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UnCharitable

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What if charity could be transformed from a gesture to an answer--to solving the world's greatest problems? What if everything we've been taught about charitable giving is wrong? What if it's undermining the very causes, we love the most? UnCharitable is a one-of-a-kind movie that shows how our charitable traditions and prejudices have suffocated the charitable sector and prevented it from leading the charge to truly change the world. Based on the book, "Uncharitable," by Dan Pallotta, which became one of the most talked-about TED talks of all time--changing everything from charity watchdog standards to the giving practices of America's biggest foundations--UnCharitable follows the stories of four iconic American charitable efforts that were crippled or destroyed by old ideas. Step-by-step, and with a chorus of leading voices in the field, the movie shows how charity's real power has been misunderstood and undermined by anachronistic ideas about frugality and deprivation and takes the viewer on a journey from sach-cloth and ashes to a place where unleashed, charities can play the leading role in creating an unimaginably beautiful world that works for everyone. No topic is more crucial or timelier as we confront a world with increasingly complex problems, with the least of us left behind, and with the growing revelation that we are all interconnected and that our fate lies in our willingness to turn away from old ideas that have not worked and embraced radically new ones that can.

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Brian Lowry CNN.com Sep 26, 2023
[Illustrates] that while raising money is where most charity begins, the complexity lies between the desire to help and turning that into tangible benefits. Go to Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 14, 2023
1/5
One of my least favorite types of documentaries: A rich guy with a particular and esoteric axe to grind who decided the thing to do was to make a documentary about it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Karen K @kbk123 Oct 2, 2023 Everyone needs to see this movie. It will change the way you think about nonprofit organizations; such an important message. See more Read all reviews
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Stephen Gyllenhaal

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Dan Pallotta

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Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal

Writer

Dan Pallotta

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Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal

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Stephen Gyllenhaal

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Synopsis What if charity could be transformed from a gesture to an answer--to solving the world's greatest problems? What if everything we've been taught about charitable giving is wrong? What if it's undermining the very causes, we love the most? UnCharitable is a one-of-a-kind movie that shows how our charitable traditions and prejudices have suffocated the charitable sector and prevented it from leading the charge to truly change the world. Based on the book, "Uncharitable," by Dan Pallotta, which became one of the most talked-about TED talks of all time--changing everything from charity watchdog standards to the giving practices of America's biggest foundations--UnCharitable follows the stories of four iconic American charitable efforts that were crippled or destroyed by old ideas. Step-by-step, and with a chorus of leading voices in the field, the movie shows how charity's real power has been misunderstood and undermined by anachronistic ideas about frugality and deprivation and takes the viewer on a journey from sach-cloth and ashes to a place where unleashed, charities can play the leading role in creating an unimaginably beautiful world that works for everyone. No topic is more crucial or timelier as we confront a world with increasingly complex problems, with the least of us left behind, and with the growing revelation that we are all interconnected and that our fate lies in our willingness to turn away from old ideas that have not worked and embraced radically new ones that can.
Director
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Producer
Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal, Stephen Gyllenhaal
Screenwriter
Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal, Dan Pallotta
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Upstream Pictures (II)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 22, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 30m
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