GFDD and FUNGLODE to partner with the DR Mission and UNEP for a UN film screening of Harmony

On June 26, 2014 Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme and the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations will hold a screening of the film Harmony at the United Nations.

Harmony highlights the benefits of sustainable
development and is tied to the ongoing work of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. The film was directed by award winning journalist and Oscar nominated filmmaker, Mr. Stuart Sender, who will be flying in from Los Angeles for the event. The screening will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York at 4.30PM on Thursday June 26, 2014.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic of sustainable development with Mr.
Sender, with reference to sustainable agriculture and sustainable urban living and housing. Other participants for the panel discussion, will include GFDD Executive Director, Ms. Natasha Despotovic, H.E. Ambassador Francisco A. Cortorreal, the Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations and Mr. Jorge Laguna Celis, Programme Officer from UNEP.

About the film: HARMONY
For three decades, the Prince of Wales has
worked side-by-side with a dynamic array of environmental activists, business leaders, artists, architects and government leaders to address the global environmental crisis and find ways toward a more sustainable, spiritual and harmonious relationship with the planet. From organic farms, including the Prince”s own Duchy Home Farm near Highgrove House in the Duchy of Cornwall, to the rainforests of British Columbia, to rare footage of Prince Charles interviewing Al Gore about climate change
in 1988, the film provides a new and inspiring perspective on how the world can meet the challenges of climate change globally, locally and personally. The film looks at the root causes of the global problems we face and offers 21st century solutions, capturing a new awareness that is arising in people around the world, across geographic boundaries, race religion and socio-economic status.

About Mr. Stuart Sender:
Stuart Sender is an Academy
Award nominated filmmaker, broadcast journalist and screenwriter. His credits include producing and directing the Academy-Award nominated documentary Prisoner of Paradise, which also received a Directors Guild nomination and won the prestigious Grierson Award for best documentary on film. Stuart executive produced The Garden, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He began his career at CBS news then worked as Senior
Producer of the weekly PBS series South Africa Now, which won a Polk Award for excellence in journalism and a New York Emmy for best newsmagazine. Stuart produced the first exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela following his release from prison. He was Senior Producer of the documentary Mandela: Free At Last. Most recently, Stuart was a Producer of Years of Living Dangerously,
the acclaimed Showtime documentary television series focusing on climate change and featuring Matt Damon and Michael C. Hall.

RSVP
For access to the event as non UN grounds pass holders please RSVP: Marc Jourdan – mjourdan@globalfoundationdd.org – 212 751-5000 Ext.5028