SYNOPSIS Micro credit may just be a theory to some, but to three low-income women in Cali, Colombia, it has become a source of hope as they work hard to take the stigma out of poverty and provide a better life for their families. Moving Forward is a powerful and inspiring film that portrays the challenges that Luz Marina, Nancy and Consuelo have to face while revealing the impact of micro credit in their lives. SELECTED SCREENINGS • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York - February 2006 • DC Independent Film Festival – March 2006 • Boston Latino International Film Festival – October 2005 • Athens International Film and Video Festival, Ohio- May 2005 • CNN en Espanol – a segment aired on “En Efectivo”- August 2005 • MHZ Networks (TV channel in the Washington Area)- May 2005 • Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC - March 2005 • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY – September 2005 “A compact, atmospherically rich and affirmative documentary… both a concrete testimony to the beneficial potential of micro credit and a vibrantly sympathetic portrait of women in a male-dominant cultural context succeeding against formidable obstacles to establish independence and financial security for themselves and their families. Recommended.” – Educational Media Reviews Online
 
MOVING FORWARD
Directed, produced and edited by Karen Zider
 
27 minutes. In Spanish with English Subtitles.
 
Distributed by Cinema Guild - www.cinemaguild.com
Karen Zider Nessim - editor