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“Film has truly played a major role in changing our society. It can be used as an instrument to help people to get rid of obscurantism and also to guide them along the right path. documentary film can educate, raise awareness and inspire change like few other forms of media. In a world where visual media dominates and social media is the channel through which we communicate, there is no better tool for changing hearts and minds than the documentary film.”
Kashf Shah is a Changemaker and Head of Community Engagement for World Merit in Pakistan. For the SIMA SDG Challenge, Shah chose to screen the film What Would It Look Like? This 25-minute Global Oneness Project film retrospective asks us to reflect on the state of the world and ourselves, and to listen more closely to what is being asked of us at this time of unprecedented global transformation. Through the film, he encouraged the audience to connect with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Why did you choose the SIMA Academy film What Would It Look Like?
SDG13 is one of the SDGs we advocate in Pakistan as team #betterpakorg
Can you tell us if and how this event changed the audience’s awareness of the subject matter?
Participants in the session got awareness not only about climate change SDG13, but also got knowledge of the other SDGs as well.
What were the main topics of discussion at the event?
Our speakers Mr. Ali Zafar from UNDP and Mr. Kashf Shah talked about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda. We had a discussion on the best examples of sustainable development and how our youth can empower others, asking: “What can a common citizen do to make our country a better place?”
Please share a memorable moment during your event.
It is always a pleasure to host such events through which we get to learn a lot of life lessons. What Would It Look Like? was well received by the participants and we look forward to screening such films further in future.
