About
Dawn Gifford Engle is an activist, filmmaker and Co-Founder and Executive Director of the The PeaceJam Foundation, a nonprofit organization led by thirteen Nobel Peace Laureates and a global leader in developing young leaders and engaging adults and youth in their local and global communities. In addition, she co-authored the book, "PEACEJAM: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace", which was published by Penguin in 2008, and directed the award-winning documentary films, Daughter of the Maya, Children of the Light, and Adolfo Perez Esquivel: Rivers of Hope.
Filmography
Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free2022 · Director
The Dalai Lama: Scientist2019 · Director, Writer
Betty Williams: Contagious Courage2018 · Director, Writer
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired2017 · Director, Writer
Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya2016 · Director, Writer
Children of the Light2014 · Writer, Director
Mayan Renaissance2012 · Director, Writer