My Magic Mum by Stefan Hunt


Meet Rambu. She lives on a small Indonesian island called Sumba where she loves to play hide and seek with her brother Ridwan. Rambu also believes that her mum has magical powers!

Nearly two years ago, Rambu’s dad died suddenly and her family struggled. Eventually her mum couldn’t even afford to send Rambu and her siblings to school. This was especially hard for Rambu, who wants to be a Doctor when she grows up.

Then her mum Lydia received a small loan and that’s when the magic started.

A small loan enabled Lydia to open a small shop, giving her a regular source of income to support her family and send Rambu back to school.

A helping hand in the form of a small loan was a world of magic to Rambu.

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Charles Spence – Sensploration (FoST 2016) by Future Of StoryTelling


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2016 Future of Storytelling Speaker: Charles Spence
Professor of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University

Charles Spence’s research on multisensory experiences have changed the way we stimulate our senses simultaneously. What he calls “sensploration” explores the interplay of various sensorial inputs.

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Douglas Tompkins: Wild Legacy by Tompkins Conservation


Douglas Tompkins was a world-renowned adventurer, entrepreneur, and conservationist. Co-founder of The North Face and Esprit, Doug spent the first half of his life building successful, global brands, while simultaneously adventuring around the world, completing first descents of the world’s toughest rivers. In 1968 Doug embarked on a trip to Chile, driving with friends from California to the tip of Patagonia. Documented in the film Mountain of Storms, the trip solidified Doug’s place as rock climbing legend. In the early 1990s, Doug sold his part of Esprit and moved down to Chile to do conservation work full time with his wife, Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, the former CEO of Patagonia, Inc. Together, over the last 25 years, Doug and Kris have protected 2.2 million acres, more land than any other individuals. The foundations under the Tompkins Conservation umbrella, along with their partners, have created five national parks in Chile and Argentina and are in the process of creating five more. A Wild Legacy tells the story of Doug’s incredible life, his lasting impact on the wild landscapes of Patagonia, and Kris and the Tompkins Conservation team’s efforts to continue his audacious mission.

Doug was tragically killed in a kayaking accident on Lago General Carrera, north of Patagonia Park, on December 8th, 2015. Douglas Tompkins: A Wild Legacy was presented to audiences at the Telluride Mountain Film Festival on May 24th, 2016 during the festival’s tribute to Doug.

“If anything can save the world, I’d put my money on beauty” – Douglas Tompkins

The work goes on at tompkinsconservation.org.