Title: Rise and Dream

During most of the production process, "Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music" served as our working title. By the end of post-production, however, we felt that "Rise and Dream" more closely represented the story and chose it as our title.

"Rise and Dream" is the name of one of the songs on the companion CD, and it is heard in the film. We feel the term also embodies the promise of the children CFCA works with, as well as the hopes mothers and fathers hold for their children to find opportunities, fulfill their potential and achieve their goals.

"Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music" is still the name of the 10-song CD that CFCA released in November 2009 as a companion album to the film. The CD contains songs written and performed by the documentary's composer, Barclay Martin.