The Work

From foiling the world’s biggest waves to redefining what's possible on a surfboard, Life of Kai takes viewers on an immersive journey, riding shotgun as Kai Lenny travels the globe chasing his dreams.

Oliver Riley-Smith makes us sweat with the best athletes in the world to the inspiring words of Martin Luther King. What is your life's blueprint? Always feel that you have worth and always feel that your life has ultimate significance.

Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and filmed entirely on location, “Buzkashi Boys” is an Academy Award nominated narrative film directed by Sam French, about two best friends who strive to forge their own future in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth.

Oliver Riley-Smith collaborates with Huawei to direct this spot about the innovators who inspire us to dream.

Mark Rinehart travels to the stars to find out how the people at Autodesk and NASA are collaborating to design the next generation of spacecraft.

Sam French traveled to California's largest county to find people striving to change the narrative surrounding health equity. In Kern County, diverse communities are uniting in a shared quest for health equity. “Kern United” follows dedicated individuals fighting for a better future for all, showing how their commitment to a spirit of abundance cultivates healthier communities and sets a trailblazing example of transformative healthcare for California and beyond.

Mai Iskander shows us the humans behind the heroes. The ability to get up doesn't make you a hero. It's pushing yourself when no one else is around. There's more to this life. Showing character with strength. Grace, tenacity, respect, pride, and heart. This is what drives you. This is what makes you a firefighter.

Bryan Donnell worked with Broadly to highlight the stories of displaced Haitians, using Vodou to heal and find community.

Watch the trailer for Mai Iskander's Oscar-nominated documentary about Cairo's trash entrepreneurs. On the outskirts of Cairo lies the world’s largest garbage village. A labyrinth of narrow roadways camouflaged by trash, the village is home to 60,000 Zaballeen — Arabic for “garbage people.” Long before today’s “green” initiatives, the Zaballeen have survived by recycling Cairo’s waste. Members of Egypt’s minority Coptic Christian community, these entrepreneurial garbage workers recycle nearly all the trash they collect, maintaining what could be the world’s most efficient waste disposal system. Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the Zaballeen’s trash trade: 17-year-old Adham, 16-year-old Osama, and 18-year-old Nabil. Laila, a community activist, who also teaches the boys at their neighborhood Recycling School, guides Adham and Osama as they transition into adulthood at a time when the Zaballeen community is at a crossroads. With a population of 18 million, Cairo — the largest city in the Middle East and Africa — has no sanitation service. For generations, the city’s residents have paid the Zaballeen a minimal amount to collect and recycle their garbage. Each day, the Zaballeen collect more than 4,000 tons of garbage and bring it for processing in their village, where plastic granulators, cloth-grinders, and paper and cardboard compacters hum constantly. They recycle 80 percent of what they collect. In 2003, following the international trend to privatize services, Cairo sold multi-million-dollar contracts to three corporations to pick up the city’s garbage. Shimmering waste trucks now line the streets, but these multinational corporations are only contractually obligated to recycle 20 percent of what they collect, leaving the rest to rot in giant landfills. As foreign workers came in with waste trucks and begin carting garbage to nearby landfills, the Zaballeen watched their way of life disappearing.