39e Festival international de cinéma Vues d’Afrique
STONE BY STONE
Montreal’s Premiere
Documentary
Stone by Stone is an incredible story of two visionary families, one in Africa, the other in North America. Without any government or business support or grants, they were able to build, stone by stone, an orphanage and an elementary school in Kaya, Burkina Faso, West Africa. Presently, they are opening a secondary school. Even more amazingly, not stopping at their incredible achievements, they have further plans to build a university, for which they have already acquired the land. All of these institution have been build with private donations. The two families do not posses any substantial personal funds or connections to any wealth creating circles. In fact, they are just regular middle class people whose only wealth is their sincere desire to help the orphaned children in Africa, enabling them to get a proper education, and providing them a possibility of a higher education and professional life so they can give back to their community and country.
What makes this true story so compelling is that it tells how those two families, with the support of their communities and friends, armed with perseverance and determination, without meeting in person for years, and without any kind of additional help, took a leap of faith together and made the decision to start building the orphanage - Paradise Orphanage and Elementary School - to house 120 children.
Though separated by the Atlantic ocean, the two families’ shared journey transcends borders and religions. They had envisioned and then successfully implemented, brought into reality, their dream project that enriched and likely saved lives of many Burkina Faso orphaned children. They are the Sawadogo family in Burkina Faso, West Africa and the Makofskys family in North America.
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| The Makofskys of North America being interviewed for the film |
This is an inspiring film that demonstrates that all is possible, that even the toughest projects could be realized if one has a vision, a believe, and perseverance. If there were more people like those portrayed in the documentary, many world’s problems could start to be solved from the grassroots level up, rather than relying totally on the governments' support and initiatives.
This is the website of the Kaya's Kids none profit organization.
Film's PRODUCTION TEAM:
Elisabeth-Ann Gimber, Mark Morgenstone, Robert E. Newton
COUNTRY: CANADA / YEAR: 2022 / DURATION: 78 MIN / LanguagE: FrencH / Subtitles: English
Film Projection Details
Friday, April 21, 17:45 – Salle Fernand Seguin
Saturday, April 29, 12:00 – Salle Principale
For more information, visit Vue d’Afrique Film Festival website.
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