Work

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Our latest project, "The Bride Price" is a documentary following the lives to two Malawian orphans of AIDS. Both young women had scholarships, yet one was still forced to marry a man 20 years her senior; a man she had never met. Thanks to family involvement in this corner of Malawi and collaboration with a non-profit working in the area, we have unique access to people and scenarios not normally available to westerners, such as a family discussing the value of a daughter as barter. Through interviews with a Member of Parliament, an investigative journalist, a social activist, village elders, the at-risk girls and a bride of forced marriage, we will show the complex social structure of Malawi, where one can find female Members of Parliament, yet more than 50% of girls between the ages of 16 and 18 are married, usually against the wishes of the girls. Our goal is to raise awareness of the issue, both in the west for the purpose of raising scholarships but especially in Malawi where it will help the Malawian government and those desiring these changes in their work. Please click below to help fund this important documentary: