News and Shorts
The Importance of Export MarketsIn this "Little Stones" bonus video, American fashion designer Anna Taylor visits jewelry designer Sammy Semat in Kona Baridi, outside Nairobi, Kenya and learns that many poor women in the developing world need access to export markets to find stable economic opportunities outside their local communities.
Produced for: Web series for feature documentary Little Stones. Credits: Director, Producer, Editor Learn more: www.littlestones.org |
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Graffiti artists take to the streets of Brazil to combat violence against womenBrazilian street artists used the spotlight of the World Cup to highlight a problem close to home. Special correspondent Sophia Kruz of Detroit Public Television reports on a movement in Brazil to spread awareness of domestic violence through the art of graffiti.
Produced for: PBS NewsHour Credits: Special Correspondent, Producer, Editor View on PBS: www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/graffiti-artists-take-streets-brazil-combat-violence-women |
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How drones could limit fertilizer flow into Lake ErieA toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie this summer left the city of Toledo, Ohio, without drinking water for three days. Now environmentalists and farmers are working to prevent future blooms by evaluating fertilizer use in hopes of cutting excess runoff. Special correspondent Christy McDonald of Detroit Public Television reports on how drones may be a tool for maximizing crops and minimizing pollution.
Produced for: PBS NewsHour Credits: Producer, Editor View on PBS: www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/drones-limit-fertilizer-flow-lake-erie/ |
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European Female Genital MutilationIn this "Little Stones" bonus video, Senegalese hip-hop star and activist Sister Fa meets with a group of African immigrants in Berlin to discuss a disturbing trend: young girls are undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) even after they immigrate to Europe.
Produced for: Web series for feature documentary Little Stones. Credits: Director, Producer, Editor Learn more: www.littlestones.org |
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Finding the Strength to Testify Through DanceIn this "Little Stones" bonus video, dance movement therapist and founder of Kolkata Sanved, Sohini Chakraborty, shows how dance can help prepare survivors of sex trafficking and violence find the strength to testify in court against their abusers.
Produced for: Web series for feature documentary Little Stones. Credits: Director, Producer, Editor Learn more: www.littlestones.org |
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