IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN (+ Q&A)
Dir: Harry Freeland. Tanzania/United Kingdom. 2013. 88 minutes.
Harry Freeland’s award-winning documentary sheds much-needed light on the tragic and hitherto unexplored plight of albinos in Africa. To grow up albino in certain parts of the continent is to be subject to fear and persecution. Old superstitions, peddled by witch-doctors, perpetuate the notion that albinos are demons, whose severed limbs can be used in rituals believed to bring riches to their participants. In Tanzania, Josephat Torner, himself an albino, has campaigned valiantly for albino rights for many years. Touching and vitally important, IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN follows Torner as he travels from community to community, often at great risk to his personal safety, seeking to educate people.
We are pleased to welcome director Harry Freeland to a Q&A following the screening.
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