Ed Kirwan
Founder & CEO - Empathy Week | Creative & Filmmaker |
Empathy Week 2023 Official Trailer
Empathy Week 2023 Official Trailer
Visit the Empathy Week Website
Visit the Empathy Week Website
Join the world's largest Empathy Festival as thousands of students across 40+ countries explore this year's theme of 'My Culture, Your Culture, Our Culture.'
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Dots only connect backwards - Latest blog
Dots only connect backwards - Latest blog
It’s time to stop worrying about the future, go for it.
Kindness Is Wasted Without Empathy (Blog)
Kindness Is Wasted Without Empathy (Blog)
Education Reform (Podcast - 15 mins)
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Podcast
Education Reform (Podcast - 15 mins)
What The World Thinks · Episode
Peace of No Mind Podcast (My journey to start Empathy Week)
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Podcast
Peace of No Mind Podcast (My journey to start Empathy Week)
Websites
Empathy Week Website
Empathy Week Website
My personal website
My personal website
Ed Kirwan has been pioneering the educational space around empathy skills development since 2020 and using film as a powerful tool to do so. With 10+ years experience in education and having researched the power of empathy, Ed spends his time now running Empathy Studios as well as the world's largest empathy festival for schools - Empathy Week.
Example Empathy Week films
Love and Grief - Pete's story (Suicide trigger warning)
Love and Grief - Pete's story (Suicide trigger warning)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Give and Take - Pankaj's Story
Give and Take - Pankaj's Story
Private client filmmaking
4303 Men, 4303 Burpees
4303 Men, 4303 Burpees
DHL + Formula E
DHL + Formula E
Run Grateful - 24 hour challenge
Run Grateful - 24 hour challenge
A short 11-minute film highlighting the emotive highs and lows of each participant partaking in the life-changing Run Grateful Challenge. We start with a 5k,...
7918 Grateful Miles (Ocado)
7918 Grateful Miles (Ocado)
Podcast Appearances
The Power of Empathy
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Podcast
The Power of Empathy
Fuse - The PR, Marketing and Communications Podcast · Episode
Building the Empathy Generation
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Podcast
Building the Empathy Generation
Should schools teach empathy?
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Podcast
Should schools teach empathy?
The Empathy for Breakfast Show · Episode
Tedx Talk
The simple way everyone can help the homeless
The simple way everyone can help the homeless
My blogs and articles
What if we didn't bother homeschooling...
What if we didn't bother homeschooling...
Empathy Week Year 2 - What I've Learnt
Empathy Week Year 2 - What I've Learnt
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