All the member states of the United Nations pledged to fulfill eight goals to improve the well being of people in developing nations by 2015 in areas of education, health, women's empowerment, the environment, and global partnerships. As world citizens we are not on track to fulfill our promise.
The World's Biggest Game is a television and online campaign rallying sports fans to play and win a game far bigger than the Super Bowl, World Series or World Cup Soccer--the UN MDGs.
The State of the World This includes President Obama in his State of the Union address. is the global expectation for world leaders to include the UN-MDG's in their annual major speech to their nations, declaring how their country will fulfill their promises for the UN-MDGs and inspiring their citizens to take action.
Status: These initiative proposals have been communicated to the UN Millennium Campaign Coordinator for North America.
MacKenzie's Cafe
A dramatic feature film about a cafe where people discover their passions and dreams and their contribution to the world,
Fired from her job, MacKenzie Miyamoto returns to her hometown of Seabrook, New Jersey, a once thriving global village now struggling to survive. MacKenzie loves people music and coffee, and decides to start up a cafe Fueled by passion and sheer force of will, she struggles to succeed -- and fails spectacularly. But the cafe captures the imagination of her contentious community. Coming together, they manage to open the business. MacKenzie's cafe becomes known as a touchstone where people find the courage to pursue their dreams. Men, women and children from all over the world journey to the cafe. However, joy and fulfillment comes at a devastating price, and tests the faith of those who believe in the cafe and the hope it holds for the future.
embodies the perseverance of the human spirit against all odds.
Status: On-site research and new draft of screenplay in process.
Supercapitalist is an edgy independent feature film where money for life is the ultimate trade. In this financial thriller, a maverick New York hedge fund trader with a gambling habit moves to Hong Kong and orchestrates a mega-deal that swiftly escalates beyond his control. Caught between competing forces in America and Asia in a ruthless culture of profits at all costs, he desperately negotiates and maneuvers inside China's closed, complex society. With his life and Hong Kong's future staked on a corrupt billion dollar deal, the gambler makes the ultimate bet.
Supercapitalist explores themes of choice and responsibility of individuals and corporations, and the impact on private lives and entire societies.
