About Girl Rising

Released on March 07, 2013
Documentary

Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.

Full Cast of Girl Rising

Cate Blanchett
plays Narrator - Haiti (voice)

About Cate Blanchett

Catherine Elise Blanchett (born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best actress...

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas
plays Narrator - India (voice)

About Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pagean...

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Selena Gomez
plays Narrator - Sierra Leone (voice)

About Selena Gomez

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Anne Hathaway
plays Narrator - Afghanistan (voice)

About Anne Hathaway

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, ...

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Salma Hayek Pinault
plays Narrator - Peru (voice)

About Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault (born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and prod...

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Liam Neeson
plays Narrator (voice)

About Liam Neeson

He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena Technica...

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Meryl Streep
plays Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)

About Meryl Streep

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her g...

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Kerry Washington
plays Narrator - Nepal (voice)

About Kerry Washington

Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and director. She gained wide publi...

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Sammy Sheik
plays Officer Mansoor

About Sammy Sheik

Sammy Sheik is an Egyptian film and television actor.

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Freida Pinto
plays Narrator (voice)

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Chloë Grace Moretz
plays Yasmin (voice)

About Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the supernatural horror f...

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Alicia Keys
plays Narrator - Cambodia (voice)

About Alicia Keys

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A...

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Cast of Girl Rising

About Girl Rising

Full Cast of Girl Rising

Cate Blanchett plays Narrator - Haiti (voice)

About Cate Blanchett

Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays Narrator - India (voice)

About Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Selena Gomez plays Narrator - Sierra Leone (voice)

About Selena Gomez

Anne Hathaway plays Narrator - Afghanistan (voice)

About Anne Hathaway

Salma Hayek Pinault plays Narrator - Peru (voice)

About Salma Hayek Pinault

Liam Neeson plays Narrator (voice)

About Liam Neeson

Meryl Streep plays Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)

About Meryl Streep

Kerry Washington plays Narrator - Nepal (voice)

About Kerry Washington

Sammy Sheik plays Officer Mansoor

About Sammy Sheik

Freida Pinto plays Narrator (voice)

About Freida Pinto

Chloë Grace Moretz plays Yasmin (voice)

About Chloë Grace Moretz

Alicia Keys plays Narrator - Cambodia (voice)

About Alicia Keys

Said Faraj plays Sgt. Assif

About Said Faraj

Crew of Girl Rising

Production

Paul G. Allen Executive Producer

Bryan Basham Consulting Producer

Jody Allen Executive Producer

Antonio Canobbio Executive Producer

Shannon Prynoski Executive Producer

Juno John Lee Executive Producer

Martha Adams Producer

Tom Yellin Executive Producer

Vaibhav Gupta Line Producer

Tess Joseph Co-Producer

Rachel Steele Executive Producer

Holly Gordon Executive Producer

Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss Supervising Producer

Nishima Chudasama Associate Producer

Amy Andres Cunningham Producer

Michelle Currinder Producer

Dyu D'Cunha Co-Producer

Norah El Khateeb Line Producer

Anna Jung Line Producer

Ramaa Mosley Producer

Vinnie Malhotra Executive Producer

Gina Nemirofsky Co-Producer

Begad Omran Co-Producer

Beth Osisek Co-Producer

Christina Lowery Supervising Producer

Chris Prynoski Executive Producer

Sam Sako Casting

Richard Robbins Producer

Priyanka Chopra Jonas Producer

Louise Lovegrove Producer

Camera

Kiran Reddy Director of Photography

Adam Beckman Director of Photography

Steven Piet Director of Photography

Mike Ozier Director of Photography

Felipe Perez-Burchard Director of Photography

Islam Abdelsamie Director of Photography

David Rush Morrison Director of Photography

Nicole Hirsch Whitaker Director of Photography

Heloísa Passos Director of Photography

Sound

Lorne Balfe Original Music Composer

Editing

Gillian McCarthy Editor

Art

Caroline Foellmer Production Design

Ann Cummings Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

Christine Peters Costume Design

Cast of
Girl Rising

Cate Blanchett
plays Narrator - Haiti (voice)

Priyanka Chopra Jonas
plays Narrator - India (voice)

Selena Gomez
plays Narrator - Sierra Leone (voice)

Anne Hathaway
plays Narrator - Afghanistan (voice)

Salma Hayek Pinault
plays Narrator - Peru (voice)

Liam Neeson
plays Narrator (voice)

Meryl Streep
plays Narrator - Ethiopia (voice)

Kerry Washington
plays Narrator - Nepal (voice)

Sammy Sheik
plays Officer Mansoor

Freida Pinto
plays Narrator (voice)

Chloë Grace Moretz
plays Yasmin (voice)

Alicia Keys
plays Narrator - Cambodia (voice)

Said Faraj
plays Sgt. Assif

Paul G. Allen
Executive Producer

Bryan Basham
Consulting Producer

Jody Allen
Executive Producer

Antonio Canobbio
Executive Producer

Shannon Prynoski
Executive Producer

Juno John Lee
Executive Producer

Martha Adams
Producer

Tom Yellin
Executive Producer

Vaibhav Gupta
Line Producer

Tess Joseph
Co-Producer

Rachel Steele
Executive Producer

Holly Gordon
Executive Producer

Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss
Supervising Producer

Nishima Chudasama
Associate Producer

Amy Andres Cunningham
Producer

Michelle Currinder
Producer

Dyu D'Cunha
Co-Producer

Norah El Khateeb
Line Producer

Anna Jung
Line Producer

Ramaa Mosley
Producer

Vinnie Malhotra
Executive Producer

Gina Nemirofsky
Co-Producer

Begad Omran
Co-Producer

Beth Osisek
Co-Producer

Christina Lowery
Supervising Producer

Chris Prynoski
Executive Producer

Sam Sako
Casting

Richard Robbins
Producer

Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Producer

Louise Lovegrove
Producer

Kiran Reddy
Director of Photography

Adam Beckman
Director of Photography

Steven Piet
Director of Photography

Mike Ozier
Director of Photography

Felipe Perez-Burchard
Director of Photography

Islam Abdelsamie
Director of Photography

David Rush Morrison
Director of Photography

Nicole Hirsch Whitaker
Director of Photography

Heloísa Passos
Director of Photography

Lorne Balfe
Original Music Composer

Gillian McCarthy
Editor

Caroline Foellmer
Production Design

Ann Cummings
Art Direction

Christine Peters
Costume Design

Richard Robbins
Director