Start Up For A Reason
Entrepreneurs have been shaping the world we live in. Yet, issues like access to education, food security, environmental protection are more prevalent than ever. Across four developing countries, some impressive and inspiring entrepreneurs are starting companies not for profit, but for a reason. They are impact entrepreneurs, fighting for social and environmental justice. A carbon-free production.
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Mehdi BalamissaDirectorThe Boss (Morocco, 11 min, 2019)
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Adilson BorgesDirector
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Mehdi BalamissaProducer
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Adilson BorgesProducer
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:Documentary, Environmental film
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Runtime:52 minutes
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Completion Date:December 9, 2021
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Production Budget:1,500 EUR
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Country of Origin:France
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Green Film FestivalKrakow
Poland
August 14, 2022
Official Selection -
Italia Green Film FestivalRome
Italy
April 21, 2022
Italian Premiere
Golden Leaf
The film is the fruit of the first collaboration between Mehdi Balamissa, a French-Moroccan environmental documentary filmmaker, and Adilson Borges, a French-Brazilian researcher in economy.
It is time to follow the path of the impact entrepreneurs, who do not seek only profit, but are fighting to generate an impact around them and address the immense contemporary issues we are facing. Extra financial criteria have to be considered in business to finally respond to the climate and social emergencies.
In developing countries where entrepreneurial ecosystems are still at early stages of development, creativity emerges from those constraints, and impact entrepreneurs are fighting everyday for a more responsible way of doing business. Those mission-driven pioneers are showing us the way.