Welcome!



Help us shine a light on the heroes in your community and around the world. 
Read on to see the many ways you can get involved with The MY HERO Project.

Warm regards,

The MY HERO Team


MY HERO joins Global Leadership Week
March 22 @ 11AM (PST)


Teaching Heroism Using Digital Media.  Register to join our GoToTraining session .  To arrange for additional training sessions, please contact myhero@myheroproject.org.

HERO FEST 2018
Submission Deadline May 1.

  
All are invited to submit hero art, songs, and short films celebrating the best of humanity. Prizes will be awarded for outstanding work by elementary, middle, high school and college students. 
 





The Eva Haller - Women Transforming Media Award - recognizes short films featuring women change makers and women's issues. Cash prizes will be given to student and professional filmmakers for outstanding short films. 

Past honorees include Holocaust survivor and activist Eva Haller and Alyse Nelson, CEO/President and co-founder of Vital Voices Global Partnership.  Learn more about  Women Transforming Media .




World-renowned oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle has led more than 70 expeditions and logged more than 6,500 hours underwater. S he is an inspiration to ocean activists everywhere.

This award, sponsored by MacGillivray Freeman Films' One World One Ocean campaign,  honors filmmakers who shine a light on heroes working to protect the world's oceans.

MY HERO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winners Spotlight

Congratulations to Black Panther director  Ryan  Cooler. 
View Coogler's 2010 MHIFF winning College Narrative "Locks."


A SPECIAL THANKS
to our prize sponsors @Shure

Students @Royal Valley Middle School use their new Shure microphone.

View their documentary   Emma Cushman: A light in the Darkness.

Click here for information about our sponsorship opportunities. 
We welcome your support for our global learning community.

MY HERO International Film Festival
Call for Entries - Special Awards

Our festival brings together professional and student filmmakers to honor heroes from around the world. Discover inspiring people who are making a difference in our world! Win cash and prizes - click on the images below for details.





Thanks to Facebook Education Group for featuring  MY HERO with their community.



Enrich your classroom experience with 
 MY HERO's  free resources for teachers. 

UPDATE from:
MY HERO ambassador Mohamed Sidibay is off to Dubai this month for the Global Education and Skills Forum Conference, a gathering of world leaders and educators.  Mohamed will lend his  voice as a keynote speaker. Follow his trip on Twitter: @mohamedsidibay2 and on GESF Live youtube channel.

MY HERO celebrates the  life 

The legendary theoretical physicist, cosmologist, bestselling author and Director of Research at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology passed away this month. Hawking was a leader in the study of gravity and the properties of black holes.

Stephen Hawking experiencing Zero-Gravity https___www.smithsonianmag.com_science-nature_picture-of-the-week-stephen-hawking-in-zero-gravity-87070032_
Stephen Hawking experiencing Zero-Gravity (photo: Smithsonian Magazine)


Since 1995 The MY HERO Project has provided a platform for people of all ages to create, share and discover heroes through art, audio, short films, and stories. With more than 20 million visitors to the website this year, we have created a vast global community that promotes peace, tolerance, conservation, and gratitude. The MY HERO Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations fund our award-winning, educational programs. 


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