Post by tarzanontarmazepam on Mar 10, 2010 23:01:11 GMT
Have just watched this on BBCi player. Very rare I am moved to tears.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00r5ww9/Zimbabwes_Forgotten_Children/
Shot entirely undercover over the course of nine months, a beautiful and moving documentary which tells the stories of three children growing up in today's Zimbabwe.
12-year-old Grace rummages through rubbish dumps in Harare to find bones to sell for school fees; nine-year-old Esther has to care for her baby sister and her mother who is dying of HIV/AIDS; and 13-year-old Obert pans for gold to make enough money to buy food for himself and his gran, while dreaming of somehow getting the education he craves.
From BAFTA-winning director Jezza Neumann and BAFTA-winning producer, Xoliswa Sithole, a powerful tale unfolds of the gaping chasm between what these children hope for and what their country can currently provide.
I recommend this, despite it being harrowing viewing. You'll also need something of a strong stomach. Watching Esther (9) as one example having to care for her baby sister and Aids infected mother in a makeshift shelter, with no running water, no sanitation and open sewers.
And then there's Obert (13), who pans for gold dust and catches small birds to help feed his starving Grandmother.
I'm glad I watched this. It brings one back down to earth.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00r5ww9/Zimbabwes_Forgotten_Children/
Shot entirely undercover over the course of nine months, a beautiful and moving documentary which tells the stories of three children growing up in today's Zimbabwe.
12-year-old Grace rummages through rubbish dumps in Harare to find bones to sell for school fees; nine-year-old Esther has to care for her baby sister and her mother who is dying of HIV/AIDS; and 13-year-old Obert pans for gold to make enough money to buy food for himself and his gran, while dreaming of somehow getting the education he craves.
From BAFTA-winning director Jezza Neumann and BAFTA-winning producer, Xoliswa Sithole, a powerful tale unfolds of the gaping chasm between what these children hope for and what their country can currently provide.
I recommend this, despite it being harrowing viewing. You'll also need something of a strong stomach. Watching Esther (9) as one example having to care for her baby sister and Aids infected mother in a makeshift shelter, with no running water, no sanitation and open sewers.
And then there's Obert (13), who pans for gold dust and catches small birds to help feed his starving Grandmother.
I'm glad I watched this. It brings one back down to earth.
