{"557231":{"#nid":"557231","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Rio de Janeiro-Atlanta Partnership Films Celebrate Community Development","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKirk Bowman, associate chair and Jon Wilcox Term Professor of Soccer, Global Politics, and Society from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in Georgia Tech\u0027s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts was featured in \u201cRio de Janeiro-Atlanta Partnership Films Celebrate Community Development\u201d for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are trying to tell a more accurate story of what\u2019s happening in the world because the negativity is so pronounced; it can overwhelm the positive inspirational stories that are out there. Sharing this information is the way people can most help these communities,\u201d Dr. Bowman told\u0026nbsp;Global Atlanta\u0026nbsp;in an interview. \u201cThere are so many false stereotypes. If people share these five trailers, they will have an impact on how we view poor people and poor communities. We love film because it\u2019s such a powerful way of delivering these messages.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Bowman said this project is exciting not only for the direct impact it will have on the community organizations it sponsors, but also because it highlights tangible cooperation and productivity coming out of connections between the cities of Atlanta and Rio.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERio has been one of Atlanta\u2019s sister cities since 1972, and two Rio de Janeiro film authorities\u0026nbsp;signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in film making in 2014\u0026nbsp;with the City of Atlanta\u2019s Mayor\u2019s Office of Entertainment. This upcoming film festival demonstrates that those relationships are \u201creally beginning to bear fruit,\u201d Dr. Bowman said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/rio-de-janeiro-atlanta-partnership-films-celebrate-community-development\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"32716","created_gmt":"2016-08-01 10:46:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:28:16","author":"Hayden Russell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"EXPO 2020","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/rio-de-janeiro-atlanta-partnership-films-celebrate-community-development\/","dateline":{"date":"2016-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"405631":{"id":"405631","type":"image","title":"Kirk S. Bowman","body":null,"created":"1449254135","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:35:35","changed":"1475895129","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:09","alt":"Kirk S. Bowman","file":{"fid":"76090","name":"kirkbowmanweb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kirkbowmanweb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kirkbowmanweb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":36256,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kirkbowmanweb.jpg?itok=zbbT5M6z"}}},"media_ids":["405631"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1747","name":"Kirk Bowman"},{"id":"169213","name":"Reimagine Rio"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}