January, 2008 "Destination: Bangalore" was named one of the "Best Films of 2007" by Jaman.com
October, 2007 Director Jim Kerns along with cameraman Jason Boyce and production manager Kay Sato spent ten days in County Mayo, Ireland shooting footage for "Destination: Rossport". Destination: Rossport is the second film of the Global Documentary Series and will examine the conflict between Shell Oil and members of the local community over a natural gas pipeline and terminal.
October, 2007
Jim Kerns spoke on the "Social Impact of Outsourcing on Bangalore, India" and showed "Destination: Bangalore" to Michigan State University's Southeast Asian Studies Program
June, 2007 FilmWest & Associates, an educational video distribution company, has agreed to market and distribute "Destination: Bangalore" to Canadian
and US secondary education markets.
June, 2007
Jim Kerns participated in a panel discussion moderated by Scott Kirsner on "Web Distribution for Makers of Film and Video" at the Apple store in San Francisco.
May, 2007
Destination: Bangalore was shown at the University of
California Berkeley to a foriegn service student group
March, 2006
Destination: Bangalore was shown as part Rutgers University Business School's symposium entitled "Outsourcing and Globalization in India"
Destination: Bangalore appeared at the 2005 Indo-Arts Independent and Diaspora Film Festival in New York City. Read More
Destination: Bangalore appeared the the 2005Globians International Documentary and World Culture Festival on the closing nightin Potsdam, Germany
Destination: Bangalore is a film which documents the social impact of outsourcing on Bangalore, India. It is the first film of a series on how global forces impact local communities. The film looks at several sociological issues including, new career choices, the ever-widening generational gap and the effects of "new money" in Bangalore. It features interviews with journalists, sociologists, students, entrepreneurs, political leaders, storeowners and artists in an effort to cast a wide net in search for answers.
Filmmaker Jim Kerns took one bag of equipment and one bag of clothes and spent two-weeks alone in Bangalore searching for depth in a city, which the U.S. media portrays as solely a technological haven for corporate outsourcing.
The film provides a rare insight into the sociological effects of globalization on a local level and in-depth observation of how a city is being transformed into both a technological and cultural haven. Destination: Bangalore is an ideal tool for educators and scholars in the fields of ethnic studies, south asian studies, international affairs, sociology and economics as a case study or a visual supplement to classes and research projects. Visit the About page and the Teaching Guide page to see the resources and discussion topics that can be found in the film.
Destination: Bangalore appeared at the 2005 Indo-Arts Independent and Diaspora Film Festival in New York City. 