Cinderella Children

The documentary film Cinderella Children was made to "promote the awareness and sponsorship of war orphans at the Kitgum orphanage in Uganda." The story is based on Australian grandmother Irene Gleeson who in 1991 sold her Sydney Australia beachside home, founded CHILDCARE Kitgum Servants (CKS) and towed a caravan to the war zone of Kitgum in North Uganda, gathered 50 war traumatised children under a mango tree and began to teach and feed them. Now in 2008, 8,000 children are given day care, schooling, medicine, and food in five CKS schools. It's an incredible story. The DVD can be ordered from the site and ships from Australia.

The film was produced by Brisbane Australia filmmaker Matt Clift for Pastor Grant Windlethe of the Christian City Church Westside. What I found really interesting about the film is that the production was a one man show. Matt has shared a lot of information on the equipment he used and the techniques that worked for him in the field with very little resources available and a time limit of only one week. His article is titled One Man Doco Crew in Uganda is available here.

Here is the trailer for Cinderella Children: