Rachel Portman and Lorne Balfe have composed the score for the documentary Girl Rising. The film is directed by Richard Robbins who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated doc Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. The movie tells the stories of several girls from around the globe who fought for their chance to go to school in spite of extreme poverty and natural disasters and features voice performances by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Chloe Moretz, Liam Neeson, Priyanka Chopra and Freida Pinto. The project marks the first documentary acquired by CNN Films and is executive produced by Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon of the Documentary Group and Paul G. Allen (Hard Candy, Titus) of Vulcan Productions. Girl Rising is set to be released in select theaters on March 7, 2013.
Portman’s upcoming films also include the British comedy drama Still Life and Diablo Cody’s directorial feature debut Paradise starring Julianne Hough & Russell Brand. Balfe’s upcoming projects include the thriller The Frozen Ground starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack & Vanessa Hudgens and the documentary Salinger, as well as the mini-series The Bible.
