About this project
In 2008 I traveled to Rwanda to film a story about a boys home called Umuryango in the village of Byimana. There I became inspired to keep creating global development documentaries and share the stories that I would come across. I started a student project called Ferasha Films and I have felt deep compassion to help those in need. I've been inspired to create and travel the world and film stories.
This past September I won a scholarship to travel to Kolkata, India where I filmed about the lives of underclass women living in poverty. I filmed at an organization called ConneXions, a place that provide fair-trade job opportunities to underprivileged women. The documentary is called "Threads of Hope" and it premieres on October 8, 2010 in Bethlehem, PA, but I need some help with getting things started. I'm looking for some funds to help get Ferasha Films off its feet and spread the word about the premiere.
The premiere will include a photo gallery with stories of women who have had their lives changed through fair trade, as well as a stand selling handmade textiles made by these women to benefit ConneXions' work in India. There will also be an after party with a performance featuring BEC Recordings artists singer/songwriter Phillip LaRue. With the help of funding not only will it help kick off the premiere of "Threads of Hope," but also help kick off Ferasha Films.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on August 31, 2010.
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Special thank you on ferashafilms.com
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"Threads of Hope" DVD and special thank you on ferashafilms.com
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Your name in the thank you credits, 2 complimentary tickets to the premiere (or free movie pack), DVD, and special thank you on ferashafilms.com
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Amanda Danziger’s passion for film and cinematography began in 2008 when she was a student at Drexel University. She volunteered at an orphanage for street children in the town of Byimana, Rwanda. As a way to show her appreciation to those who donated toward the cost of her trip, she bought a camera and set out to film a short documentary, “Umuryango,” about the lives of the children she worked with, many of whom were orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. After this experience, Amanda was hooked on the idea of linking together volunteer work and film. She recognized the overwhelming power of film as a medium to confront western culture with the raw living conditions of the third world. Her film organization Ferasha Films was born.
In 2009 Amanda volunteered to go to India to film her second documentary, “Threads of Hope,” the story of impoverished women at ConneXions, a fair trade vocational school in Kolkata, India. She received a scholarship from the McKnight Fund to finance the project.
Her compassion for the poor and her visual arts talents have brought attention and awareness to the needs of those who live in the third world.
