OYSTERS & PEARLS DOCUMENTARY FILM
PATHBREAKERS
WINS BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY AT IT’S WORLD PREMIERE AT THE AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
L to R. Steve Lang, Debi Lang (Director) holding trophy for Best Short Documentary, Sandra Washburn, Marilyn Bland with Guide Dog, Foley; Leilah Nakabira holding Best Screen Play Award for The Forbidden, a Ugandan film; Odur Jacob, Director of Operations Oysters & Pearls – Uganda.
Oysters & Pearls is pleased to announce the documentary, PATHBREAKERS, that premiered during this year’s The African Film Festival (TAFF), was awarded Best Documentary Short. The festival recognizes African films and independent filmmakers who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity in filmmaking.
PATHBREAKERS was screened on the final night before the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, June 30, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.
PATHBREAKERS, filmed on location in Gulu, Uganda, profiles the monumental efforts of Dallas native, Sandra Washburn, a determined, tech-savvy woman who travels to Northern Uganda to fulfill a promise she made to village elders to help their disabled and visually impaired children. Little did she know how one simple gift to a small school would send her on a path that would inspire a generation of young Ugandans to generate social change and create economic opportunities for this war-ravaged region. The film elegantly captures the students’ moving personal stories as well as the birth of Washburn’s non-profit, Oysters & Pearls.
PATHBREAKERS also won the 25th Annual Communicator Award of Distinction in the Video Category.
O&P Supporters who came to the Premiere Screening. (click image to enlarge)
