Last weekend I attended the Galway film Festival ~ had a wonderful time & will be mentioning afew of the films that inspired me here.
"Clown around Lesotho"
is a heartwarming & extremely funny doc by director Mike Casey ~ who in a state of drunkenness gave me this dvd at 4am @ the infamous "Rowing Club" on 12th/7/09 ~ such a sweetie ; )
The film describes the journey of a group of clowns ~ led by Galway actor Jonathan Gunning & Bryan Quinn of Dublin, who travel around the schools and communities of Africa with the voluntary organisation "Clowns Without Borders" entertaining and bringing smiles.
Here they are pre trip ~ Why we do it....
Mike followed the clowns to film in Lesotho, which is one of the smallest countries in Africa, adjacent to South Africa. It's one-third the size of Ireland, a population of two million, with 40 per cent below the poverty line. Over 8,000 Lesthoto kids are infected with the HIV and there are 180,000 orphaned.
"Clown around Lesotho" premiered at the festival and had the audience in stitches the entire time. Absolutely inspiring ~ a slice of JOY.
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