Fresh
Ultimately, the film argues that health is at the core of a successful society and asserts that when all people are healthy, the society's focus can be education, business development and community.
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times
Shout Gladi Gladi
2015 · 1h 40m · Not Rated
Documentary, History
Directed by
Adam Friedman
,
Iain Kennedy
Overview
Shout Gladi Gladi is a documentary about hope. It tells the story of one woman's quest to cure fistula and save mother's lives in Africa. Shot in Malawi and Sierra Leone (just prior to the Ebola crisis) this is an intense portrait of the people suffering from fistula and the struggle of those who are not only trying to fix this condition but curtail it through better maternal health care. In addition, it is about women's empowerment, specifically through a radical device from BBOXX, a solar powered generator that provides the women not only with electricity in a region where there is none but also as a means to make money by charging cell phones.
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[A] thorough, powerfully straightforward documentary ...
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