I Am Because We Are (2008)

Directed by

Nathan Rissman

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

8.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary focuses on the lives of children who lost their parents to AIDS in Malawi. It shows their struggles and the efforts to care for them. The film was written and narrated by Madonna.

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What happens

I Am Because We Are is a 2008 British-American-Malawian documentary film about AIDS orphans in Malawi. It was directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated, and produced by Madonna through her production company Semtex Films. The film premiered at the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, on April 24, 2008, and at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 21, 2008. The film also headlined the 2008 Traverse City Film Festival. On December 1, 2008, it premiered in the U.S. on the Sundance Channel for World AIDS Day. On March 26, 2009, the film was uploaded by Madonna's team onto YouTube and Hulu for free viewing. The film won the VH1 Do Something Docu Style Award in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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