Greenwich International Film Festival honours Harry Belafonte with social activism award
GREENWICH, Conn. – A Connecticut film festival has awarded entertainer and social activist Harry Belafonte for his humanitarian efforts.
The Greenwich Time reports that the Greenwich International Film Festival honoured Belafonte with its first Changemaker Honoree award at a gala Saturday night.
Mia Farrow was also an honoree, but could not attend the gala due to a scheduling conflict.
Belafonte says he found the occasion thrilling.
Festival organizers partnered with UNICEF and showed short films from the organization’s OneMinutesJr. Program— a project in which children from around the world make short films about their lives and circumstances.
Festival co-founder Wendy Stapleton Reyes says both entertainers have used their platforms to make the world a better place.
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