Watch: Alyse Nelson speaks out on violence against women

Watch: Alyse Nelson speaks out on violence against women at the 13th annual MY HERO International Film Festival. Alyse accepted the 2017 Women Transforming Media Award on behalf of Vital Voices.

Lisa Donato, Writer, Director, Activist

Lisa Donato is a writer, director and activist whose powerful short documentary, "Reclaiming Pakistan," swept the 2017 MY HERO International Film Festival, winning the Dan Eldon Activist Award, the Ron Kovic Peace Prize, and the Humanitarian Award.

Alyse Nelson, President/CEO and Co-Founder of Vital Voices

President/CEO and co-founder of Vital Voices Global Partnership. Alyse's journey begins with the 1995 UN 4th Conference on Women in Beijing, China, where Hillary Clinton declares women's rights are human rights. This was the call to action that set her on the path to unleashing the power of women's leadership around the world for more than two decades.

Gabrielle Gorman: Filmmaker, Activist

Watch a film by Gabrielle Gorman and you will be struck by her powerful and poetic use of imagery, even as she explores charged subjects such as racism, police brutality, and identity.