Angels in the Dust
- 2007 (2007)
Angels in the Dust is a 2007 South African documentary film by filmmaker Louise Hogarth.[1] The film follows Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist who leaves behind her life of privilege in Johannesburg to build Boikarabelo, a village and school that provides orphaned children with shelter, food and education.[2] The stories of the orphaned children are paralleled with the orphaned elephants of Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa.
Reception
Angels in the Dust won the 2007 Emerging Pictures/Full Frame Audience Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.[3] It also won an Audience Award at the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival in 2008. It is produced by Dream Out Loud Films and Participant Productions.
Notes
- ^ Tucker, Neely (12 October 2007). "'Angels in the Dust': A Documentary Too Moving to Wither". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Official website". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Full Frame 2007 Award Winners". Full Frame website. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
External links
- Angels in the Dust at Rotten Tomatoes
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- 13 Minute Preview Clip on YouTube
- [3] imdb
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