I Am Because We Are (2008)

Name: I Am Because We Are
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-04-24

1h 26m

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A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.

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Release Date
April 24, 2008

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 26m

This Movie Is About.

africa

orphan

current affairs

humanity

Wiki.

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.