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I Am Because We Are (2008)

1h 30m

Running Time

I Am Because We Are (2008)

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

1h 30m

Running Time

Plot.

I Am Because We Are is a 2008 documentary film directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated, and produced by Madonna through her production company Semtex Films. The film documents the concern over the millions of orphans in the African country of Malawi who have lost parents and siblings to HIV and AIDS, many of whom live on the streets. The film also shows the efforts with Madonna's charitable organisation Raising Malawi in helping with improving their lives and conditions.

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Cast & Crew.

Madonna

Self / Narrator (voice) / Executive Producer / Writer

Bill Clinton

Self

Desmond Tutu

Self

Jeffrey Sachs

Self

Paul Farmer

Self

Nathan Rissman

Director / Cinematography

Steven Parker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Angela Becker

Producer

Marc Shap

Camera Operator

Doc Crotzer

Line Producer

Danny Tull

Editor

Kevin Lee Brown

Cinematographer

Patrick Leonard

Original Music Composer

Richard Lewis

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Hamish Lyons

Assistant Editor

Details.

Release Date
April 24, 2008

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-10

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.