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1  Yawanawa

Sol Guy takes Joaquin Phoenix into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest where the Yawanawa Community is on the rise thanks to the leadership of Tashka and Laura Yawanawa. At 26 years old, Tashka Yawanawa became responsible for 500 people and 100,000 hectares of rainforest as Chief of the Yawanawa. In his time as Chief, Tashka has managed to double the Yawanawa territory, reinvigorate Yawanawa culture, and establish economically and socially empowering relationships with the outside world.
Duration: 30'

 

2  Peru

Sol Guy takes the one and only Cameron Diaz high into the Andes mountains of Peru where young medicine man, Puma Singona, of the Quechua tribe, is keeping his people's ancient knowledge and wisdom alive. When he was just six years old, Puma began his training as a traditional medicine man. Today, at 27, he sits on his community's council of elders, runs a cultural organization that focuses on teaching tradition to youth and is internationally recognized for his powerful healing and teachings. Puma introduces Sol and Cameron to his community, takes them high into the mountains for a winter solstice ceremony and shows them one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu.
Duration: 30'

 

3  City of God

Sol Guy takes international rap superstar and A-list actor Mos Def into the infamous favela City Of God where they meet Brazil's #1 rap artist MV Bill, who speaks for a voiceless youth of the favelas. MV Bill shows them how he's is using hip hop to speak to the youth and empower them with life and community skills. Mos Def and MV Bill discuss the transformative power of hip hop culture and perform together in Rio for thousands of fans.
Duration: 30'

 

4  Vancouver

Sol Guy brings one of Hollywood's finest leading ladies, Eva Mendez, to his hometown to connect with community leader Liz Evans and the Portland Hotel Society. Liz and her 200-person staff at the Portland Hotel Society are on the frontlines of lending dignity and stability to the lives of people living in Vancouver's downtown eastside, providing services such as housing, food, drop-in resource centres and even an art gallery where artists from the area can showcase their work. Sol and Eva experience all these projects first hand and connect with a community of people most often ignored by society.
Duration: 30'

 

5  Pawnee

Sol Guy takes actor Casey Affleck to the Pawnee Nation reservation in Oklahoma, USA, to meet native leader Crystal Echo-Hawk and her NVision crew. NVision is a collective of native men and women who use hip hop, popular culture, film and visual and performing arts to create a dialogue with Native youth about ways to realize their vision for success, leadership and well being. Sol and Casey check out the launch of the NVision tour that will travel to Native reservations and cities with urban Native populations. Sol and Casey also witness the challenges of reservation life that are often invisible to mainstream society. They are inspired not only by NVision's passionate effort to combat despair but by the overall pride and resilience of the Pawnee community.
Duration: 30'

 

6  Liberia

Sol Guy takes international music sensation M.I.A. to post war Liberia where they see how child rights advocate Kimmie Weeks is helping young people rebuild their lives and their country. Over the years, Weeks has formed partnerships and led organizations that have provided education to over 1 million students in West Africa, lobbied the disarmament of over 20,000 child soldiers and provided health care to children. With all the hell that 14 years of civil war have put the people of Liberia through, when M.I.A. throws a block party, we see that the spirit of the people has made it through.
Duration: 30'

 

7  Kenya

Sol Guy takes international hip hop star K'naan into Kibera, the largest slum in East Africa, to connect with local hero Salim Mohamed. Salim shows them the medical clinic he helps run and the community development soccer program he coordinates for over 4,000 kids. They see beauty and dignity in the most unsuspecting place and are forever changed by Salim's incredible spirit as he brings education, opportunity and health to a place few people want anything to do with.
Duration: 30'

 

8  Haiti

Sol Guy takes Flea, of the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers, to the hills of Haiti where rural health agent, Camseuze Moise, provides medical care to thousands of people. Sol and Flea join Camseuze as she travels to villages across the countryside, educating, empowering and saving lives. Camseuze founded the Haitian Health Foundation seven years ago. Since then she has emerged as a spirited, tenacious leader. During his visit, Flea gets right in on the action, weighing babies, making a local dish called Tom Tom, and rocking a health fair with a bass solo the community will never forget.
Duration: 30'