Angels in the Dust
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"Angels in the Dust" is a documentary film
by filmmaker Louise Hogarth.
An inspiring story about Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist whose self-sacrificial courage motivates change and hope.
In a nation plagued by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, orphans, rape, and violence, Marion abandons a life of privilege in Johannesburg
to build Botshabelo, a village and school that provides orphaned children with shelter, food and education.
The stories of the orphaned children are paralleled with the orphaned elephants of Pilanesberg National Park
in South Africa
.
In this poignant film, Marion attempts a similar strategy by re-parenting the orphaned children.
"Angels in the Dust" won the 2007 Emerging Pictures/Full Frame Audience Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
.
It is produced by Dream Out Loud Films and Participant Productions
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by filmmaker Louise Hogarth.
An inspiring story about Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist whose self-sacrificial courage motivates change and hope.
In a nation plagued by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, orphans, rape, and violence, Marion abandons a life of privilege in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
to build Botshabelo, a village and school that provides orphaned children with shelter, food and education.
The stories of the orphaned children are paralleled with the orphaned elephants of Pilanesberg National Park
Pilanesberg National Park
The Pilanesberg Game Reserve is located in North West Province in South Africa, west of Pretoria. The park borders with the entertainment complex Sun City...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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In this poignant film, Marion attempts a similar strategy by re-parenting the orphaned children.
"Angels in the Dust" won the 2007 Emerging Pictures/Full Frame Audience Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Each spring Full Frame welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world to historic downtown Durham, North Carolina for a four-day, morning to midnight...
.
It is produced by Dream Out Loud Films and Participant Productions
Participant Productions
Participant Media is an American film and television production company which finances and produces socially relevant films and documentaries. The company is described as being politically active: its films are typically based on current events and topical subjects and presented in such a way to...
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