Young Filmmakers’ Contest

Hunger In America

Join the nationwide initiative to visually portray hunger in the United States.
 
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

About the Project
Palms for Life Fund is calling out to young filmmakers, under 25 years of age, to participate
in a competition to visually depict in their communities the growing epidemic of hunger in
the United States. This national contest for documentary short films entitled Faces of
Hunger in America intends to bring the issue of hunger onto the forefront of the nation’s
radar screen while at the same time empowering our youth, the future generation of leaders
and activists, to facilitate positive change and challenge antiquated principles.  
 
Palms for Life will offer cash prizes of up to $10K, and give the winners exposure to a vast
audience in a full-length compilation of the prize-winning works.
 
Why Now  
Food needs to be treated as an inalienable basic human right – beyond charity -- and hunger
needs to be tackled in its root causes. The short films will increase awareness about hunger,
affecting more than 36 million Americans who are unable to access consistently sustainable
amounts of food for a healthy life. Of this population, over 12.4 million are children, left to
suffer the physical, mental and emotional consequences of daily life without the most basic
human needs.  
 
Who We Are
After 30 years of service with the United Nations World Food Programme, Hannah Laufer-
Rottman founded Palms for Life Fund to continue raising awareness and financial support for
all those living in impoverished conditions around the globe. By providing food and
education to those in need, Palms for Life Fund helps create new livelihood opportunities to
people around the world.

How to Participate
All entrants must submit a non-fiction short film between five to 12 minutes in length,
accompanied by an artist statement of no more than 300 words. This contest is only open to
U.S. Citizens, between the ages of 16 – 25.  
 
If you are interested in participating in the contest, please add your name to our mailing list
by visiting www.palmsforlifefund.org and clicking on “Hunger Projects – Faces of Hunger
in America.”