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Title: Tapestries of Hope Movie HD Clip Education is Free View count: 230 Rating: 5.0 (1 ratings) Description: Tapestries of Hope Movie Clip Education is Free TAPESTRIES OF HOPE Movie Clip Courtesy Fresh Water Spigot There is a myth in Africa unraveling the very fabric of the country and devastating young girls lives. After a chance meeting with human rights activist Betty Makoni, author/filmmaker Michealene Cristini Risley travels to Zimbabwe determined to document the shocking atrocities Betty Makoni and her organization, The Girl Child Network, witness daily. In doing so, Risley confronts a monstrous practice ravaging young women in this impoverished country. Highly respected traditional healers with enormous sway to reinforce historical cultural beliefs, including the magical power of female blood, are counseling men to have sex with virgins to cure AIDS. This is a leading cause of the increased spread of the HIV virus in Zimbabwe, making it one of the top HIV/AIDS-infected countries in the world. The crisis only deepens, as young girls who are raped become infected and transfer the disease to their unborn children. In a country with little or no available medicines due to confiscation by dictator Robert Mugabe, and a state controlled media creating a choke hold, Betty Makoni and her Girl Child Network empower these girls to find their voices and the courage to speak of the violence inflicted upon them. Arrested and imprisoned while filming, barred from shooting further footage, and deported from the country for attempting to tell this important story, the filmmakers refuse to be silenced. They return to the United States and lobby the U.S. government and the world community to intervene in this grievous situation. Tapestries of Hope is directed and produced by Michealene Cristini Risley (American Public Televisions "Flashcards", Co-Author "This Is Not The Life I Ordered"). The documentary feature is written by Susan Black (HBOs State of Emergency, TNTs Running Mates, PEN Literary Award) and Michealene Cristini Risley. Black also produces. The films other producers are Christopher Bankston, Anand Chandrasekaran (Carma) and Ray Arthur Wang (Carma). Other members of the creative team include Directors of Photography Lauren Carara, (Sony Fellow for the prestigious TAG program) and Shepard Mpofu (African journalist/documentary filmmaker); Editors Aaron Bruski, (Senior Editor, Fat Box Films) Vanessa Perez , Jessica Sison and Robin Chin (Frontline World, Bill Moyers, PBS and KQED,); Composers Julia Newmann (Broadways The Birdhouse Factory, Oscar-nominated score to Michael Clayton (assisted), TVs Bones) and Cody Westheimer (Broadways The Birdhouse Factory, The Long Road Home; House, M.D.); Photographer Paola Gianturco (In Her Hands, Women Who Light The Dark); and Fat Box Films Post Production Crew (Kent Russell, Doug Johnson, Will Meyers, Adrian Thompson). Original song Keepsake is performed by State Radio and Don't Be Afraid of the Light that Shines Within You by Irish artist Luka Bloom. Fresh Water Spigot presents in association with Fat Box Films a Freshwater Haven Production. Tags: tapestries, of, hope, movie, clip, education, is, free, public, service, announcements, nonprofit, grassroots, outreach, Author: SBARTSTV |
