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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 (Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons)

“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)

PRESS

• Article in OpEd News – Part 2 by Joan Brunwasser (April 16, 2013)

• Article in OpEd News – Part 1 by Joan Brunwasser (April 13, 2013)

• Interview on Sweet Remedy Radio by Cori Brackett (April 9, 2013)

• Mention in the Living Lake Country paper (Jan 2, 2013)

• Live chat on Firedoglake.com (Oct 1, 2012)

• Mention in the Orlando Sentinel (Sept 14, 2012)

• 3.5 STAR Review in Video Librarian by M. Puffer-Rothenberg (Sept/Oct 2012)

• Review in Educational Media Reviews Online by Linda Kelly Alkana (September 4, 2012)

• Mention in Racked Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times (April 25, 2012)

• Review in UTNE by Jake Whitney (April 18, 2012)

• Review in Whole Life Times by Jacquelin Sonderling (April, 2012)

• Review in The Union Weekly by Ingrid Rosales on page 11 (March 19, 2012)

• Featured on Colorado Public TV as March’s Featured Program!

• Review in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Laura Starita (March 15, 2012)

• Review in SEE Change Magazine by Nicole Zummach (March 6, 2012)

• Interview in MicroDinero by Charlie Higgins (Mar 5, 2012)

• 4 Star Review on Film Threat by Mark Bell (Feb 29, 2012)

• Review in the Huffington Post by John Wellington Ennis (Feb 16, 2012)

• Part 1 Interview with Sonali Kohatkar on Uprising on KPFK (Feb 15, 2012)

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• Part 2 Interview with Sonali Kohatkar on Uprising on KPFK (Feb 15, 2012)

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• Article in the Washington Square News by Brittany Vanbibber (Feb 13, 2012)

• 4 Star Review in The News Blaze by Kam Williams (Feb 10, 2012)

• Review in NYC Movie Guru (Feb 10, 2012)

• Review in The Amsterdam News (Feb 10, 2012)

• Review in The LA Times by Betsy Sharkey (Feb 10, 2012)

• Review in The Epoch Times by Maria Banks (Feb 9, 2012)

• Article in India West by Lisa Tserling  (Feb 9, 2012)

• Review in Film Journal International by David Noh (Feb 9, 2012)

• Review in Variety by Ronnie Scheib (Feb 2012)

• Interview on WTSR News with Melissa Radzimski and Amanda Reddington (Feb 8, 2012)

• Article in Rotarian by David Rensin (Jan 2012)

• Article in Centretown by Eugene Kwibuka (10/30/11)

• Article in World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates (10/2/11)

• Article in Guernica by Jake Whitney (9/29/11)

• Article in Bengali Times by Muhammad Bukhari (9/28/11)

• Article in the Huffington Post by Mitchell J. Rabin (9/26/11)

• Bonsai People mentioned in The Daily Press (9/25/11)

• Article in the Huffington Post by John Wellington Ennis (9/21/11)

• Read my interview with Dr. Yunus in the Green Money Journal (Fall 2011)

• Dr. Yunus and Bonsai People featured in Vision Magazine (Sept/2011) by Daphne Carpenter

• Interview with Director Holly Mosher on Eugenio La Mesa’s Blog (3/26/11)

• Interview with Director Holly Mosher on Networking Fools (4/1/11)

• Chicago Reader gives Bonsai some love… (3/24/11)

• Listen to my interviews on The Kathleen Show (2/27/11)

• Watch my interview on Fox Good Morning Chicago

Bonsai People Follows Nobel Peace Prize Winner’s Work in Micro-Credit: Mosher: MyFoxCHICAGO.com (3/23/11)

• Bonsai People mentioned in Guernica Magazine (3/18/11)

• Bonsai People article in The Bengali Times (3/24/11)

• Bonsai People mentioned in Daily Amader Shomoy (3/20/11)

MORE BUZZ

“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