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Her Campus Tufts Screens Girl Rising

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Tufts chapter.

 

On April 24th Her Campus Tufts was proud to screen a new documentary on the global importance of educating girls. The documentary, Girl Rising, told the real life stories of 9 girls around the world and the amazing impact that education has had on their lives. Their stories are narrated by celebs including: Meryl Streep, Selena Gomez, Kerry Washington, Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Chloë Moretz, Liam Neeson, and Frieda Pinto. It was a touching documentary that Her Campus Tufts was happy we exposed the Tufts University community to.

Girl Rising has had an unusual journey and eager viewers cannot always find the documentary screening at their local theater. The film was created by 10×10. 10×10 is a global action campaign for girls’ education. Centered by the new feature film, Girl Rising, 10×10 uses the power of storytelling and the leverage of strategic partnerships to deliver a simple, critical truth: Educate Girls and you will Change the World, and in doing so have flawlessly interwoven advocacy and filmmaking into a new progressive framework. To view the film, people have the opportunity to host their own screenings or to request it on Gathr, a new social tool where viewers can request movies they want to see in order to get them shown at their local theaters.

To join the movement check out the 10×10 website and take a look at the amazing trailer to a truly inspiring film

 

 

Simmone Seymour is a current student at Tufts University studying Political Science, Economics, and Communications. She is interested in films, fashion, art, design, marketing, advertising, PR, blogging, new trends and the DIY movement. She is now the Campus Correspondent for the Tufts University Chapter of Her Campus and blogs for the Beauty School Blog. She aspires to get involved in marketing and has worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Hungry Fish Media, Jack Morton Worldwide, Argopoint LLP, the Tufts Daily, the HC headquarters as a Marketing & Sales Associate, and at Leo Burnett Worldwide.In her spare time (which is far and in between) she freelance writes for publications, maintains a blog, learns about graphic design and coding, and explores which ever city she may be in. Her idols are Chelsea handler, Sheryl Sandberg, and Marissa Meyer.Got something fashion or beauty-related you think is amazing? Contact Simmone at SimmoneSeymour@hercampus.com to discuss article inquiries.