sneak preview of an...
June 2010
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NY Times on Aid in Haiti
Another great piece about aid problems in Haiti…this time from The New York Times.
May 2010
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"This American Life" on Aid in Haiti
This American Life recently aired an amazing episode about aid efforts in Haiti called “Island Time.”
“Unprecedented amounts of money have been pledged to Haitian relief in the last few months. American households have given over $1 billion and in March, 120 countries pledged over $9 billion(!) to rebuild. The only problem is that - historically - blanketing a country in aid...
April 2010
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POV Premiere
We’re excited to announce the television premier of Good Fortune! PBS is showing the film as part of its POV series on Tuesday, July 13th at 10:00pm. We’re looking forward to Good Fortune reaching a wider audience. To check your local listings go to:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvschedule/
Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium Screening of GF
We’re thrilled that Good Fortune recently screened at the Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium, an annual gathering of young African social entrepreneurs. The film was able to reach some of the top students from 24 African countries and around the world. The group aims to “unleash the potential of Africa’s people, pursue the social, political and economic development of our continent and...
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Get Tickets Now!
Tickets have now gone on sale for the Scene Brooklyn screening of Good Fortune. Come see this feature documentary that explores how massive, international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the communities they aim to benefit. Tickets are $7, and the film makers are holding a Q&A after the screening.
Scene: Brooklyn Screening!
The Scene: Brooklyn Independent Film and Media Arts series is screening Good Fortune on Saturday May 8th. Come to Union Docs. to see the film and a Q&A with Director and Producer Landon Van Soest and Producer Jeremy Levine.
-7$, 322 Union Ave
Coming Soon!