Grades 7-12, College, Adult
Directed by Patricio Henriquez
Produced by Robbie Hart and Luc Côté, Adobe Productions
DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45
US Release Date: 2000
Copyright Date: 1999
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-961-5
VHS ISBN: 1-56029-827-8
Subjects
Activism
African Studies
At-risk Youth
Citizenship and Civics
Disabilities
Health
Humanities
Awards and Festivals
Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Finalist, Hot Docs
Finalist, Gemeaux Awards
Finalist, Vues d'Afrique
Celso Magumbe in Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique - Hearing Impaired
A deaf man fights for the rights of the hearing impaired.
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Celso Magumbe is deaf and mute. He's leading an inspiring campaign for the rights of the hearing impaired in one of Africa's poorest countries, Mozambique. As a child, he believed that only black people were deaf but now works alongside Europeans to promote his cause.
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Jesus Tecu Osorio in Guatemala - The son of civil war victims leads a campaign for justice.
Tsuyoshi Inaba in Japan - Working to empower the homeless in Tokyo.
Tina Machida in Zimbabwe - A young woman fights for the rights of gays and lesbians against the odds.
Murrandoo Yanner in Australia - An aborigine leads the battle against multinationals for historic land rights and tradition.
Yildiz Temürtürkan in Turkey - A human rights activist risks everything to protest police repression.
Julie De Varennes in Canada - A former sufferer helps kids coping with cancer; giving them hope and inspiration.