Films
ANGELS IN THE DUST
Australian Premiere
ANGELS IN THE DUST
Australian Premiere
South Africa 2007, English, 95 mins
Director(s)/Writer(s): Louise Hogarth
Producer(s): James Egan & Louise Hogarth
Genre: Documentary
Film Website: www.angelsinthedust.org
Themes: Aids in Africa, right to health
Related Links: http://www.orphanbracelet.com/
http://www.oxfam.org.au/world/africa/south_africa/hiv-aids.html
Amnesty International Film Festival 2008 - Audience Award
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2007 - Emerging Pictures/Full Frame Audience Award
Seattle International Film Festival 2007 - Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Synopsis
A story about the transformative power of compassion and the difference one woman can make.
In the rubble of a nation plagued by HIV/AIDS and apartheid's legacy of violence and distrust, Marion Cloete courageously walked away from a life of privilege in Johannesburg to set up an orphanage for the most downtrodden and tragic of South Africa. A university-trained therapist, Cloete's village provides food, shelter, education and new hope to more than 550 children orphaned by AIDS. Simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting, Angels in the Dust is a truly inspirational film.
"It thoughtfully illuminates a seemingly unsolvable problem while proving that one person really can make a difference." —Seattle Times
"Angels In the Dust is an important, enormously emotional film that will hopefully have a far-reaching and valuable impact on the plight of Sub-Saharan AIDS." —Reel.com
"...Nothing short of wondrous" —NY Magazine
