Site Credits
Many thanks to the five remarkable human rights activists who graciously shared their time, energy and wisdom: Arn Chorn Pond, Ernest Guevarra, Vanita Gupta, Martin O'Brien, and Yinka Jegede-Ekpe. And thank you to the ten Facing History students who did such a wonderful job interviewing them.
We would also like to thank the schools and amazing teachers that were so accommodating to our video crews:
- The Facing History School, New York, New York
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, Massachusetts
- The Baker School, Brookline, Massachusetts
- Academy of the Pacific Rim, Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Thank you to Sesh Kannan for allowing us to use language from Beyond the Fire's "terms and conditions" page.
Video Credits
At the center of BE THE CHANGE are the video clips taken from interviews conducted with each of the five human rights activists. Many thanks to the ten Facing History students who conducted the interviews, the film crews that helped make it look so good, and the production companies who allowed us to use some of their footage in the editing process.
For the Ernest Guevarra video shoot:
Film Crew
Tony Flanagan, DP
Valerie Lyman, Audio
Additional footage provided by: Rainlake Productions, New York, New York
For the Vanita Gupta video shoot:
Film Crew
Marco Franzoni, DP
Nikos Katsaounis, Audio
Additional footage provided by: Rainlake Productions, New York, New York
For the Arn Chorn Pond video shoot:
Film Crew
Dave Pryke, DP
Jason O'Neill, Audio
Additional footage used in Arn Chorn Pond video clips from the Emmy Award nominated documentary film“The Flute Player,” 2003 © Over The Moon Productions, Inc., used with permission. (to purchase the film, go to http://catalog.asianamericanmedia.org/film/75
For the Yinka Jegede-Ekpe video shoot:
Film Crew
Dave Pryke, DP
Bill Arbuckle, Audio
Additional footage provided by: Rainlake Productions, New York, New York
For the Martin O'Brien video shoot:
Film Crew
Dave Pryke, DP
Bill Arbuckle, Audio
Ken Fraser, 2nd Camera
Some of the music used on this website created by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 2.0" (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
Photo Credits
Arn Chorn Pond photos:
Monks in Roteang Village: © Beth Kanter.
Cambodian Children: © Yuge.
Gold Buddha: © Clear Path International (www.cpi.org).
Angkor Wat -- Disabled Musician: © Merten Snijders.
Man with Ox Plowing Rice Field: © Peter Kelly Studios.
Angkor Wat: © Ben Buchler.
Martin O'Brien photos:
Belfast Mural -- Four Children: © Cokeeorg.
Belfast Mural -- Angel: © Cokeeorg.
Belfast Building: © Cokeeorg.
Ireland Mountains: © Alltrain43.
Mural at Gobnascale, Derry -- Kids Jumping Rope: © Dave Mitchell.
Londonderry -- Broken Windows: © Dave Mitchell.
Mother with Children: © Dave Mitchell.
Peace Mural -- Dove: © CAIN website.
Shankill Road -- West Belfast: © CAIN website.
Mural -- Arkansas 57/Ardoyne: © Jonathan McCormick.
Vanita Gupta photos:
All still images used in the Vanita Gupta area of the website provided by Facing History and Ourselves, and, Reebok Human Rights Program through Rainlake Productions, New York, New York.
Yinka Jegede-Ekpe Pond photos:
Nigerian Nurse--"Nurse Irene": © Topotom.
Market Women--Nigeria: © Mike Blyth.
Nigerian Women Working in Field: © Mike Blyth.
Residential Buildings, Lagos, Nigeria: © Zouzouwizman.
Street Scene, Lagos, Nigeria: © Zouzouwizman.
Ernest Guevarra photos:
Images used in the Ernest Guevarra area of the website provided by Facing History and Ourselves, and, Reebok Human Rights Program through Rainlake Productions, New York, New York.Additional footage and still images for video clips on this website provided by the award winners themselves, and, the Reebok Human Rights Program.
Preventing Genocide, Promoting Peace: A Podcast Conversation with Arn Chorn Pond
On April 11, 2008, three Facing History and Ourselves students had a conversation with Cambodian Genocide survivor and peace advocate Arn Chorn Pond. Arn spoke passionately to the students about his personal history, the choices he has made to "Be the Change," and his thoughts about how each of us can play a role in preventing genocide.
Listen to the podcast


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