World On Fire

$5,000 could cover the cost of hair and make-up for one day on set in LA or pay for one year's schooling for 145 girls in Afghanistan. Sarah McLachlan does the math and encourages you to join her.

For more information about the film and to take action visit: http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/5...

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  Film & Animation

[mediathatmatters]

Filmmakers, Activists and Change Makers: Submit your short films, music videos and PSAs to the Thirteenth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival! Now's your chance to get your social-justice message out there and be a part of a cycle of education, advocacy and action. We look forward to reviewing your films!

Visit the "Submit" page on our website for rules, guidelines and our application form.

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2013

[gynetht]

Coming from several years in the corporate world of advertising and marketing, and moving finally into a social enterprise, I realized that there are many creative people out there who are willing to do pro-bono work. We are at a tipping point of realization that we are in a world of limited resource and we need to learn to share with the next billion!

[madmax7415]

i have watched this video maybe 100 times. it always makes me shed a tear. when will humans value every life. I want more for all, we need more compasion in the dark times.

[Katherine Cadigan]

Man this is stellar. Inspiring creative and heartwarming. I am astounded and I will donate to help the cause. In crying. Thank you

[millamills]

The end result counts......Lip-synching or not....still her beautiful voice and money well spent!!

[feralferret]

When it said "This video cost $150,000", followed by "what is wrong with this video?" my immediate thought was "she's lip-synching".

She and her entourage would normally use $5,000 worth of makeup and hair for one day on set? You've gotta be kidding. $10,200 for 2 hours film stock (when everyone uses hard-drives now)? $2625 for electricians on set for one day?

Some of the costs are highly suspect, but the standalone numbers themselves when converted to third world values are enlightening.

[nogleknows]

Every single on of those dollars should go to third world vasectomies. Much of the darkness we face comes from overpopulation. If any American with more than one child claims to be "green", ecofriendly, or even an environmental spiritualist, they are complete hypocrites. People will always have problems and cause problems, less people = less problems

[TairilBURF]

ugly shit

[RiggyTalon]

Even though I am in no way a liberal activist, I do like Sarah's songs.

[Hui eugenia]

All Singer should make an effort like this to help the poor! They only use their pays and talk! They should do it themselves and show the world even if it is not perfect they had done a good job!

[Tiago Maia]

Good voice, Good singer, but is not my style. Congratulations, she deserves my liking in music.

[Monkof Shadows]

please take this and spread it one of my fav qoutes "Angels give me strength, God recuse my transgressions, Valkyries retrieve me when I succumb" -Adam McGinnis