Len Morris is an award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and activist. Here’s his letter to President Obama.
Len Morris
About Len Morris
Len Morris is the Editorial Director of Media Voices for Children, a documentary filmmaker, lecturer and advocate for children’s human rights. His background is in producing and directing human rights documentaries. Stolen Childhoods (2004), narrated by Meryl Streep, examined child labor in eight countries and was described by the New York Times as “harrowing but hopeful.” Rescuing Emmanuel (2009) dealt with 100 million street children and The Same Heart (2012) examines global funding shortfalls for poverty programs and their impacts on children. In March 2012, Len was awarded the prestigious Iqbal Masih Award from the U.S. Department of Labor “in recognition of extraordinary efforts toward the reduction of the worst forms of child labor.”