Shout Gladi Gladi

Oct 2 2015 Not Rated 1h 40m
Documentary, History, News

Shout Gladi Gladi is a documentary about hope. It tells the story of one woman's quest to cure fistula and save mother's lives in Africa. Shot in Malawi and Sierra Leone (just prior to the Ebola crisis) this is an intense portrait of the people suffering from fistula and the struggle of those who are not only trying to fix this condition but curtail it through better maternal health care. In addition, it is about women's empowerment, specifically through a radical device from BBOXX, a solar powered generator that provides the women not only with electricity in a region where there is none but also as a means to make money by charging cell phones.

Official Trailer
Plot

Narrated by Academy Award® winning actress Meryl Streep, SHOUT GLADI GLADI celebrates the extraordinary people who rescue African women and girls from obstetric fistula, a medical condition that can turn them into reviled outcasts. Directed by Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy, and filmed in Malawi and Sierra Leone, the film spotlights the quest of Ann Gloag, the indefatigable philanthropist and former nurse who drives the movement to save these vulnerable women, and presents the patients as they tell stirring tales of their struggles and triumphs. Everything culminates with the exuberant Gladi Gladi ceremony, a singing and dancing blowout that marks the day the women and girls return home cured.

Written by

Iain Kennedy

Directed by

Adam Friedman, Iain Kennedy

Cast

Chris Baker-Brian, Florence Banda, Ibrahim Bangura

Crew

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Production Countries

Sierra Leone, Malawi, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Freedom From Fistula Foundation, Vertical Ascent

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
SHOUT GLADI GLADI Official Trailer 2015
Scores
# of Votes
57
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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