Open Your Heart
In case you haven’t heard, Madonna adopted a little boy from Malawi last year. Never one to do anything halfway, she went on to carry the cause of the entire nation, writing and producing a documentary, I Am Because We Are (premiering December 1 on Sundance Channel). Part public-service announcement and part well-intentioned vanity project, the film explains how AIDS is ravaging Malawi, leaving a million children orphaned and impoverished so far. Who’s that Girl? this ain’t.
As the film opens, with Madge narrating (with a hint of that faux-British accent), there’s some requisite superstar presence. But Madonna doesn’t get personal; baby David's adoption warrants only a quick mention while Bill Clinton and Desmond Tutu appear to plead Malawi’s case.
Celebrity — and cynicism — aside, I Am... is a genuinely powerful and beautifully shot call to action. Directed eloquently by Nathan Rissman (who got the gig while dating Madonna’s nanny and working as her assistant and gardener), it is brutal and powerful, as stories of children fighting valiantly for survival must be.
I Am Because We Are premieres December 1 at 9 PM on Sundance Channel.
source: Modern Tonic
In case you haven’t heard, Madonna adopted a little boy from Malawi last year. Never one to do anything halfway, she went on to carry the cause of the entire nation, writing and producing a documentary, I Am Because We Are (premiering December 1 on Sundance Channel). Part public-service announcement and part well-intentioned vanity project, the film explains how AIDS is ravaging Malawi, leaving a million children orphaned and impoverished so far. Who’s that Girl? this ain’t.
As the film opens, with Madge narrating (with a hint of that faux-British accent), there’s some requisite superstar presence. But Madonna doesn’t get personal; baby David's adoption warrants only a quick mention while Bill Clinton and Desmond Tutu appear to plead Malawi’s case.
Celebrity — and cynicism — aside, I Am... is a genuinely powerful and beautifully shot call to action. Directed eloquently by Nathan Rissman (who got the gig while dating Madonna’s nanny and working as her assistant and gardener), it is brutal and powerful, as stories of children fighting valiantly for survival must be.
I Am Because We Are premieres December 1 at 9 PM on Sundance Channel.
source: Modern Tonic
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