- The Storm (film)
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name = The Storm
format =Documentary
caption =
director =Ross Birchall
producer =Ross Birchall
writer =
narrated =Ross Birchall
starring =Ross Birchall Dr. Frederick Wekesa
music =Various Ross Birchall
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Nightlife Pictures
released =2008
runtime =
country =Canada flagicon|Canada
language = English
Swahili
budget = $5 million USD
website =
imdb_id ="The Storm" is a 2008
Canadian documentary directed byCanadian actor andfilmmaker Ross Birchall .Principal photography took place in rural areas of
Eastern Africa , parts ofIndonesia , inBritish Columbia ,Canada , andWashington, D.C. andLouisiana in the United States of America.The film is currently in post-production, and is produced by Canadian film production company Nightlife Pictures ( [http://www.nightlifepictures.ca/ nightlifepictures.ca] ).
Plot summary
Home to just 12% of the world's population,
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to over 60% of all people living withHIV . As filmmakerRoss Birchall journeys toEastern Africa to investigate the true horror of living in countries beneath the poverty line, we realize the one thing that we share despite our many differences is the fact that we are all human. As such, our role is clear: to help each other. This is the story of a continent in disarray; how a storm of a different kind is affecting our world. This isAfrica .Filming in Africa
"The Storm" was filmed in
High Definition on location inEastern Africa from February to April, 2007. Crew set up production in severalHIV/AIDS orphanages , rural health clinics and treatment centers, and slums such as theKibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, with a population of some one million. Political and civil unrest posed a viable threat to the project, with featured cast and crew in a considerable amount of danger.Cast
*
Ross Birchall ... as Himself/Narrator
*Dr. Frederick Wekesa ... as Himself/Health Consultant
*Mwai Kibaki ... as Himself
*Bill Clinton ... as Himself (Archive Footage)
*John F. Kennedy ... as Himself (Archive Footage)Crew
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Jack Anduvate ... Location Scout
*Havartsinh Vaghela ... Kenyan Poverty Advisor
*Robertson Osangale ... Ugandan Poverty Advisor
*Dianne Erickson ... Registered Nurse and HIV/AIDS ConsultantSoundtrack
The soundtrack to the film features music by
Brooklyn -basedindie-rock bandThe National (band) , as well as a partial original score by directorRoss Birchall .Production Notes
*All scenes filmed in North America appear in black and white. All scenes filmed overseas appear in color. The entire documentary is presented in 16:9
widescreen format.
*Near the end of scheduled filming, directorRoss Birchall was robbed at gunpoint while travelling in amatatu (taxi minibus) near a border region ofUganda - he was unharmed in the incident.External links
* [http://www.thestormfilm.com/ Official site]
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