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A small act / HBO Documentary Films presents ; in association with Considered Entertainment, Cherry Sky Films ; a Harambee Media production ; a film by Jennifer Arnold ; produced by Jennifer Arnold, Patti Lee, Jeffrey Soros ; written and directed by Jennifer Arnold.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Kikuyu
- Swedish
- Subjects (All):
- Mburu, Chris.
- Back, Hilde.
- Students--Kenya.
- Students.
- Charities--Kenya.
- Charities.
- Lawyers--Kenya.
- Lawyers.
- Kenyans--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
- Kenyans.
- Human rights.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Kenya--Social conditions.
- Kenya.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (88 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Sausalito, CA : Ro*Co Films, 2010.
- Language Note:
- Primarily in English with sections in Swedish, Swahili and Kikuyu with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- When Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. She certainly never expected to hear from him, but years later, she does. Now a Harvard graduate and a Human Rights Lawyer for the United Nations, Chris Mburu decides to find the stranger that changed his life. Inspired by her generosity he starts a scholarship program of his own, which gives a new generation of Kenyan students the hope of affording an education. With clarity and grace, A Small Act bears witness to the ripple effect one singular action can have.
- Participant:
- Hilde Back, Chris Mburu, Patrick Kimani, Caroline Gaceri, Ruth Wairimu, Jane Wanjiru Muigai, George Kihara Thang'wa.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 24, 2020).
- Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
- Nominated 2011 Black Reel Awards - Black Reel, Best Television Documentary
- Nominated 2010 International Documentary Association Awards - Vision Award, Documentary
- Nominated 2011 News & Documentary Emmy Awards - Emmy, Best Documentary
- Nominated 2010 Sundance Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize, Documentary
- OCLC:
- 796015994
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