Eight Billion Lives
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Ashley Shuyler is a recent graduate of Harvard University, and the founder of AfricAid, a non profit organization that works to support girls’ education in Tanzania. Ashley has spent time living, working, and teaching in Tanzania for the past decade. Her first film, Somebody Like Me, has been screened across the US, as well as at the Moscow Visual Anthropology Film Festival.
Camera and Editing – Ashley Shuyler | Voiceover – Wantay Irmakesen | Thanks to Mirishi Ngaya, Ezekiel Ngungat, Sarah Norton, Alex Elijah
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Full name:
Mirishi Ngaya
City of Birth:
Losinoni Village, Tanzania
City of Current Residence:
Losinoni Village, Tanzania
The film follows a student in a rural Maasai village. While the piece focuses on one young man in particular, the story draws upon the narratives of dozens of other students in the village. A common proverb unites this community in the understanding that their lives have been enriched by relationships that are as constant as the mountains that surround them.
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Good video. It was clear and to the point in a short period of time. It stimulated many questions and shared a wonderful philosophy.
Good work, Ashley – ~ Joanie
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