TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Overview
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Objective
Vision and Goals
Our Team
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The Film
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Film Genre
Synopsis and Parallel Story
Current Status
Budget
Why get involved?
Three good reasons to donate
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Additional Information
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Mother Teresa - Highlights
Missionaries of Charity today
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OBJECTIVES
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The Zariya Foundation intends to raise up to $10
million internationally to finance the making of a
major motion picture based on the vision and key
messages of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of
Charity.
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Apart from the costs of production, the film is
entirely a non-profit project and 100% of the
proceeds of the film will go to charitable institutions
or foundations that work for the poor, the sick and
abandoned or handicapped children.
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Assurance and advisory company Ernst & Young has
been retained as auditor of the foundation and film
production company.
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VISION AND GOALS
In sharing this story, the Zariya Foundation has three goals:
1. To remind people around the world, and particularly the youth, of Mother
Teresa’s immense contribution to humanitarian work and to continue
spreading her vision for generations to come.
2. To inspire audiences to become active by working to improve their
environment and so implement Mother Teresa’s concept of Love in Action.
3. To improve the situation of the poor and to support charitable institutions or
foundations that work for the poor, the sick and abandoned or handicapped
children.
For all intents and purposes, this project will have two effects, one immediate and
spiritual, contributing to changing people’s hearts; the other of a humanitarian
nature by contributing directly to improve the situation of the disadvantaged.
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OUR TEAM
Thierry Cagianut
President of the Zariya Foundation and senior associate and Partner
with Baldi & Caratsch. He has 15 years experience as a Film
Producer in New York for which he also won awards (Henry Fool,
Best Script, Cannes Film Festival 1998).
Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz
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An actress and producer of Swiss origin with over twenty years of
experience, Jacqueline has appeared in theatre productions,
soaps, commercials and short films. She has worked with Klaus
Maria Brandauer, M.K. Lewis, John Costopoulos, Elisabeth Kemp
and Susan Batson. She is multilingual and has had extensive
training in method acting, dance and vocals.
(www.jfritschi-cornaz.ch)
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OUR TEAM
Anaita Daruvala
Project Manager of the Mother Teresa film, she has been involved
with the film from its inception. Her current responsibilities include
global fundraising, developing PR instruments, creative
contribution, selection of key technicians and establishing a
charitable trust and obtaining tax exemption for Indian donors.
Kamal Musale
The Swiss-Indian filmmaker obtained his degree in film direction
and scriptwriting at the prestigious National Film and Television
school in London. The successful director and screenwriter has
made over 30 short, feature and documentary films that have been
showcased at festivals like Cannes and Locarno.
(www.kamalmusale.com)
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FILM GENRE
The feature motion picture is a tale dramatized with the
help of parallel stories which attempt to capture Mother
Teresa’s immense life work and the continuing efforts of
the 5,000 Missionaries of Charity today.
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S Y N O P S I S A N D PA R A L L E L S T O R Y
“Works of love are works of peace.”
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone,
person to person.”
- Mother Teresa
Woven over generations through parallel
threads, this film tells the story of Mother
Teresa and Kavita: two passionate and
uncompromising women who come to
discover their calling despite great internal
struggle and doubt.
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S Y N O P S I S A N D PA R A L L E L S T O R Y
For the young Mother Teresa, her love for Jesus and
her compassion for the outcasts of society mean
everything. Following the call of God, she gives up
everything she knows to devote herself
wholeheartedly to the poor in the slums of Calcutta.
