Narrated by Morgan Freeman and from the writer of March of the Penguins, this is the story of a group in Zambia who learn filmmaking.
Many in the group can't read or write, most are desperately poor, and few have been exposed to film or television. But with the help of two teachers, this class of 23 women learn to shoot a film that portrays a subject of their own choosing. It involves an issue that has affected them all, but few will discuss: the plight of young women, orphaned by AIDS.
Their film recounts the real-life experiences of Penelope, an 18-year-old orphan, and her struggle to provide for herself and her siblings in the wake of her parents' death.
What begins as a workshop in filmmaking, and quest to tell Penelope's story becomes a journey in empowerment as the women rise to the challenge of pressing their community to change.
At the start of this film, I hesitatingly checked my male ego at the door and eventually found myself... wiping from my eyes tears of pure joy and hope.
—Planet Jackson Hole
