Steven Meyers, Kjersti Norrman, Hanne Westgård and Jan Nåls 

Compassion Revolution

Workshop

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Compassion Revolution is a Nordic project that develops new pedagogy. The project delves into how compassion can be woven into filmmaking and education. In Mexico, Compassion Revolution will give an in-person workshop. Through practical exercises and activities, we place compassion at the core.

In the workshop we will introduce methods such as testimonials, compassion-based- interventions and simulations. The vision in Guadalajara is to create a space where we can learn compassion from and with each other, and to share our compassionate methods and exercises with colleagues from across the world.

Through our project we hope to make our schools more compassionate, and less divisive and tribal. Compassion is central in understanding organizations and leadership. Our students will spend approximately 100 000 hours of their lives at work - it is vital that their future work environments are compassionate. Compassion and empathy are also central in understanding our medium, the relationship with audiences and the impact of stories and film.

The partners of the Compassion Revolution include The National Film School of Denmark, Uniarts, Arcada, LHI, Westerdals and The Norwegian Film School. 

Jan Nåls (Arcada), Hanne Westgård (Kristiania), Steven Meyers (LHI) and Kjersti Norrman (DNF) will be hosting the workshop.
 

Steven Meyers is the head of the film department at the Iceland University of the Arts, where he also teaches screenwriting. Besides compassion in teaching and administrating, his research interests include the science of storytelling and narratology. He has a BA in sociology from the University of Michigan, a diploma in filmmaking from FAMU, and an MFA in film directing from the Columbia University School of the Arts.