SPANISH TOWN, JUNE 15, 2026: Christel House International, the global nonprofit and school network that goes beyond education to transform lives, released a documentary about its journey, in collaboration with Moirai Films.

The documentary, From Classrooms to Life was designed as a story-led, character-driven film. A window into the lives behind the work, built to reach the heart of every room it enters. The documentary captures what happens when education is treated not as charity, but as a decades-long, multigenerational investment in human potential. Produced by Moirai Films, the film is itself a statement about how Christel House operates: with intention, with creativity, and with the conviction that a life changed is a life that goes on to change others.

Since 1998, Christel House has educated children living in extreme poverty across five countries: India, Jamaica, Mexico, South Africa, United States and opening soon in Colombia, Nepal. Its graduates are three times more likely than their peers to secure formal employment, and 97 per cent are either employed or pursuing higher education. This is not a charity that ships boxes. It is a long-term investment in human potential, and this film makes that real.

“Christel House Jamaica is the only school in the country that provides a child everything they need to thrive,” says Taneshia Stoney Dryden, Chief Executive Officer, Christel House Jamaica. “At the heart of our school is the multi-tier support system that meets academic, socio-emotional, and behavioural needs of all students. The timing of this documentary is perfect. As the diaspora comes together in Jamaica, it allows us to share how this global approach is transforming the lives of Jamaican students.”

From Classrooms to Life is an impact documentary, and that runtime was not a concession, but a conviction. Producer Vanessa Lanci, Emmy-winning director Paul Burger and director of photography Michael Gomes understood that the most powerful argument for what Christel House does is not an argument at all. It is a window. Built as a piece of cinema rather than a charity appeal, the film follows young people on the far side of a chance most of the world never gets, and distils decades of work designed to move an audience anywhere it screens.

The film anchors a global awareness campaign built to introduce Christel House to new audiences and turn them into supporters. This is a film designed to do what the best documentaries do: make a distant reality feel immediate, and it asks the audience to carry something out of the room with them.

To watch the full documentary: From Classrooms to Life, please visit https://christelhouse.org/watch-the-film/. To learn more about Christel House, please visit https://christelhouse.org/.

About Christel House International

Christel House International is a global nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty. Founded in 1998 by entrepreneur Christel DeHaan, Christel House supports students for 18+ years — combining rigorous academics with nutrition, healthcare, life skills, and college and career guidance. More than 25,000 young people have been supported across five countries, with over 8,500 students served each year. Christel House graduates are two to three times more likely than their peers to secure formal employment, and 96% of recent graduates are studying, working, or both.

About Moirai Films

Moirai Films is a global production company that brings the reach of a major studio with the taste and attention of a boutique creative shop. Moirai partners with brands, agencies, and visionary filmmakers to produce premium, standout work across film, documentary, branded content, and original IP. Work built to be remembered, not skipped. Founded by Vanessa Lanci and Andrew Porteous, with over 20 years of experience producing for some of the world’s most ambitious clients, the company pioneers a brand-affiliation model that turns global organisations into creative partners, invested alongside Moirai from development through delivery. Moirai’s creative roster includes Emmy Award-winning director Paul Burger, whose 25-year career on the frontlines of documentary includes four seasons of National Geographic’s Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller; and Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Mike Gomes, who won his Emmy on the same series and made his Cannes debut with New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization.

At Moirai, relationships sit at the centre. The company treats every client as a creative collaborator, every brief as a starting point, and every story as a chance to make something that lasts. Independent, internationally connected, and uncompromising on craft. Moirai makes work that earns its place on the screen. www.moiraifilms.com

About Christel House Jamaica

Opened in 2020, Christel House Jamaica (CHJ) is a non-profit, tuition-free school that removes the barriers to education for students who come from some of the toughest and most underserved communities in St. Catherine. Located in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, Christel House Jamaica is transforming the lives of children experiencing poverty through a holistic, trauma-informed approach. By adding transportation, breakfast and lunch, books and supplies, uniforms and more, Christel House Jamaica is providing students with the tools to move seamlessly from the classroom to life.

The school serves more than 470 students from Kindergarten through Grade 7 within an 8-mile radius of the school. It will grow organically, enrolling sixty (60) Kindergarten students each year until full capacity of 840 students (through Grade 13) is achieved in 2031.