Surrounded by poverty and escalating violence, a San Francisco middle school committed to peace and embraced a program of meditation that has made students feel safer, teachers more productive, and brought unity and purpose to the school. Zachary, a partner in Collective Hunch, is the Director of Video Programming for The George Lucas Educational Foundation.

Experience the full Edutopia coverage at www.edutopia.org/stw-student-stress-meditation

Aliança da Terra seeks market-based solutions to slow the rapid deforestation of Brazilian forests. The organization provides economic incentives to encourage farmers and ranchers in the Amazon Rainforest to practice sustainable forest management.

At KIPP King Collegiate High School, in San Lorenzo, California, the mission is to provide students with the critical-thinking skills required to succeed in college – and the confidence to use them. For more Edutopia.org coverage of KIPP King Collegiate,visit Edutopia

There’s a pro velodrome coming to Boulder County, and if you have ever been on two wheels, you’re going to have to experience this!  Check out their website at: www.bouldervalleyvelodrome.com for membership information and news.

At Collective Hunch, when it comes to image quality, we know what we like when we see it. The folks at Imatest can tell us why that is, and they’re making sure that we see the world as clearly as possible.  Imatest software is the world standard for objectively measuring and communicating image quality. Check them out, we love what they’re doing!

Threadless is a crowd-inspired t-shirt company that’s focused on supporting art and community.  Their HQ is in Chicago, and we spent a day there, putting together a video for the awesome folks at 520 Collective.

520 collective is a collaborative network of strategists and researchers interested in using their consumer marketing and business strategy expertise to help fuel the growth of companies and brands that are good for people and planet.

We think that Threadless is good for people and the planet, and we hope you do too. Visit them, and check out their cool t-shirts, at threadless.com.

The HBO Family documentary I CAN’T DO THIS BUT I CAN DO THAT: A FILM FOR FAMILIES ABOUT LEARNING DIFFERENCES, is an inspiring account of children with LDs who have discovered real abilities, and have learned to use their strengths to overcome their learning struggles. Learn more at HBO.

A missed connection in the most unusual way. Inspired from a real Craigslist posting. The film was produced for the Art By Chance International Film Festival in collaboration with One Spoken Image.

It’s only 30 seconds long (the festival limit), so don’t blink! Don’t worry, you can watch it twice.

Is This Your Limb has screened at the Aspen ShortsFest and Art By Chance. Telling a story in such a short time frame also inspired Collective Hunch to begin producing micro documentaries.

These teenagers come from diverse backgrounds but they all share one passion; they are obsessed with wrapping their bodies around thrashing 1400 pound bulls.  Along the way there will be challenges; failures, triumphs, injuries, family struggles and conflicts with their peers. This is the perfect recipe for storytelling, the drama is built in.

Jr. Bull is being developed as a television series, a documentary film and as a branded web series for the right advertiser.

Following in the pathway of your ancestors means finding a path of your own…

Before he passed away, Uncle Kavika passed on a kuleana-a sacred responsibility-to his nephew Kimokeo.

His mission was to reconnect the distant ancestral islands of Hawaii: a 2,000 mile string of islands comprising the most remote archipelago in the world.

Kavika told Kimokeo to connect the islands by paddling a Hawaiian outrigger canoe the entire length of the archipelago, a feat that has never before been attempted in modern history.

This is the story of Kimokeo’s voyage.

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Family of the Wa’a (formerly Beyond the Reef) premiered to a record audience of over 3,500 people at the Maui Film Festival on June 19th.

We are honored to have won the Audience Award for Spirit of Aloha, the perfect award for a film of this story.

Family of the Wa’a also showed at the Breckenridge Film Festival and won the award for Best Cinematography.

The film will be showing at the Pacific Rim Film Festival and the Long Island Film Festival, as well as many other location and festivals.

Alyssa Fedele directed Family of the Wa’a. It is her feature length directorial debut. Zachary Fink was the producer and cinematographer for Family of the Wa’a.

For more info, tune in to:  www.familyofthewaa.com