ABOUT
Since our first cave paintings, ca. 40,000 years ago, visual art has been the projector of the human mind. In the 1890s, we made our images move, adding sound in the 1920s and color in the 1930s. At just over a hundred years old, though arguably 40,000 years in the making, the audiovisual art form has become the most powerful medium influencing the human mind, and film has become one of our greatest passions in the history of mankind.
Imagine all the stories, questions, fears, accomplishments, hopes and dreams that accumulate in 40,000 years, ready to be projected onto film. But can human actions be motivated by film as well? If so, we better make sure that art form is worth imitating.
Throughout the world, young people’s perspective is very much a product of the audiovisual entertainment they turn to on a daily basis. The medium routinely portrays violence as an acceptable means of dealing with others with terrible consequences to the perceptions of young people.
The M.Y.R.A. Initiative's goal is to, over time, achieve incremental societal change by using film, the most powerful medium, in a responsible manner.
Our work consists of three areas: donating to CHILDREN IN CRISIS, investing in NONVIOLENT FILM PROJECTS and promoting NONVIOLENT CINEMA.
MISSION
WE USE THE POWERFUL MEDIUM OF FILM TO HEAL FROM AND PREVENT VIOLENCE.
WE ENCOURAGE FILMMAKERS TO TELL STORIES WITHOUT THE USE OF GRAPHIC OR VERBAL VIOLENCE AS A FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT.
WE AIM TO BRING THOSE STORIES TO MARGINALIZED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Founded by Margarethe Baillou in 2016, the M.Y.R.A. INITIATIVE, inc. is an extension of independent film production companies, M.Y.R.A. ENTERTAINMENT, llc in NEW YORK, M.Y.R.A. ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE ltd in LONDON and M.Y.R.A. ENTERTAINMENT ASIA pte ltd in SINGAPORE, producing nonviolent content. The companies fund the M.Y.R.A. INITIATIVE, inc.
EVERY MISSION IS A JOURNEY.
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WELCOME TO THE M.Y.R.A. INITIATIVE.
Margarethe Baillou
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Nikki Walter
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Jenny Lam
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