Tay and Val
I Believe That Dreams Can Come True
Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES
Change-Agents . Story-Tellers . Viral Inspiration
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Award-winning film-makers and inspirational story-tellers from Singapore, Tay and Val, are living examples of dreamers who have cycled and travelled across the globe on project, “I Believe That Dreams Can Come True”. Having set off in March 2010, they aimed to cycle to as many countries as they can, walk into the lives of local people, and then document their personal stories about their dreams on videos. These videos are then posted on their website as short stories and shared with the world - www.ibelievethatdreamscancometrue.com.
With the intention of “One Dream Shared, One Dream Inspired”, their stories have inspired many to seek out their dreams and achieve them. For the last 3 years, they have created a chain of dreams inspiring dreams across 12 countries. They have conducted numerous sharing events in schools and to the public empowering people to do the things they truly want to do and be the person they want to be. They have collected at least 2600 dreams and inspired countless lives.
Tay is a storyteller who has 12 years of experience working in the film and TV industry as a Director. She has won a World Gold Award for Best Direction at the New York Festivals for Documentary Feature “Little Big Dreams” which was distributed internationally and numerous other awards in South East Asia.
Val is an actress and TV Producer/Director. She has 5 years of experience working in the digital media industry and 13 years of experience in film/TV industry. She won the iJudges award in Asia’s first multi-country online talent competition, iTalenstar; and has contributed to various marketing campaigns that have won the Webby Awards (Oscars for the internet).
The duo is currently working on a series of multi-media books and a full-length documentary about their journey; and have recently been invited to speak at various TED events.
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Inspiration
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Education (2)
Singapore Management University: BBM, Corporate Communications & Marketing 2007
Nanyang Technological University: BA, Broadcast Journalism 2000
Testimonials (3)
Dave Meyer and Annabelle Vinois, Permacyclists making films about grassroots environmental projects | Permacyclists
We met Tay and Val in San Jose Costa Rica where not only did they help rally local cycling activists having their first group ride, and not only did they play their videos and speak to a crowd in a language they were still learning – but they did it all after having been almost run over by a car that morning on their way to the event. That’s how amazing these two are. Not even homicidal Central American drivers can stop them. And they don’t do it for money or prestige or power – they do it to inspire, to make the world a better place.
Dr. Kerri Nolan, Principal | Country Day Middle School
We had a visit from Val and Tay here at the Country Day School in Costa Rica in November and many students and even teachers were inspired to think about the importance of human connections and not losing the focus on what really matters. Giving up careers at home and traveling in order to document the dreams of people around the world seemed so strange to us, but then we began to recognize that there is more to life than just studying and working. They touched the lives of many people here in Costa Rica; people who have a new vision of what is really important in life.
Lisa Doherty, Teacher Trainer | US Access Program in Guatemala
Tay and Val came to work with one of our Access classes here in Santiago on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. The Access program is funded by the US embassy and gives two years of English classes to adolescent students who show leadership qualities in their communities and are from economically disadvantaged families. The theme of Tay’s and Val’s presentation, pursuing your dreams, is so representative of the program’s purpose. The presentation was inspiring for the students and the teachers. It is necessary in this depressed area to be encouraged and reminded to have a dream and to never stop reading for it.
Event Appearances (1)
I Believe That Dreams Can Come True
One Dream Shared, One Dream Inspired Around the world - http://www.ibelievethatdreamscancometrue.com/endorsements
2010-03-30
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What's Your Dream?
If you can be whoever you want to be, if you can do whatever you want to do,if there are no limits - What is your dream? Video: http://vimeo.com/52569230
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