NETWORK EVENTS
Creative Visions uses a multi-faceted approach to bring storytellers, social entrepreneurs, experts and activists together around challenges, issues and solutions in compelling formats. Scroll down to see highlights from past events and information about upcoming happenings!
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April Sundowner
April 23, 2023 | The Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism, Los Angeles
Our Sundowner Series is Back! We kicked off the series with our April Sundowner, centered around Earth Day.
Members of our Creative Activist Network joined us in celebrating Earth Month. Guests got a sneak peak of some of our fiscally sponsored projects that are focused on climate action and environmental solutions, including:
- Butterfly Day
- Reconnected
- Blue Water Film Festival
- Science with Sophie
FREEDOM ON FIRE Screening
December 8, 2022 | The Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles
Creative Visions hosted a special Los Angeles screening of Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky's FREEDOM ON FIRE: UKRAINE'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, a documentary that provides a sweeping look at the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and reveals how the spirit of unity strengthens morale even amid the country’s darkest hours.
The event included a pre-screening reception with drinks & light bites, an exhibition of posters from Ukrainian artists, and the film screening, followed by a panel & Q+A with director Evgeny Afineevsky, key subjects in the film, and the documentary team.
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here to learn more about FREEDOM ON FIRE.
Spark Change Summit 2022
October 27, 2022 | The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Spark Change Summit 2022 featured award-winning producers, writers, directors, and creatives – all focusing on entertainment that raises awareness, changes behavior, influences policy, and catalyzes movements.
Presented by Creative Visions, The Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at UCLA TFT, and The Promise Institute, this year’s Summit offered a deep dive into the creation of social impact entertainment projects, campaigns, and the movements they spark. The Summit showcases the unparalleled power of story and the storyteller and the potential to make shift happen in the world.
Click here to view the full-length panels and programming.
Creative Storyteller Series: Spark Peace Salon with Maya Soetoro-Ng
May 13, 2022 | Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism, Los Angeles
In this unpredictable and ever-changing climate, Creative Visions is helping to answer the question, “how can you create more peace within yourself and your community to build a more just, caring, and sustainable world?”
This salon was a unique roundtable discussion - "Make Peace Noisy" led by Peace Activist Maya Soetoro-Ng, joined by Reverend Michael Beckwith from Agape International Spiritual Center, Karen Maurice O’Leary (formerly with META) and Andi Gitow from the United Nations. The panelists describe how we unite people, not tear them apart, through digital tools and compelling storytelling to speed up peacemaking efforts and adoption.
Click here to watch and listen to the full conversation. Let it act as a gentle reminder to embrace and spread peace.
NAVALNY Screening
April 24, 2022 | The Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism, Los Angeles
Creative Visions and Board Chair Geralyn Dreyfous hosted a special screening of Oscar-nominated NAVALNY to celebrate its CNN premiere. NAVALNY is the must-see documentary chronicling the investigation into the shockingly brazen assassination attempt of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny - and his ongoing fight for democratic reform.
We were joined by members of our Creative Activist Network Kathy Eldon, Daniel Roher (director), Diane Becker (producer), Melanie Miller (producer), Nicole Shipley of Safe Space Pictures, CV's Megha Kadakia, Geralyn Dreyfous, (CV's Board Chair), CV's Pat Chandler, and Inessa O-Childs (CV Board Member).
The film has won Best Documentary Feature at the 2023 Academy Awards and is now streaming on HBO Max.
Sundowner Series 2022
April-October, 2022 | The Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism, Los Angeles
Our Sundowner Series takes place at the Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism at our offices in Malibu, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We invite members of our community and our Creative Activist Network to gather around the subject of creative activism.
Modeled after an African tradition celebrating the sunset, our popular monthly Sundowners bring together artists, filmmakers, photographers, media creators and industry leaders — influential individuals who make things happen.
These epic gatherings spawn new friendships and connections that ignite positive change across the globe. Funders, creative activists and social entrepreneurs overlook the ocean while networking, listening to music and learning about new opportunities.
Clips & Conversations: Ferguson Rises
January 16, 2022 | Virtual
Watch the playback of our virtual discussion on FERGUSON RISES, the 2021 documentary that tells the story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that suffered a powerful loss and became the flash point for a modern day civil rights movement.
Hosted by Creative Visions, this conversation includes director, Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, Michael Brown Sr., Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, Rev. Renita Lamkin and moderator Jimmie Briggs (Activist/Journalist).
The panel discussed the making of the film, its continued relevance, how to ensure the film will reach a mass audience, and what actions we can take moving forward to heal the wounds of systemic racial disparity in this country.