Love Can Change Anything’: LGBTQ Youth Speak Up in Uganda | Short Film Showcase

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Uganda is one of at least 34 African countries where homosexual acts are illegal. Members of the LGBTQ community receive no protection from discrimination, violence, arbitrary arrests, and forced evictions. Several people were recently forced into a safe house after a local tabloid printed their photo alongside the headline “500 (UG) Gays Hold Secret Party”. Filmmaker Katie Nelson traveled to the capital city of Kampala to interview several of young Ugandans in hiding and asked them, “What does love mean to you?” Editor Joshua Carlon weaves together their responses into a touching piece about the power of love in the face of oppression.
Learn more about the film: http://www.loveisuganda.com/
Katie Nelson: http://www.katiegnelson.com/
Joshua Carlon: https://vimeo.com/user2005990
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Climbing Asia’s Forgotten Mountain, Part 1 – Nat Geo Live

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The quest to climb Hkakabo Razi in the remote area of northern Myanmar was conceived by Hilaree O’Neill and Mark Jenkins and their yearning for an “anti-Everest” expedition. In the fall of 2014, Hilaree O’Neill, the expedition leader, and Mark Jenkins, Cory Richards, Renan Ozturk, and Emily Harrington set out to climb this formidable peak and determine whether it is the highest peak in Southeast Asia by standing on top with a GPS. What followed was a demanding journey full of setbacks that would push these five climbers to their limits emotionally, physically, and mentally. Hear Hilaree O’Neill talk about this epic expedition and being taken to “the point of no return.”... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!