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Press Kit

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Bonsai People was voted one of the Top 5 Transformational Films by the Aware Guide!


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT BONSAI PEOPLE

“Rather than just reading about Yunus’ wonderful work, you can now see it for yourself.”
- Richard Branson

“Bonsai People presents Dr. Yunus as I know him. It is uplifting and inspiring.”
- David Suzuki

“Captures Yunus’ true spirit of compassion and his true problem solving genius.”
– Astronaut Ron Garan

“Presents without question the most effective solution to ending poverty and illiteracy.”
- Anne Archer

“A must-see.”
- Yeardley Smith (voice of Lisa Simpson)

“A hopeful film – about the power of honest work to confer dignity as well as put food on the table, about how the seed of an idea can take root and grow.”
– Betsy Sharkey, LA Times

“Hopeful and inspiring, this is highly recommended.” 3.5 STAR REVIEW
- M. Puffer-Rothenberg, Video Librarian (Sept/Oct 2012)

“Possesses a quiet beauty that mirrors her subject’s lives.”
- Jake Whitney, UTNE

“Spectacular... and forces you to really look at our growing economic problems.”
– Ingrid Rosales, Union Weekly

“A moving tribute to a true visionary.”
– Kam Williams, The News Blaze

“If anyone alive today embodies the principle of love in action, it’s Muhammad Yunus. What an inspriation and a role model for all of us.”
– Marianne Williamson

“It will make you stand up and cheer.”
– Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

“An enlightening documentary”
– Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

“Mosher is no less triumphant in her field as a filmmaker.”
– Maria Banks, Epoch Times

“Mosher has captured Yunus and the spirit of Grameen’s borrowers with sparkling authenticity.
– Yeardley Smith (voice of Lisa Simpson)


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“Fascinating”
– Jacquelin Sonderling, Whole Life Times

“The film makes profoundly clear that the greatest part of his work had already been done and is self-perpetuating, with millions of productive women and men as proof of his theories and testimony of his trust in his fellow human beings.”
– The Amsterdam News

“Bonsai People's inspirational and educational value will be potentially enormous since it so thoroughly introduces Muhammad Yunus’ remarkable ideas and practices.”
– Mark Durieux, Co-author, “Social Entrepreneurship for Dummies” & Founder, “Social Entrepreneurship For Everyone”

“Both thought provoking and insightful”
– Jason Viso, Louisiana Public Broadcasting

“Bonsai People is like a set of Russian dolls, after you open one doll there is another doll inside that is as touching as it is interesting”
– Eric Yves Lafayette

“Watching these women grow into self reliant entrepreneurs while also sharing their poignant, difficult histories was beautifully contrasted and very moving.”
– Suzanne Oshry

“The first time I saw Bonsai People, I knew it was a movie that everyone should see. It does such an incredible job of explaining the concept of microfinance and an even better job of showing how one person with a dream can make a difference in the world. I was so inspired by Bonsai People, and I think that anyone who understands the story of Dr. Yunus will agree that the future of our world is in good hands.”
– Johanna Lou, Columbia University Student

“I watched your movie and I was really impressed of the impact it had on me!! Now I really understand how micro credits are working in Bangladesh! It’s a wonderful documentation, you can’t stop watching it from the beginning till the end.”
- Alexandra Walther

“I thought I knew Yunus’ work very well, but your film helped me realize how microcredit concretely contributes to improve millions of people’s lives. In our countries, we sometimes tend to take gender equality for granted, whilst in many countries, women still have no rights. Since Grameen’s creation, we can observe an evolution in women’s status and a solidarity movement among them. The education made through the Bank, really change their ways of living and promotes economic and social development, and it is very well demonstrated in your film. The social-businesses are giving an opportunity to change the world and how we do business. I truly think that your film will allow the public to better understand the positive effects of Muhammad Yunus’s work, but above all, will awake people’s consciousness and inspire many others to create new social-businesses.”
– Geneviéve Tremblay, HEC Montreal MBA Student

“I want to show the film, Bonsai People, to my undergraduate class on the nonprofit sector that includes a section on corporate philanthropy because it provides an excellent overview of one approach to social entrepreneurship in creating social change. The film describes the role of a profit making bank that operates as a social business or social enterprise in its attempts to reduce poverty and improve the quality of lives through micro lending. The film portrays the philosophy of its founder, Professor Yunus, the economic and social problems faced by the poor of Bangladesh, the programs and practices of the bank, and issues it faces. “
– Richard Sundeen, Professor Emeritus School of Policy, Planning, and Development, USC