SnagFilms will release the Forest Whitaker-narrated documentary Sewing Hope, about Time 100 honoree Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe. Nyirumbe runs a school in Uganda, where she teaches girls who were kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Uganda how to sew and plant crops. Nyirumbe uses practical skills to help restore dignity, independence and hope. The girls also receive psychological support and literacy training. Her work to help the victims of Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda's civil war was recently highlighted by Time magazine, which named Nyirumbe as one of its 100 most influential people of 2014. Nyirumbe also
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- 8/5/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Big Morning Buzz Live puts Tia Mowry to the test, a nun stands up for girls’ rights amid a Nigerian crisis, and Dakota Fanning is on the verge of losing it.
James Franco posted, and subsequently deleted, an Instagram pic of himself nearly nude. The actor-producer is only wearing his skivvies, with his hand pushing down the top of his undergarment. What exactly is he trying to tell us? [E!] Tia Mowry harkens back to her Sister, Sister days with a little help from Nick Lachey. Check out her challenge from Big Morning Buzz Live! Fear continues to grip Nigeria following the abduction of dozens of schoolgirls, with many of them still missing and possibly being forced into marriage or the sex trade. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, faced a similar crisis in her native Uganda. Her story was featured in Forest Whitaker‘s documentary,...
James Franco posted, and subsequently deleted, an Instagram pic of himself nearly nude. The actor-producer is only wearing his skivvies, with his hand pushing down the top of his undergarment. What exactly is he trying to tell us? [E!] Tia Mowry harkens back to her Sister, Sister days with a little help from Nick Lachey. Check out her challenge from Big Morning Buzz Live! Fear continues to grip Nigeria following the abduction of dozens of schoolgirls, with many of them still missing and possibly being forced into marriage or the sex trade. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, faced a similar crisis in her native Uganda. Her story was featured in Forest Whitaker‘s documentary,...
- 5/2/2014
- by Rahsheeda Ali
- TheFabLife - Movies
Sister Rosemary with a Sewing Hope bag: "I am a physically strong person and I strongly believe in work ethics." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Unesco Goodwill Ambassador, Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA winning actor for his performance in Kevin Macdonald's The Last King Of Scotland, Forest Whitaker narrates Sewing Hope, Derek Watson's vital documentary on the life-changing work Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe is doing in Gulu, Uganda with her St. Monica Girl School.
At a luncheon, held in her honor by executive producer Reggie Whitten in Manhattan, following an invited screening and discussion of Sewing Hope with Sister Rosemary and her director, I had a chance to talk with her. I congratulated her on the galvanising work she has accomplished and told her how much I love the additional fact that the bags shown being sewn in the film are made out of garbage. "Yes, exactly," she said, "and...
Unesco Goodwill Ambassador, Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA winning actor for his performance in Kevin Macdonald's The Last King Of Scotland, Forest Whitaker narrates Sewing Hope, Derek Watson's vital documentary on the life-changing work Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe is doing in Gulu, Uganda with her St. Monica Girl School.
At a luncheon, held in her honor by executive producer Reggie Whitten in Manhattan, following an invited screening and discussion of Sewing Hope with Sister Rosemary and her director, I had a chance to talk with her. I congratulated her on the galvanising work she has accomplished and told her how much I love the additional fact that the bags shown being sewn in the film are made out of garbage. "Yes, exactly," she said, "and...
- 2/3/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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