Following years of building her order – today, the
nearly 5,000-strong Missionaries of Charity – from
the ground up, Mother Teresa feels more and more
abandoned by God. Years of doubt and inner
torment pass, but she battles through; her great
faith fortifying her determination to follow God's
call to the end. In doing so, her life becomes an
inspiration to thousands who even today devote
themselves to restoring human dignity and
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S Y N O P S I S A N D PA R A L L E L S T O R Y
Meanwhile in present-day New York, Kavita, a young Indian woman battles
her own demons: the bleak emptiness of feeling unloved and in turn,
unable to love. She is torn by an unsatisfying romantic relationship, her
eager parents’ plans to wed her according to Indian tradition and an
unexpected pregnancy. Her conflicts lead her to confront her Indian roots
and her family's history on a trip to Calcutta, where she discovers Mother
Teresa’s values and convictions through charitable work with the Missionary
Sisters. Inspired by the apostle of the poor, Kavita begins to adopt Mother
Teresa's vision in her own life. On her path to self-discovery she learns to
accept herself as she is; to take responsibility for herself and to care for
others. Through her eyes, we are taken on an incredible journey to discover
Mother Teresa’s faith and courage and to see first-hand the way it inspires
Kavita to master her life.
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C U R R E N T S TAT U S
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After producing a 3-minute demo reel, the Zariya
Foundation is focussing on research and
development.
Writer-director Kamal Musale has composed the
second draft of the script.
Contribution from Swiss and US donors are already
eligible for tax exemption. The charitable Trust
established in India will soon offer the same to Indian
donors.
To finance production, charitable galas will be
organized in Switzerland, USA and India.
A committee of patrons comprising reputable
individuals involved with business, culture, politics
and sports who support the foundation is currently
being assembled.
BUDGET
PHASE 1: Development and Screenplay
• Define story
• Identify screenwriter
• Develop script
$ 500,000
PHASE 2: Production
• Preparation; set design; sub-heads
• Sign cast and crew; produce film
$ 7,900,000
PHASE 3: Post-Production
• Editing
• Sound, Background score and dubbing
• Marketing and Publicity
$ 1,600,000
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TOTAL ~$10,000,000
W H Y G E T I N V O LV E D ?
Donate to Inspire.
It’s really as simple as that. Donations for the
making of this film have multiple impact. In
helping the film get made, the donors spread a
beautiful message that will inspire the audience
to put Love in Action while reminding the world
about Mother Teresa’s life, work and ideals.
In turn, the revenues from the film leave another
impact - all proceeds generated will go towards
supporting charitable foundations or institutions
that work for the poor, the sick and orphaned or
handicapped children.
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T H R E E G O O D R E A S O N S T O D O N AT E
1. Charity: As a donor, you are provided with an opportunity – the chance to
create great worldwide value. Outside of the costs of production, the film is
100% non-profit. All proceeds go directly to charitable organizations or
institutions that work to uplift the poor, sick and orphaned or handicapped
children.
2. A Noble Cause: The film aims to inspire people to understand what the real
values in life are – compassion, respect and love, not just on the surface but
within their own families and environment.
3. Tribute to a Great Woman: Helping this film be made is a wonderful way to
pay tribute to Mother Teresa and her life’s work in commemoration of the
100th anniversary of her birth.
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MOTHER TERESA: HIGHLIGHTS
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is born on August 26th in Skopje.
Inspiration Day. Hears the voice of God commanding her to
1 9 4 6 leave her job as a teacher and serve the poorest of the poor.
Receives permission from the Vatican to establish her
1 9 5 0 congregation the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.
Establishes homes for the dying, for abandoned and
1 9 5 2 - handicapped children and patients inflicted with leprosy all
1 9 6 4 over India.
1 9 6 5 Opens a home in Venezuela; the first of many outside India
1 9 7 9 Awarded the Nobel peace prize.
Steps down as head of the Missionaries of Charity and passes
1 9 9 7 away 6 months later from heart complications.
2 0 0 3 Blessed Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
2 0 1 0 Birth Centenary. The Zariya Foundation plans a tribute film.
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M I S S I O N A R I E S O F C H A R I T Y T O D AY
The Missionaries of Charity today comprise about 5000 Sisters around the world who
work tirelessly setting up homes and hospices for the sick, suffering, disabled,
abandoned and dying. They also help the poor and homeless, drug addicts,
alcoholics, criminals, refugees and victims of natural disasters.
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Zariya Foundation
c/o Baldi & Caratsch
Zeltweg 44, 8042 Zürich
Switzerland
www.zariyafoundation.org
contact@zariyafoundation.org