A Small Act
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Arnold
Jennifer Arnold
Jennifer Arnold
Joel Goodman
Joan Huang
Tyler Hubby
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Follows Chris Mburu, a Kenyan boy whose life was dramatically changed when an anonymous Swedish woman sponsored his primary and secondary education. Now a Harvard-educated human-rights lawyer, he hopes to replicate the generosity he once received by founding his own scholarship fund to aid a new generation. The challenges Mburu faces instituting his new program seem at times insurmountable but lead him down the path to discovery. Who is Hilde Back, the person who signed the checks that gave him a chance to succeed?
Director
Jennifer Arnold
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Fall October 29, 2010
Original airing in United States July 12, 2010
Released in United States 2010
Released in United States January 2010
Released in United States June 2010
Released in United States on Video May 24, 2011
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Small Acts) April 29-May 9, 2010.
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Small Acts) April 29-May 9, 2010.)
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Free Screenings) June 17-27, 2010.
Feature directorial debut for Jennifer Arnold.
Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Documentary Competition) January 21-31, 2010.)
Released in United States on Video May 24, 2011
Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Free Screenings) June 17-27, 2010.)
Original airing in United States July 12, 2010 (HBO)
Limited Release in United States Fall October 29, 2010 (New York City)
