Millennium News
by Angelo Loy
Italy, Kenya, 2009
Mini DV
Colour
Length: 72’
Language: English
Millennium News is the title of eight short TV news broadcasts about the eight MDGs. They were written and filmed by 80 boys and girls who came from the slums of Nairobi, and are now supported by AMREF. All of the news is delivered as real TV news: a television studio was set up in the shantytown, and original and unique reportages are broadcast to explain the meaning of the goals that the United Nations aim to reach and transfer to the life of people who live in shantytowns. The young anchors introduce reports on the themes of health, education, and access to clean water from their own perspective and original point of view, offering a realistic look at the difficulties and daily struggleì with urban poverty.
Angelo Loy
Born in Rome in 1966, he began working in film in 1996, co-producing the feature-length Once We Were Strangers, Emanuele Crialese’s first work. Since then he has worked on the production, direction, and editing of documentaries. In 2001 he began an ongoing collaboration with AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) doing communications research to find the best methods of telling Africa’s story with various media. At present he is working on the creation of a community television station in a Nairobi slum. For his documentary work he received the Cinema del Reale prize and the Cinema per la Pace prize, both in 2006.
Director: Angelo Loy
Music· Giovanni Lo Cascio, Jua Kali Drummers
Production Company: AMREF Italia
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