Orphans of Mathare
Brief Synopsis
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Lives of former street children - many orphaned by HIV/AIDS - now living at the Good Samaritan Children's Home, an orphanage and school in the Mathare Slum of Nairobi, Kenya. The focus is on complicated relationship between poverty, violence, disease, Christianity, tradition and the orphan crisis in
Cast & Crew
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Randy Bell
Director
Randy Bell
Producer
Randy Bell
Editor
Randy Bell
Cinematographer
Pacho Velez
Editor
Pacho Velez
Cinematographer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Production Company
The Interest Section
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 1m
Synopsis
Lives of former street children - many orphaned by HIV/AIDS - now living at the Good Samaritan Children's Home, an orphanage and school in the Mathare Slum of Nairobi, Kenya. The focus is on complicated relationship between poverty, violence, disease, Christianity, tradition and the orphan crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Production Company
The Interest Section
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 1m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 18-22, 2003.
dialogue English, Kiswahilli, Gikuyu, Kikamba, Dholuo & Sheng.
