Summaries

This feature length documentary, Mzungu, is our story about personal change, sacrifice, adventure, and ultimately the power of love and community. You will embark on a journey into the great joys and perils of Africa through the eyes of four-young-naive and unassuming Americans. As we join Scott, Eric, Dan, and Adam on their crusade to 'save the world', you too may just fall in-love with Uganda and Rwanda, meet some new friends, and change your life for the better. These young men aren't on a vacation, they have gone to work hard, to 'help', doing what they know best. They will visit Internally Displaced People camps and witness the short and long term effects of genocide and tribal wars. They gain a new understanding of the immense devastation HIV/AIDS is creating across the continent of Africa.. But in the course of making life- long friends, as well as, facing the loss of life, the viewer is on this journey as well. We hope you will also laugh, cry, sing, dance, and in the end leave Africa completely different people. In a time when social entrepreneurs and global issues rule the media, this documentary is a truly raw and real look into a once-in-a-lifetime journey that turns into an entire world of friends working together. The power of this film lies in the questions it forces us to ask ourselves. Are we doing enough, what if it's too hard to help people, what does it mean to love people we've never met? Yet, in the end, you too will may start to believe the world can be a better place and that it is up to you to change it!—Shana Marie Gilbert

Mzungu is the initial journey of four average American college kids who set out to save-the-world and rather end up leading their own generation to a new depth of understanding. It's is a story of personal sacrifice, adventure, and ultimately the power of Love and Community. Join the great joys and perils of Africa through the eyes of four-young-naive, and unassuming American kids on their crusade for purpose. In a time when global issues rule the media, this documentary is a True account into a once-in-a-lifetime journey that turns into an entire world of friends working together for change. In the end, you too may believe the world can be a better place, it is up to us to change it!—Anonymous

Mzungu is our story of personal sacrifice, adventure, and ultimately the power of Love and Community. Join this journey into the great joys and perils of Africa through the eyes of four-young-naive and unassuming Americans on their crusade to 'save the world'. In a time when social entrepreneurs and global issues rule the media, this documentary is a truly raw and real look into a once-in-a-lifetime journey that turns into an entire world of friends working together for change. The power of this film lies in the questions it forces us to ask ourselves. How do we love people we've never met? In the end, you too may believe the world can be a better place and it is up to us to change it! Mzungu is our story of personal sacrifice, adventure, and ultimately the power of Love and Community. Join this journey into the great joys and perils of Africa through the eyes of four-young-naive and unassuming Americans on their crusade to 'save the world'. In a time when social entrepreneurs and global issues rule the media, this documentary is a truly raw and real look into a once-in-a-lifetime journey that turns into an entire world of friends working together for change. The power of this film lies in the questions it forces us to ask ourselves. How do we love people we've never met? In the end, you too may believe the world can be a better place and it is up to us to change it!—Shana Marie Gilbert

Details

Keywords
  • uganda
  • social documentary
  • humanitarian
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Documentary
  • News
Release date Aug 31, 2010
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States Uganda Rwanda
Language English
Filming locations Kampala, Uganda
Production companies Come, Let's Dance Ezekiel 12 Productions

Box office

Budget $25000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio

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