Hi, my name is Sophia Ali, I am the Founder of International Children’s Television…and this is the cast of The Magic Tent!

We create social change through storytelling. We aim to empower kids & inspire them to be kind, creative thinkers

Currently there is very little if any, educational content designed specifically for South Asian kids.

India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are collectively home to more than 500 million children under 14, a region where the social system discourages asking question, and the educational system teaches by memorisation, actively disempowering kids.

Our mission is to harness the power of the media to empower kids in South Asia & around the Globe by creating fun, relatable content designed to ignite the imagination, invite question-asking and inspire children to be independent thinkers

We believe every child deserves the right to question her world, explore her imagination & think for herself

With mobile phones, tablets and cable TV now widely available across the region, media has become a viable ways to reach more children than ever before.

Last year we donated a 24-part early-learning series to a school network in rural Pakistan. The series is currently being used, via tablet, in 200 informal schools

A Unique Team

Michael Frith- Creative Director, spent 25 years as Creative Director for the Jim Henson Company, creating some of media’s most loved characters (Miss Piggy and Fozzy Bear)

The ICTV’s creative team has decades of experience creating educational kids programs with credits that include Dr. Seuss, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock & many moreThe team is donating their time for this project

Sophia Ali- Founder and Executive Producer, previously created Kahni Corner, Pakistan’s first curriculum based children’s program

Kathy Mullen & Sharon Learner Writers/Producers, have each spent their career creating specialised educational content for kids across the globe

Sharon Lerner

Sophia Ali

Michael Frith

Kathy Mullen

Would Microsoft help us produce an original song with accompanying video designed to empower young children around the world? 

We plan to collaborate with established musicians to produce the song and feature in the video with our characters. We feel this will help both spread the message & underline it.

We want to use our characters to promote positivity and the right of every child to feel safe being exactly who they are in today’s world.

We anticipate one day to record the song, and a one-day shoot & simple edit for the video. Everything will be done in New York.

• The team is in place • The puppets are ready • The lyrics are done • We are in the process of securing our collaborative talent • And we would LOVE to partner with Microsoft to record the song & produce

the video (we believe it could make a great picture book too!)

SO…..

Our ideal partner is, British-Pakistani actor/musician/activist Riz Ahmed (Star Wars, Jason Bourne, Marvel, The Night Of). Riz, like our characters, represents inclusivity.

…and we have written a song to do just that! (lyrics included)

TOGETHER WE WILL BE THE LIGHT WHENWEARETOLDWHATWECAN’TDOWENEEDTOKNOWTHATISN’TTRUETOGETHERWECANALLBEFREEWECANDECIDEWHATWEWILLBE

WEWILLBEKIND.WEWILLBESTRONGWEWILLSAY,YES.WEALLBELONG

WEKNOWWHATSWRONG.LET’SMAKEITRIGHTTOGETHERWEWILLBETHELIGHT

COMETAKEMYHANDANDI’LLTAKEYOURSTOGETHERWECANOPENDOORS THEREWEWILLFINDWHAT’SGOODANDTRUE ANDWECANSAYWHATWEWONTDO

WEWILLNOTLIEWEWILLNOTHATEWEWILLNOTTHINK THATIT’STOOLATE

WHENPEOPLESAYTHATBLACKISWHITE ANDEVERYTHINGSEEMSDARKASNIGHTTHEREISABETTERWORLDINSIGHTIFALLOFUSWILLBETHELIGHT

TOGETHERWEWILLBETHELIGHT

WECOMEFROMALLACROSSTHELANDANDWEAREHERETOTAKEASTANDWE’REALLSODIFFERENT,YOUFROMMEBUTWE’REALIKEINWHATWE’LLBE

WEWILLBEBRAVE.WEWILLBEFAIRWEWILLBELOVINGWEWILLSHARE

NOWWECANMAKEOURFUTUREBRIGHTTOGETHERWEWILLBETHELIGHT

LYRICS