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Environmental activist Majora Carter discusses whether the presidential candidates are addressing issues that are important to inner-city America. Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt talks about her film directing debut in Then She Found Me and why the film took ten years to make.
Majora Carter
Majora Carter
Founder of Sustainable South Bronx explains how America's inner cities can benefit from green-collar jobs. (2:36)
Full Interview. (10:57)
Majora Carter was born, raised and continues to live and work in New York's South Bronx community. As founder-director of Sustainable South Bronx, the environmental activist's accomplishments include creating riverfront parks, working to remove an underused expressway in favor of positive economic development and successfully implementing one of the nation's first urban green-collar job training efforts. She's the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and, in '07, was one of Newsweek's "25 To Watch."
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Actress describes the jump from directing a television show to a feature film and how she focuses on the little things (2:23)
Full Interview. (11:31)
Helen Hunt's accomplishments include winning a Golden Globe, Academy Award and Emmy in the same calendar year. The daughter of a respected director and acting coach, she's been in the business since her days as a child actress in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and has worked steadily in films, theatre and TV. Hunt's credits include her multi-Emmy-winning turn in the sitcom Mad About You and an Oscar-winning role in As Good As It Gets. She wears the star, producer, writer and first-time film director hats with Then She Found Me.