HeathCliff Rothman
Founder, Film Your Issue
Social Entrepreneur and National Journalist

HeathCliff Rothman is a national journalist and social entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Global Vision for Peace/Artist for the U.N., now a United Nations NGO, which uses media and artists as a powerful vehicle to support peace and the mission and vision of the United Nations. Three years ago he launched FYI, a national youth-oriented “issue film” competition, now in partnership with Microsoft, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, the United Nations, The Humane Society of the United States, ASCAP, MTV, and leading higher education organizations.

The FYI vision is to engage young Americans in contemporary domestic and global issues, and empower them to add their voice to the public dialogue, and become engaged citizens via short films.

As a national journalist and cultural chronicler Mr. Rothman has profiled such legends as pulp fiction author Mickey Spillane and big band leader Artie Shaw for Vanity Fair, and leading American icons Meryl Streep, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Sigourney Weaver, and others for The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, GQ, AARP, and other national publications. Mr. Rothman lives in Los Angeles.