Title:?Envision screening of Academy Award-nominated documentary?Virunga
Date:?April 2014
Venue:?Directors Guild of America Theatre
Speaker:?Edward Norton, Academy Award-nominated actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity
Event Summary:
The Academy Award-nominated documentary film?Virunga, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, tells the story of Africa¡¯s oldest national park and last natural habitat for the endangered mountain gorilla, against the backdrop of civil war and dark forces struggling to control Congo's rich natural resources.
CCOI¡¯s Role:
CCOI organized the screening in collaboration with the Independent Filmmaker Project.
Related UN Issues:
Sustainable Development Goal #15 ¨C Life on Land, Biodiversity
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