Making S%*t Happen and Living the Dream with $25,000 [Video]

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Some people really are amazing. What would you do if given $25,000 to live your dream? Would you go to the Philippines and help hurricane victims? This filmmaker did just that with money granted to make a promo video for “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and it’s, well, just watch how he defines “living the dream.”

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Jill Ettinger

Jill Ettinger is a Los Angeles-based journalist and editor focused on the global food system and how it intersects with our cultural traditions, diet preferences, health, and politics. She is the senior editor for sister websites OrganicAuthority.com and EcoSalon.com, and works as a research associate and editor with the Cornucopia Institute, the organic industry watchdog group. Jill has been featured in The Huffington Post, MTV, Reality Sandwich, and Eat Drink Better. www.jillettinger.com.