This film is a short profile of Bill Strickland, who won a MaCarthur genius award, for his work to build an innovative program to teach art and job skills to inner-city students.

His model has become a leading example of social entrepreneurship and replicated both nationally and internationally.

By good fortune, I (the filmmaker) was a beneficiary of these programs and wanted to share Bill's story.

Fast Company Profile.
http://www.fastcompany.com/34692/genius-work

Bill's TED Talk.
http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_strickland_makes_change_with_a_slide_show?language=en