Film Clips


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NBC News Features GoodWeave – Watch the Video on MSNBC.com
NBC’s Tom Snowden reports on GoodWeave and the Faces of Freedom
  • Ending Child Labor with Handmade Rugs

A story on the power of the GoodWeave certification to mobilize consumers and motivate South Asian rug producers to stop using child labor, featuring interviews with Nina Smith, U. Roberto Romano, Ajay Singh Karki, Stephanie Odegard, and others, with images from the Faces of Freedom and footage evidencing child labor behind the looms.

Streaming video (3:34; msnbc.com)
  • GoodWeave Campaign Video

Winter 2010

Streaming Video (YouTube)

 

 

 
  • Principal Voices 

CNN Documentary series on "Social Entrepreneurs" highlights RugMark and founder Kailash Satyarthi

Streaming Video (CNN.com)

 

 

 
  • The Young Heroes of RugMark

In 2007, two former child weavers embarked on a multi-city speaking tour with RugMark
Dwell Daily Video
Footage by TurnHere, courtesy of Dwell.com

Streaming Video (YouTube)
Windows Media Player - 26.7MB
AVI - 25.1MB
Quicktime - 14.78MB

 

 
  • Nina Smith on Social Edge

Nina Smith, Executive Director of RugMark Foundation USA, shares with Global X the story of Lakshmi who was able to break the cycle of poverty for her and her family.

Streaming Video (YouTube)
Windows Media Player - 3.62MB
Flash - 5.5MB
Quicktime - 1.84MB

 
  • Stolen Childhoods

Produced by Galen Films, narrated by Meryl Streep with testimony by Senator Tom Harkin.

Windows Media Player - 3.62MB
Flash - 5.5MB
Quicktime - 1.84MB

 

 

 
  • The New Heroes

Produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting, narrated by Robert Redford, and interview with RugMark founder, Kailash Satyarthi.

Windows Media Player - 13.59MB
Flash (High Quality) - 14.9MB
Flash (Low Quality) - 2.1MB
AVI - 11.45MB
Quicktime - 2.37MB
RealVideo - 820KB

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