SER UN SER HUMANO

Six standalone feature documentaries exploring a universal human need as defined by a Kenyan woman farmer: Sustenance, Love, Faith, Culture, Fear and Hope. Shot by emerging filmmakers from seven film schools in eight diverse communities around the world - Samoa, Colombia, Jordan, Harlem, Madrid, Portugal, Calcutta and the Dominican Republic, it is a collective portrait of humanity today.

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Episodes:

Sustenance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1coX43niTk 

 

Love:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFwSKyfRjMc 

 

Faith:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOHvGzD_QYo 

 

Culture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwzpf57Tg8A 

 

Fear:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZZNSk1vlgE 

 

Hope:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNWvYAH-W44

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Genre: Documentary (6 x 60 mins)

Released August 2011

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (Colour)

Language: English, Sāmoa, Spanish

(With English subtitles)

Duration: 6 x 60:00

Director (Samoa): Marina Alofagia McCartney

Producers: Vanessa Alexander, Zanna Gillespie

Executive Producer: Tanya Valette

Director of Photography: Jos Wheeler

Editor: Ivan Morales Jr.

Sound Design: Ulaula Jensen

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Made in association with: 

Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV (EICTV)

Department of Film, Television and Media Studies, University of Auckland

Participants: 

The Fiaui Family

Tupai Pe’as Family

Tupai Filipo’s Family

Solo I’u’s Family

Liuliu’s Le Tofa

Melata Autautaga’s Family

Moeauototo’s Family

Faumui’s Family

Tevaga Peseta Leo Laulu

The people of Safua, Lalomalava, Savai’i, Samoa