Building Hope
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Building Hope is a film by Turk and Christy Pipkin. It was produced by The Nobelity Project
and premiered on March 12 at the 2011 South by Southwest
festival in Austin, Texas. It is the sequel to the film One Peace at a Time
.
and The Nobelity Project agree to help build the area’s first high school - including the award-winning RainWater Court, classroom building, science and computer labs, and a library.
Through drought, flood, and fundraising challenges, Building Hope chronicles the construction of Mahiga Hope High, and the connection between a thousand people in the U.S. and an African community working to create a better future for their children.
. It is the first high school in the area of Mahiga near Nyeri
. The school held its grand opening on October 1, 2010. The Nobelity Project is also building a science building for the school along with organic gardens to be completed in the fall of 2010. Construction of the school has earned the Nobelity Project a nomination for Architecture for Humanity
's book, Design Like You Give a Damn 2, the sequel to Design Like You Give a Damn, which is a collection of writings about projects taking place around the world designed to benefit humanity.
film festival.
Winner of the 2011 Best Documentary Award at the Maui Film Festival.
Winner of the 2011 SXSW Lone Star Audience Award.
Dove Family Seal of Approval
Official Selection at the 2011 Maui Film Festival.
Public Premeire on April 6th 2011 at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX.
Premiered in New York at the Tribeca Cinemas on July 25th, 2011.
San Diego Film Festival
Aspen Film Festival
Nairobi Film Festival
Napa Film Festival
The Nobelity Project
The Nobelity Project is an Austin, TX-based nonprofit founded by Turk and Christy Pipkin, in 2006, while producing the film Nobelity. The nonprofit's principal goals include education and bettering the lives of people across the globe...
and premiered on March 12 at the 2011 South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
festival in Austin, Texas. It is the sequel to the film One Peace at a Time
One Peace at a Time
One Peace at a Time is a film by Turk and Christy Pipkin. It was produced by The Nobelity Project and was premiered to a sold out audience at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, USA, on April 14, 2009. It is the sequel to the film Nobelity...
.
Summary
After rebuilding a rural Kenyan primary school, Turk PipkinTurk Pipkin
Turk Pipkin is the co-founder of The Nobelity Project, an education and action non-profit which seeks to find solutions to many pressing global problems, and which advocates for basic rights for children everywhere...
and The Nobelity Project agree to help build the area’s first high school - including the award-winning RainWater Court, classroom building, science and computer labs, and a library.
Through drought, flood, and fundraising challenges, Building Hope chronicles the construction of Mahiga Hope High, and the connection between a thousand people in the U.S. and an African community working to create a better future for their children.
Mahiga Hope High School
In 2009 The Nobelity Project began construction on Mahiga Hope High School in rural KenyaKenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It is the first high school in the area of Mahiga near Nyeri
Nyeri
Nyeri is a town in situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya Kenya, which was the administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province...
. The school held its grand opening on October 1, 2010. The Nobelity Project is also building a science building for the school along with organic gardens to be completed in the fall of 2010. Construction of the school has earned the Nobelity Project a nomination for Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity is a charitable organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brings professional design services to communities in need...
's book, Design Like You Give a Damn 2, the sequel to Design Like You Give a Damn, which is a collection of writings about projects taking place around the world designed to benefit humanity.
Screenings and Awards
Building Hope premiered in March at the 2011 South by SouthwestSouth by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
film festival.
Winner of the 2011 Best Documentary Award at the Maui Film Festival.
Winner of the 2011 SXSW Lone Star Audience Award.
Dove Family Seal of Approval
Official Selection at the 2011 Maui Film Festival.
Public Premeire on April 6th 2011 at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX.
Premiered in New York at the Tribeca Cinemas on July 25th, 2011.
San Diego Film Festival
Aspen Film Festival
Nairobi Film Festival
Napa Film Festival