Sun, Sept 23 / 7 pm
Wed, Sept 26 / 7 pm
Thu, Sept 27 / 9 pm
Sat, Sept 29 / 5 pm
Sun, Sept 30 / 3 pm
Directed by Nadine Pequeneza
2018, Canada, 80 min
Panel to follow the Wednesday, September 26th screening with Stephen Huddart (President & CEO, McConnell Foundation), Sandra Oakley (Co-Chair Manitoba Federation of Non Profit Organizations), Dennis Burnside (Policy Analyst, Priorities and Planning Secretariat, Government of Manitoba). Tara Petti, CEO, Southern First Nations Network of Care). Moderated by Nadine Pequeneza (Director/Producer/Writer The Invisible Heart).
108 Worldwide. 24 Countries. 1 Promise. Filmed over three years in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Invisible Heart explores one of the fastest growing social innovations in modern history. An unorthodox marriage between capitalism and charity, Social Impact Bonds have made strange bedfellows: social workers and Wall Street bankers, the homeless and venture capitalists, conservative and liberal politicians. From the halls of power to the struggling underclass, The Invisible Heart follows an unusual cast of characters as they attempt to tackle everything from crime to homelessness to academic failure. With Social Impact Bonds governments repay investors only if the programs improve social outcomes, for example, lower unemployment or prison recidivism. Return on investment is tied to the success of a program.