From the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series
MY HERO Project seeks unique works of art by professional and student artists that celebrate the lives and courageous acts of heroes who work to promote change by positively affecting others and their communities. Completed artwork should reflect thoughtful ideas to show how the selected hero demonstrates heroic action and creates positive social change.
Enter the MY Hero Songwriting/Music Video Contest!
Oct. 1st Deadline!
Produced by: Charles Tsai | | 6:06
Producer/Director: Charles Tsai. Editor: Dave Timko
Dan Eldon was an artist and photojournalist who grew up in Kenya and was one of the first to bear witness to the famine in Somalia. He was killed on assignment in 1993 when he was only 22 years old. Dan left behind 17 artistic journals in which he documented his own life through art. The Art of Life is a portrait of Dan as artist, photojournalist and humanitarian - a passionate young man whose life became a source of inspiration to many others.
Visit DanEldon.org
Winner, 2006 My Hero International Film Festival