The Bending the Arc story
July 14, 2017
I want to share something with you. Bending the Arc is the story of three people—Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—who met in Haiti when they were barely in their twenties, saw…
Bending the Arc at Aspen Ideas Festival
June 24, 2017
Last week Bending the Arc joined the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss the future of global health in their #SpotlightHealth series. Dr. Agnes Binagwaho joined the panel to discuss “What’s Next in Global Health?”…
Jim Yong Kim gives TEDTalk on ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity
June 16, 2017
Bending the Arc film subject, Partners In Health co-founder, and current President of the World Bank Group, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, joined the 2017 TEDTalks to discuss ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. “Aspirations…
Greenwich Daily Voice—Barbara Bush Makes An Impact On Global Health At Greenwich Film Festival
June 5, 2017
GREENWICH, Conn. — Barbara Pierce Bush visited the hometown of her grandfather, President George H.W. Bush, as she moderated a panel discussion on the state of global healthcare at this weekend’s Greenwich Film Festival. The…
Variety—Film Review: ‘Bending the Arc’
April 24, 2017
A stirring documentary about bringing basic healthcare services to those who need it most. For anyone who wants to believe in the promise of Martin Luther King Jr.’s quote “the arc of the moral…
World Bank Group—Inspiring Change: A Conversation between Matt Damon and Jim Yong Kim
April 20, 2017
Actor and activist Matt Damon joined World Bank Group president and Partners In Health co-founder Dr. Jim Yong Kim to discuss the importance of clean water. Matt Damon has dedicated the last decade to…
Patheos—“Bending the Arc”: Changing the World, One Patient at a Time
February 5, 2017
Toward the end of Bending the Arc, an invigorating new documentary about the worldwide organization Partners in Health (PIH), one of its co-founders Jim Yong Kim states that “optimism is a moral choice.” This…
The Hollywood Reporter— ‘Bending the Arc’: Film Review | Sundance 2017
January 30, 2017
Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos’ doc is about a group of advocates who sought to improve access to quality healthcare around the world. A superhero movie world-premiered at Sundance to thunderous applause. No, not…
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