deserve
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documentary short film looking at themes of generosity, poverty and compassion through the eyes of women and children living in the favelas of belo horizonte, brazil.
location
belo horizonte, brazil
together the filmmakers and participants contemplated what it meant to grow up in wealth or poverty.
there are personal stories of heartache and joy as each person gives their take on the life they were born into, and the consequences of social inequality for both rich and poor.
ultimately participants agree that it is generosity, kindness and encouragement, the ability to help someone believe in and empower themselves, that allows each one of us to fulfil our full potential.
re-establishing the verb ‘deserve’ in its original context, the act of ‘serving others well’.
“the people born with an easy life, also can help the people with the difficult life.
because that’s their obligation.”
maria (9-years old), raised in prado lopez favela, brazil.
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> clinic ammor is a haven for young people living on the streets of belo horizonte, brazil.
since 1988 dr irene adams has worked tirelessly to bring health and wellbeing services to los pequeños (the little ones) surviving without parents or caregivers.