Tomorrow's Hope: The Promise of Early Childhood Education

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"Tomorrow’s Hope” brings us into the journey of passionate educators and tenacious kids and their families on the south side of Chicago, determined to carve out the future - despite a sea of incredible challenges

Thomas Morgan (DIRECTOR/PRODUCER) “Thomas Morgan is more than a filmmaker. He’s an astute observer of the human condition with a visionary drive to tell the stories of others in order to make the world a better place. Steve Stein, Inside Asia

Thomas Morgan's films have been leveraged to create lasting movements with a specific call to action. In his first film, Storied Streets, Morgan captured the painful reality of homelessness in America and graceful personal triumphs of those living unhoused in our country. Through the film he has elevated awareness of the problem on thousands of college campuses, petitioned in front of Congress, and pushed for laws to make violence against the homeless a hate crime and the abolishment of laws criminalizing homelessness.

With the 2013 documentary short film, Waiting For Mamu, he speaks to the power of one person through the story of Pushpa Basnet, who at age 21 began helping free innocent children from the prison floors in Nepal. The award-winning film has raised over $1.4M which helped to build a permanent home, The Butterfly Home, in Kathmandu and assisted in supporting the ongoing education of these children. Morgan is also the Executive Producer of Silenced, a film about US government whistleblowers, and also India’s Daughter, an Oscar-contending film about the rape and murder of a 23-year old medical student in India.

Morgan has been a keynote speaker many times on Capitol Hill and twice before the U.S. Congress. He also spoke for the PPL forum at the 2012 Democratic National Convention and at 2013 at the United Nations. Morgan also provided one of the most unusual TEDx Talks from Nepal soon after the earthquake while providing relief to Pushpa Basnet and her children. Morgan was the commencement speaker at his alma mater in 2015.

Thomas attended college at Central Michigan University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration in 1990.

Complete Filmography:

Soufra (Documentary) Director, Executive Producer, Producer 2017
Lucky Me (Documentary) Director, Producer, Writer 2017
India’s Daughter (Documentary) Executive Producer 2014
Silenced (Documentary) Executive Producer 2014
Storied Streets (Documentary) Director, Producer, Writer 2013
Waiting for Mamu (Documentary short) Director, Producer, Writer, Executive Producer 2013
The Futurists (Documentary) (pre-production) Director 2018
Among Brothers (Feature) Director 2005

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"Diana Rauner on losing one job, keeping another The former First Lady of Illinois, and president of the early chlldhood nonprofit Ounce of Prevention Fund, reflects on the past four years. This year's keynote speaker is actor and activist Anna Deavere Smith, who has appeared on "The West Wing," "Nurse Jackie" and other television series. The luncheon will also debut the trailer of "Tomorrow's Hope," the working title of a documentary about three college students who as children attended the Ounce's Educare pre-school program for underserved kids. "

Crain's Chicago Business

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy

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