Over the past few months, I’ve been in conversation with artists and filmmakers whose projects are grappling with some of the most urgent issues of our time—domestic violence, nuclear proliferation, immigration, the death penalty, Middle East relations, reproductive justice, infertility, spirituality. And that’s just a glimpse. What an inspiration it’s been to witness such talent, […]
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LILLY: Why Storytelling and Social Justice are Inseparable
This week, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 UN Conference on Women and the NGO Forum on Women—where Hillary Clinton famously declared, “Women’s rights are human rights”—I had the privilege of speaking with Rachel Feldman, director of LILLY, our film about Lilly Ledbetter’s fight for equal pay. Rachel and I have been collaborating on this project […]
The Power of Naming Your Values, Passion & Purpose
This summer I took a step back to ask myself a question about my work, which I’ve been asking since childhood: “But, why?” That question led me to an exercise I’d somehow never fully done before—naming, in words, my values, passion, and purpose. It was a fun exercise. Yes, you heard that right, fun! As […]
Audacious Impact: Simone Pero of For Impact Productions On Leading An Audacious, Visionary, Impact-Focused Program
Be strategic in everything you do. When I founded For Impact Productions, impact producing was a burgeoning field, and there needed to be more understanding of the opportunities in galvanizing film, media, and entertainment audiences to build awareness and action on critical social issues. Today, when we create strategic plans incorporating the passion and vision of the art with pragmatic objectives and calls to action, audacious ideas for social impact galvanize resources and reach.
Simone Pero: Pioneering Social Impact Through Film
Few producers have successfully bridged the worlds of government, corporate media, and independent film to create lasting social change like Simone Pero.
Working Behind The Scenes & Thru The Time Warp
It’s been a minute. These past few years a time warp. My last blog post in early 2020. “Back then,” I relaunched the company website, I reaffirmed our business ethos, and I had a clear vision for what we were to embark on next. and then… enter a global pandemic, along with social, political challenges […]
For Impact Productions: A New Decade of Social Impact
Took some time, and a breath, the past few months to recharge and take stock of the enormity of the impact work we have engaged on these past years (btw, I highly recommend a trip to Costa Rica to unplug, per the photo above!). It was a terrific opportunity to assess For Impact Productions’ focus […]
Our Origin Story
It occurs to me as we start a new decade and re-fresh our company website during immense turmoil on the global and sociopolitical stage that a step back into my motivation for founding For Impact Productions might help provide some revived inspiration for all the tough work that still lies ahead. I also can’t help […]