Tapestries of Hope
Tapestries of Hope is the story of filmmaker Michealene Cristini Risley who traveled to Zimbabwe to document the work of Betty Makoni and the Girl Child Network. The film... Read More
Program Creator: Michealene Cristini Risley
Michealene Cristini Risley is a prolific writer, director, and human rights activist. Her published, non-fiction book, This is Not the Life I Ordered was a N.Y. Times Bestseller. She is an award-winning documentarian for TAPESTRIES OF HOPE (Best Film Louisville’s film Festival, Monaco Film Festival, The Directors Guild of America, Director Finder Series, WIFTS Best Documentary) which premiered on SHOWTIME. Her first film, FLASHCARDS (Cannes Film Festival, made the nomination list for academy award consideration) aired on American Public Television.In addition to writing and directing, Michealene created two “Sonic the Hedgehog” animated series simultaneously, both #1 in their time slots on ABC and in syndication. Michealene also holds the record for the largest deal in the history of the video game space after helping evaluate Nike’s potential video game division with talent including Ronaldo and Tiger Woods, which created his billion dollar franchise in gaming.Website: http://www.michealene.com/
