Peery Film Festival

Innovations That Change the World

Seven Films, Seven Solutions

About the 2011 Peery Film Festival

On October 13, 2011, the Peery Film Festival featured social entrepreneurs in action. BYU students traveled to Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and San Francisco to capture real pattern-breaking change happening in the communities near and far.   

The film festival is a joint effort between the Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance and the Department of Theatre and Media Arts to explain how students can link their skill sets with the world of social innovation. The event was open to the public but is intended for BYU students who want to know more about getting involved with social entrepreneurship and the Ballard Center.

Missed the 2011 Peery Film Festival? 

Great news! You can now catch the films on the little screen. Watch the mini-films on YouTube:

• Ashoka's Youth Venture transforms disadvantaged youth into societal changemakers.
• AYUDA helps children with diabetes thrive with culturally appropriate healthcare.
• Community Enterprise Solutions empowers the rural poor with sustainable businesses.                                    

Hungry for more?

You're in luck. You can check out the Peery Film Festival 2010 films on YouTube:        

• Global Citizen Year (Kody Threlfall and Casey Wilson): See the Film    
• Sonidos de la Tierra (Jenica Heintzelman and Emma Hoskisson) : See the Film
• Samasource (Dusty Hulet and Becca Summers): See the Film
• Komaza (Travis Pitcher and Becky Pitcher): See the Film   

Congratulations to Dusty and Becca, whose Samasource footage was used in a PBS Special!

The Peery Film Festival is sponsored by the Peery Foundation.