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Living with Hunger, 52 minutes, 2004 (Ref: 503) |
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In an unprecedented
mission, Sorious Samura set out to understand the
real stories of people living on the edge of
starvation. He moved into a remote village in
Ethiopia far away from the range of the UN and most
NGO's. Sorious lived in a hut and survived on the
same meagre diet as the rest of the villagers. As he
arrived in the village Sorious got an unpleasant
surprise. The villagers made it clear he was not
welcome. 'They think you are the Devil' he is told.
In the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition the devil indeed
is usually depicted as a very black being, blacker
than most villagers. It takes Sorious much
persuasion to convince the villagers that he will
not eat their babies and hasn't come to rape their
wives. Very soon Sorious settles into the routine of
the village. He is amazed and exhausted by the hard
work he must do to keep up with the villagers as
they climb steep slopes to plough and till their
fields every day. Despite the weather failing them
on so many previous occasions the villagers always
have hope that their next harvest will bring the
food they so desperately need. |
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from the Sorious Samura Collection |
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How to Make a Difference in Africa,
Ref: 684 |
Living with Corruption,
Ref: 628 |
Blood on the Stone,
Ref: 533 |
Return to Freetown,
Ref: 512 |
Cry Freetown,
Ref: 511 |
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Exodus,
Ref: 504 |
Living with Hunger,
Ref: 503 |
Living with Refugees,
Ref: 502 |
Living with Illegals,
Ref: 478 |
Living with Aids,
Ref: 473 | |
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