More than 300 public health professionals watched a special conference cut of 8 Billion Angels and stayed after the screening to engage in a discussion with Terry Spahr (8 Billion Angels), Travis Rieder (Johns Hopkins University), Kate Cho (Gates Institute) and Amita Vyas (Girl Rising). Audience members applauded the film’s message of hope and empowerment…
Terry Spahr Screens Documentary at European Sustainability Gathering While most of us in the United States were gearing up for the Memorial Day weekend, Earth Overshoot Executive Director Terry Spahr was screening his documentary, 8 Billion Angels, for some of the 2,500 “CityChangers” from 400 cities around the world attending the Urban Future Global Conference…
In preparation for the extremely competitive international film festival circuit, 8 Billion Angels hosted test screenings at WeWork-Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. While we thought our movie was something special already, we wanted to get feedback and learn from the people who matter most — our audience. Post-screening survey results were incredibly encouraging and…
Different By Design to Provide Coloring and Finishing Services 8 Billion Angels is proud to announce an agreement with Different By Design (DXD) for coloring and finishing services. In addition to 2017’s Academy Award winning documentary, Icarus, DXD has provided color correction for many other acclaimed documentaries, such as Academy Award winner 20 Feet From…
Executive Producer Gives First Sneak Peek, Q&A 8 Billion Angels gave attendees of the “Population and Parenthood” event at Casket Cinemas in Minneapolis on September 14th a sneak peek of the film followed by a live (via streaming) Q&A session with the film’s executive producer Terry Spahr. Approximately 35 people watched 8 Billion Angels’ dramatic…
On June 1st, 8 Billion Angels initiated a Kickstarter campaign to raise $34,000 to complete the complex task of editing, which requires piecing together the massive amount of footage we captured into a meaningful, powerful and entertaining film. Over the course of the month, 103 individuals pledged $35,126, surpassing our campaign goal and puting us…