Gabriel Diamond - Filmmaker Showcase

‘Daga - A Woman’s Fight to Empower Girls in her Village’ directed by Fama Ndiaye and Produced by Sky Dylan-Robbins & Gabriel Diamond wins at festival.

Gabriel Diamond, filmmaker and his inspiration.

A group of activists—all strangers—from more than 15 countries meet online in the midst of a global pandemic.

A Video Poem by Darius Simpson about Race and Health Equity

A visual and musical interpretation of American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s electrifying poem "Still I Rise."

In 2004, realizing that conversation had to go beyond counting species, marine biologist Alasdair Harris encouraged a coastal Madagascar community to close off a small section of their octopus-fishing area for a few months, to see if this would boost productivity.

In India, the majority of girls do not complete their primary education. Educate Girls is working to make education more accessible to girls by partnering with public schools, training local champions for girls’ education, and mobilizing communities to help girls achieve their full potential

The Space Between Us is a radical experiment in the power of bearing witness, inviting vulnerability, and sharing movement, in a time of social distancing and racial reckoning.

Bryan Stevenson and Equal Justice Initiative litigate cases for the unjustly imprisoned and work to reform the justice system.

Fifteen years of civil war in Liberia has resulted in one of the world’s worst doctor shortages and cut off the country’s rural poor from basic healthcare. Community health workers trained and equipped by the non-profit Last Mile Health are working to deliver lifesaving health services to the 1.2 million Liberians living in the most remote reaches of the country.

In southern Senegal, Daga Baldé, a local leader in her community, is a passionate advocate for girls’ and women’s education.

The presentation of The Women Transforming Media Awards sponsored by Eva Haller.

The 20th MY HERO Film Festival Awards Ceremony held on November 16th, 2024 in Santa Monica at the Ann & Jerry Moss Theater at New Roads School.

Santos Herrera interviewed several filmmakers at the 20th Film Festival about their perspectives on MY HERO and their advice for aspiring filmmakers.