Active Citizens
Through five compelling stories and a documentary, developed in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, we reveal the profound impact of the Active Citizens Programme on the lives of its beneficiaries. A journey into social transformation and the power of community action.
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Throughout its course, the Programme funded 182 transformative projects that promoted democracy, active citizenship, good governance, and transparency. It also defended human rights and championed social justice and the inclusion of vulnerable groups.
These stories, told firsthand by those who lived through the transformation, go beyond numbers and statistics, offering an authentic and human insight into how the Programme changed the lives of its beneficiaries.
More Than Stories partnered with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to produce a series of five visual narratives, each around 10 minutes long, illustrating the impact of the Programme on the lives of 27 Active Citizens who became part of an advisory group. A 20-minute documentary was also produced, capturing the involvement of the advisory group in various initiatives of the Foundation.
Sustainable Production
This was the first project by More Than Stories to create a Sustainability Report, showcasing the sustainability measures implemented throughout the production, as well as the project's carbon footprint calculation. The full report is available here.
Director · Inês Rueff
Producers · Inês Rueff, Eduardo Militão
Image · Inês Rueff, Pedro Lopes, Jorge Pelicano, Eduardo Militão
Content Production · Vera Moutinho, Inês Rueff, Eduardo Militão
Editing · Inês Rueff, Pedro Gancho, Eduardo Militão
Graphics and Post-production · Eduardo Militão
Director · Inês Rueff Producers · Inês Rueff, Eduardo Militão Image · Inês Rueff, Pedro Lopes, Jorge Pelicano, Eduardo Militão Content Production · Vera Moutinho, Inês Rueff, Eduardo Militão Editing · Inês Rueff, Pedro Gancho, Eduardo Militão Graphics and Post-production · Eduardo Militão
Credits
Client
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Special thanks to
All the active citizens who participated in this video.
José Eleutério
Pedro Calado
To learn more about
Programa Cidadãos Ativ@s