Event Name: Bonsai People: The Vision of Dr Muhammad Yunus
Event Date: February 10 – February 16, 2012
Event Location:
Laemmle’s Noho 7, 5240 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, California 91601 USA
The Quad 34, West 13th Street, New York, New York 10013 USA
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Cost:
Tickets cost USD 11, with a rate of USD 8 available to those aged under 12 or over 61.
Summary of Event: Bonsai People is a 79-minute documentary on Dr Muhammad Yunus and his work in microcredit and social business. The movie was directed by independent filmmaker Holly Mosher and was released in 2010. Dr Yunus founded microfinance institution Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1976.
Event Websites:
Laemmle Noho 7: http://www.laemmle.com/viewmovie.php?mid=7807
The Quad: http://www.quadcinema.com/coming-soon/
For additional information you may email Tamra Raven, Distribution Consultant for Bonsai People at bonsaimovie[at]yahoo.com. You may reach Laemmle Noho 7 by telephone at +1 310 478 1041 or The Quad at +1 212 255 2243.
Submit your event at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
By Charlotte Newman, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources:
Information sent to MicroCapital by Bonsai Movie
Bonsai Movie: http://www.bonsaimovie.com
MicroCapital.org story, December 14, 2010, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Dr Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank and Winner of Nobel Peace Prize for Work in Microfinance, Cleared of Allegations of Illegal Money Transfer to Grameen Kalyan,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-dr-muhammad-yunus-founder-of-grameen-bank-and-winner-of-nobel-peace-prize-for-work-in-microfinance-cleared-of-allegations-of-illegal-money-transfer-to-grameen-kalyan/
MicroCapital.org story, October 13, 2010, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Trickle Up, Provider of Grants, Microfinance, Training, Announces Release of Documentary Film ‘The Test of Poverty,’” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-trickle-up-provider-of-grants-microfinance-training-announces-release-of-documentary-film-the-test-of-poverty/
MicroCapital.org story, October 17, 2011, “FROM NEXT BILLION: David Satterthwaite on ‘This World Food Day, Making it America’s Last Famine,’” https://www.microcapital.org/from-next-billion-david-satterthwaite-on-this-world-food-day-making-it-africas-last-famine/
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