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The Journey

Synopsis

This 360-documentary experience traces the journey through childhood in three of the toughest environments on Earth.
Meet 3 year-old Amina in the distant 'Afar' region of Ethiopia, trying to find enough food and water to survive during the worst drought in 30 years; 10 year-old Changkouth, living in conflict-ridden South Sudan, trying to get an education and avoid being recruited as a child soldier, in the country with the highest proportion of out-of-school children in the world; and 18-year-old Mani in Chad - ostracized by her community because she is living with HIV, but determined to change minds and using social media to rally support. (SXSW brochure)
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2018 - Virtual Cinema - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 23 secs
Format
360 degree film and animation
Director
Charlotte Windle Mikkelborg
Producer
Charlotte Windle Mikkelborg
Co-Producer
Tanya Turkovich
Executive Producer
Toby Fricker, Tanya Turkovich
Editor
Javier Moreno
Screenwriter
Charlotte Windle Mikkelborg
Director of Photography
Ignacio Ferrando Margeli
Sound
Sound Designer: Axel Drioli
Composer
Marco Caricola
Principal cast
Momina Ehale Arsale, Amina Abile Mahe, Changkouth David Gatwech, Mani Virgille Delassem
Animation
Jonny Lawrence

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