We’ve finished all our interviews, and we’re starting to put together the story.
How Rotary Became the Heart & Soul of Polio Eradication
Category Archives: Production
Polio project made Rotary a better organization
Dave Forward wonders aloud what Rotary would be like today if it hadn’t taken on polio eradication.
If you don’t ask for credit you can accomplish anything
Former Rotary International president, Cliff Dochterman, has a unique perspective of measuring success!
Moving In To China
So many great stories from Rotary International‘s decades of work on polio eradication. Here, former RI President and master storyteller, Cliff Dochterman, explains how Rotary was able to gain trust with the Chinese Government with a lot of work and signs of good faith. We’re finishing up shooting our interviews, and will soon begin editing the…
It Was Idealistic
Former Rotary International President Clem Renouf reflects on their naivety during the early days of Rotary’s polio eradication efforts. We’re finishing up shooting our interviews, and will soon begin editing the film. We’re still a few dollars short of our post-production budget. Donations can be made at http://daretodream.hocomojo.org/donate/
December Production Update
We are very proud to report to you that we have completed filming our three “founding fathers” of polio eradication, Past RI President’s Sir Clem Renouf and Cliff Dochterman, as well as Dr. John Sever. We have several hours of footage from each of them, and considering that Renouf and Dochterman are ages 95 and…
Story Update
The Dare to Dream documentary begins in 1978-79 as RI President and President-Elect, Jack Davis and Clem Renouf, wrestle with the notion that Rotary should undertake service projects on a global scale. The story ends in 1988 with balloons dropping at the Philadelphia International Rotary Convention with the news that Rotary has raised a staggering…
Research Update
The Dare to Dream script is now finalized. The research for the script is based on the two seminal books on Rotary’s polio eradication efforts, Sarah Gibbard Cook’s book, “Rotary and the Gift of a Polio Free World,” and David Forward’s book, “Doing Good in the World: The Inspiring Story of the Rotary’s Foundation’s first…
Cliff Dochterman Interview
Dare To Dream director, Ilana Bittner, visited with former Rotary International President, Cliff Dochterman yesterday, at his home near Berkeley, CA, where he shared his memories of the origins of Rotary’s campaign to eradicate Polio.
Clem Renouf Interview
We had the great pleasure of interviewing former Rotary International President, and one of the Founding Fathers of Rotary’s Polio eradication campaign last night. Coordinating with an Australian production crew, producer Ken Solow and director Ilana Bittner conducted the interview via Skype.
