Intheheartofsomeofthemostdifficultcircumstancesintheworld,thereexistbeaconsofhope.NationalGeographicPresents:IMPACTWITHGALGADOTisacompellingnewsix-partshort-formdocumentaryseriesfromexecutiveproducersGalGadot(“WonderWoman”),JaronVarsano(“Cleopatra”),AcademyAward-winningfilmmakerVanessaRoth(“Freeheld”),EntertainmentOne’s(eOne)TaraLong(Emmy®-nominated“L.A.Burning:TheRiots25YearsLater”)andRPC’sRyanPallotathatfollowsthepowerfulstoriesofresilientyoungwomenaroundtheglobewhoovercomeobstaclesanddoextraordinarythings.
IMPACTfollowsinspiringwomenlivingincommunitiesmarredbyviolence,poverty,trauma,discrimination,oppressionandnaturaldisasters,andyet,againstallodds,daretodream,standout,speakupandlead.NationalGeographicannouncedtodaythestoriesofthesixbravewomenfeaturedintheseries,whichincludea19yearoldcollegestudentinPuertoRicowho,afterHurricaneMariadevastatedtheisland,isonamissiontoensurethateverypersonstrugglinghasaccesstocleanandsafewater;atraumatherapistinHalfMoonBay,California,wholosthertwinsistertoCOVID-19andisturninghergrieftoimpactbyhealingwomenthroughsurftherapy;aformallyhomelesstranswomaninMemphis,Tennessee,whoisbuildinghousesforothertransgenderwomeninneedofhomes;aballerinainthemostdangerousareaofBrazil,whothroughdancehascreatedacommunitythatliftsyounggirlstowardsabetterfuture;afigureskaterwhohasbrokenbarriersinhersportanddedicatesherlifetocoachingandempoweringyounggirlsofcoloronandofftheice;andthefirstfemalechiefofacoastalsouthernLouisianatribe,whoisexpectedtobeamongthefirstclimaterefugeesintheUnitedStates,assheimpactsthelegacyofherancestors,thelivesofhercommunitytodayandthefutureofherpeople.
