Dawn Gifford Engle
Director
Writer
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.
Known For
Filmography
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Dance: Generations
2026 Actor
Director
Narrator
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★ 6.5
Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free
2022 Director
Writer
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★ 7.1
The Dalai Lama: Scientist
2019 Director
Writer
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★ 7.8
Betty Williams: Contagious Courage
2018 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 8.5
Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya
2016 Director
Writer
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★ 8.8
Adolfo Perez Esquivel: Rivers of Hope
2015 Director
Writer
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★ 8.3
Children of the Light
2014 Director
Writer
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★ 8.7
Detroit Punks
2014 Director
Writer
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★ 7.7
Mayan Renaissance
2012 Director
Writer
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★ 7.7
2012: The True Mayan Prophecy
2010 Director
Writer
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★ 7.7
PeaceJam
2003 Director
Writer