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Nupur Kothari
nkothari38@gatech.edu
Summary Sentence: Join us for a live virtual screening of the film “Gira and the Circus of Life” directed by Lili Fialho and Katia Lund and presented by Rise Up & Care and the Global Social Entrepreneurship VIP.
Full Summary: REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gira-the-circus-of-life-live-screening-and-qa-gmf-2021-tickets-148672584703?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing Join us for a live virtual screening of the film “Gira and the Circus of Life” directed by Lili Fialho and Katia Lund and presented by Rise Up & Care and the Global Social Entrepreneurship VIP. Learn about the story of Vinicius and Junior as they set out to start the “Crescer e Viver”, a circus in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, encouraging people of all ages to participate and inspiring them to hope and dream in a community full of poverty and crime. After the screening, join us for a roundtable discussion with Vinicius and Dr. Kirk Bowman (co-founder of Rise Up & Care and professor at Georgia Tech) and for a Q&A about the film and the themes brought up in the movie. This event will be hosted on Bluejeans. Upon registration, you will receive an e-mail with a Bluejeans link to the event. This event is part of the 2021 Global Media Festival, which explores United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. This series is organized by the Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages and co-sponsored by Atlanta Global Studies Center, Office of the Vice-Provost for International Initiatives, and Serve-Learn-Sustain. Learn more about the Global Media Festival: https://globalmediafest.modlangs.gatech.edu/ Learn more about Rise Up & Care: http://riseup.care/ Learn more about the Global Social Entrepreneurship VIP: https://www.vip.gatech.edu/teams/global-social-entrepreneurship For additional information, please contact: Nupur Kothari at nkothari38@gatech.edu
GiraJoin us for a live virtual screening of the film “Gira and the Circus of Life” directed by Lili Fialho and Katia Lund and presented by Rise Up & Care and the Global Social Entrepreneurship VIP. Learn about the story of Vinicius and Junior as they set out to start the “Crescer e Viver”, a circus in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, encouraging people of all ages to participate and inspiring them to hope and dream in a community full of poverty and crime. After the screening, join us for a roundtable discussion with Vinicius and Dr. Kirk Bowman (co-founder of Rise Up & Care and professor at Georgia Tech) and for a Q&A about the film and the themes brought up in the movie.
This event will be hosted on Bluejeans. Upon registration, you will receive an e-mail with a Bluejeans link to the event.
This event is part of the 2021 Global Media Festival, which explores United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. This series is organized by the Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages and co-sponsored by Atlanta Global Studies Center, Office of the Vice-Provost for International Initiatives, and Serve-Learn-Sustain.
Learn more about the Global Media Festival: https://globalmediafest.modlangs.gatech.edu/
Learn more about Rise Up & Care: http://riseup.care/
Learn more about the Global Social Entrepreneurship VIP: https://www.vip.gatech.edu/teams/global-social-entrepreneurship
For additional information, please contact: Nupur Kothari at nkothari38@gatech.edu
