Michael Moore collaborator joins Aussie film-makers for ’empathy deficit’ doco
Michael Moore collaborator Kurt Engfehr has teamed with a crew of Australian film-makers to create a new feature documentary, Stand In My Shoes.
The ‘social change’ film is based on the ’empathy deficit’, a term coined by President Obama, cautioning against the dangers of a world without empathy.
Australian co-creators and producers Anna Reeves, Vivienne Somers with producer Elizabeth Nakano and creative director/executive producer Ahmed Salama who was EP on The Tunnel have teamed with Engfehr, co-producer of Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 and director of The Yes Men Save The World.
Craig Davis, chief creative officer of Publicis Mojo and co-founder of Brand Karma will be among the interviewees of the film. He will be joined by Google’s Chade-Meng Tan, spiritual author and lecturer Marianne Williamson, voted as one of Time Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Babyboomers and William Mobley, head of Neuroscience at USCD.
Man where do I sign up!!!, having around half my family under the poverty line and being the only income earner in my family capable of earning enough to make any real difference to the situation, this subject is WAAAYYYY over due for a decent doco.
cant wait to see if any real social change happens as a result.
Do I have to stand in Lara Bingle’s shoes? just kidding. I love the idea of this and will be interested to see if it can have impact – I truly hope so. I tend to think one is born with empathy and so I don’t know that those without will ‘get it’ even if given clear instructions – but good luck with that. A bit like ethics, ie a barrister friend tells me that is one of their topics for professional practice points. He figures if you haven’t got it by the time you’re in your 50s maybe it’s never gonna happen, alas.
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