The Power of Small – In a world longing for compassion, imagine gathering a diverse group, endowing them with unexpected financial means, and setting them on a single mission: spread kindness. No rules, no supervision – just empathy as their guide.
This incredible story really happened! “The Power of Small” chronicles the journeys of six individuals out of fifty, each gifted with resources to spread kindness and generosity. What unfolded defies expectations. “The Power of Small” is a story of the most subtle gestures possessing a remarkable capacity for lasting impact. By weaving together personal anecdotes, and heart-stirring moments, the film crafts a vibrant mosaic of a world in which modest acts of kindness emerge as the pivotal force propelling positive change. Join us in this heartening expedition as we discover how individual actions, untethered from grand plans, can sculpt destinies. Through the lens of “The Power of Small” witness the profound transformation of lives, relationships, communities, and be reminded of the empathetic potential residing within us all.
Preceded by the short film Dukakis; Recipe for Democracy
The 28-minute documentary Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy catches up with Massachusetts’ longest-serving governor three decades after he ran for the presidency. Still an entrenched public servant at age 85, Michael Dukakis mentors budding leaders as a college professor. He also chairs a commission to connect Boston’s North and South rail stations – a project he has backed since the 1970s. Meanwhile, a crop of new public servants, including another son of immigrants, Juan Gallego, carries Dukakis’ legacy forward.
Q&A following the screening with the subjects, Terri D. Bullock and Rick Bragdon
Terri Bullock – In 2020, at a time when relationships in our world were even more fractured than normal, Terri decided to conduct her own personal social experiment. She realized she knew many individuals who had the ability to provide a healing alternative to the problem. She selected 50 friends and acquaintances, sent each of them a generous check and enlisted them to be “Kindness Ambassadors.” She asked them to find ways to spread kindness. This was the genesis of what is now the TDB Family Foundation. Terri’s passion for using the arts, particularly film, as a powerful and creative vehicle to inform and motivate the community in important issues was the driving force behind Windrider Bay Area and is continuing in the TDB Family Foundation.
Terri lives in Atherton, CA. She’s been an active volunteer for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, for the Parents of Alumni Committee for Menlo School and on the board of the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation. Previously, she worked for twenty years in wholesale banking and finance for Wells Fargo Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank and in investment advising for The Savant Investment Group. She presently serves on the Board of Directors for Music@Menlo and the Advisory Board of UCLA Anderson’s Center for Impact. Terri has a BA in English from the University of the Pacific, an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and is a Certified and Licensed Financial Planner.
Rick Bragdon – Rick took a lifetime of career skills working with clients as a marketing manager and brand identity specialist and applied them in a strategic way to make the most of his invitation to become a kindness ambassador. He thoughtfully reflected on what he had learned working with companies like Pepsi-Cola, Kraft, General Mills, Intel, AT&T, and Louis Vitton, and transferred those skills to build a labor of love project to promote kindness. His hair stylist became his marketing consultant and lead generator who came up with a kindness project they both worked on as they watched an aspiring young musician transform from a high school band participant to a talented “Jazz Man”. A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from The Anderson School of Management at UCLA, Rick lives in Pacific Grove, CA.
