4Real Episode Guide, Season 1 - Pazsaz Entertainment Network

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Cameron Diaz
In Peru, Sol Guy takes the one and only Cameron Diaz high into the Andes mountains to meet medicine man and community leader Puma Singona. Puma, an indigenous Peruvian Quechua, who is focused on keeping his people's ancient knowledge and wisdom alive. When he was just 6 years old, under the guidance of his grandfather, Puma began his training as a traditional medicine man. By 15, he was traveling to international conferences to speak about Quechua traditions and culture. Today, at 27, he sits on his community's council of elders, runs a cultural organization that focuses on teaching tradition to youth, and is internationally recognized for his powerful healing and teachings. Puma introduces Sol and Cameron to his community, takes them high into the mountains for a winter solstice ceremony, and shows them one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu.

K'Naan
In Kenya, Sol Guy takes international hip hop star K'Naan to Kibera, the largest slum in East Africa, to connect with local hero Salim Mohamed. Salim helped found Carolina for Kibera, an organization that focuses on community empowerment. Salim takes Sol and K'Naan into the heart of Kibera where he shows them Carolina for Kibera's medical clinic and the community development soccer program he coordinates for over 4,000 kids. During the adventure, K'Naan and Sol find beauty and dignity in the most unsuspecting place and they are forever changed by Salim's incredible spirit.

Eva Mendes
In Vancouver, British Columbia, host Sol Guy brings one of Hollywoods finest leading ladies, Eva Mendes, to his hometown to connect with community leader Liz Evans and the Portland Hotel Society. Liz and her 200-person staff at the Portland Hotel Society are on the frontlines of lending dignity and stability to the lives of people living in Vancouvers downtown eastside, a neighborhood overwhelmed with homelessness, addiction and disease. The Portland Hotel Societys unique blend of services includes housing, food, drop-in resource centers, needle exchange, a bank, an art gallery and North Americas only safe injection site. Sol and Eva get a firsthand look at some of the projects, come face to face with the pain of addiction, and connect with a community of people often ignored by society.

Casey Affleck
In Pawnee, host Sol Guy takes actor Casey Affleck to the Pazwnee Nation reservation in Oklahoma, to meet native leader Crystal Echo-Hawk and her NVision crew. NVision is a collective of Native artists and community leaders who use hip hop, popular culture, film, visual and performing arts to empower Native youth. Sol and Casey check out the launch of the NVision tour that will travel to native reservations and cities with urban native populations. The tour, which includes workshops and concerts, promotes the message of the importance of leadership, empowerment and cultural pride. Sol and Casey also witness the challenges of reservation life that are often invisible to mainstream society. They are inspired not only by NVision's passionate effort to combat despair, but by the overall pride and resilience of the Pawnee community.

Mos Def
In the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood known as the City of God, host Sol Guy takes rap superstar and A-list actor Mos Def to meet Brazilian hip hop heavyweight MV Bill. Born and raised in the infamous City of God, MV Bill uses his talent and influence to empower the children of Brazil's favelas (slums). He has dedicated himself to documenting the lives of children caught in Brazil's brutal drug trafficking trade and helped establish CUFA, a community organization that focuses on providing alternatives for children living in favelas. The adventure takes Mos Def and Sol to Brazil's biggest hip hop festival, into the heart of the City of God, and onto the stage where Mos and MV perform together for thousands of Brazilian hip hop fans.

M.I.A.
In Liberia, host Sol Guy takes international music sensation M.I.A. to post-war Liberia to meet child rights advocate Kimmie Weeks. Weeks is the founder of Youth Action International, an organization that is helping to alleviate the suffering of children affected by war and empowering them to reach their full potential. Weeks' group provides educational opportunities and employment, and is building some of the first playgrounds in post-war Liberia, among other projects. The adventure goes from a visit with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to the front lines of Youth Action International's projects to a dance party in a Monrovian neighborhood.

Flea
In Haiti, host Sol Guy takes Flea of the legendary rock group, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to the hills of rural Haiti to meet health agent Camseuze Moise. Camseuze works for the Haitian Health Foundation, an organization that provides health and humanitarian aid to rural Haitians. She provides immediate healthcare to over 3000 people, uses music, theater and sports programs to educate her community, and co-ordinates over 200 volunteers. The adventure takes Sol and Flea on home-visits by horseback, to a clinic where they help out and to the stage of a health fair where Flea rocks a bass and trumpet solo the community will never forget.

Joaquin Phoenix
In the Brazilian community of Yawanawa, host Sol Guy takes Academy Award-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix into the heart of the amazon rainforest to meet indigenous leaders Tashka and Laura Yawanawa. Tashka and Laura's fight for their land and their focus on their economy and traditions have empowered the Yawanawa people and brought them back from the brink of cultural extinction. Sol and Joaquin take a ride on single engine planes and tiny motorboats deep into the Brazilian amazon, where they learn about the history and traditions of the vibrant Yawanawa community.