If your life were a book or documentary, what would the title be and why?
I’m Matt Scott and I’ve asked this question to each of 100+ changemaker interviewees since launching 5 years ago.
This includes the 21 changemakers me and filmmaker Erik Douds (founder of Diabadass) met over 6 days in the Bay Area, where we interviewed them about identity and impact.
20s & Change: San Francisco is a pilot film to “pass the mic” to the changemakers who often go unheard. It has been honored and screened at the 2021 San Francisco Black Film Festival and Las Vegas Queer Arts Film Festival.
20s & Change features a number of themes that are relevant to young changemakers, in particular. Those themes include:
using your unique talents to make a positive impact in the world
creating a way out of (seemingly) no way
prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
the power of representation and storytelling
having “uncomfortable” conversation about identity and impact
The film is meant to model conversations about impact and identity. These are conversations that our world needs, in order to help others see their own identities as superpowers in changing the world for the better.
Hi, I’m Matt Scott, and I translate social issues into everyday conversations through the podcasts, films, and media projects I create. I’m the creator of Let’s Care.
Since January 1st, 2017, inspired by my collaborations with NASA, the Obama White House, Nike, the Australian Government, USAID, and more, I’ve been on a mission to “pass the mic” to the changemakers who often go unheard.
To-date, I’ve had long-form, sit-down conversations with 100+ changemakers from all around the world. Over the last 5 years, this Let’s Care journey has taken me to a foggy but friendly London, England; the US Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the heart of the nation’s state of emergency; a vibrant, hard-working community in Denver, Colorado, and far, far beyond through in-person events and virtual conferencing.
Here are the impactful, inspiring people I’ve met – and you can meet too (continue scrolling!)– over the course of the past 5 years.
Join the “pass the mic” tour to help your own community explore identity, impact, and their own real-world superpowers.
While I cut my teeth delivering talks and workshops – from the United Nations Leaders Programme to the Australian Government’s Aquacelerator, from NASA to the US Aid Program, and from the White House Open Data Innovation Summit to the Social Enterprise Conference – I continue to learn and grow with each opportunity to connect with communities.
Over the last year, I’ve had the honor of connecting with more than 50+ groups. Here are some of those talks and workshops.
Food Recovery Network: Intersectionality in Practice
Rob Has A Podcast: Black Voices of RHAP
The Inspiring Role Models Conference
Whale Tales: A Virtual Panel About Why Play & Storytelling Matter
TEDx Climate Countdown - Trendsetters Network (video TBD)
