A Small Act
Filmmaker: Jennifer Arnold
USA / 2010 / 88 minutes / English
Opening Weekend Date: 15 April 2011
A young Kenyan's life changes drastically when his education is sponsored by a Swedish stranger. Years later, he founds his own scholarship program to replicate the kindness he once received.
Chris' life in a Kenyan village was transformed when he won the sponsorship of a Swedish woman - Hilde Back - who he knew only by name, she thought nothing of it. She certainly never expected to hear from him, but years later she does. Now a graduate from Harvard and a Human Rights lawyer working for the UN, inspired by her generosity, he has set up his own education programme for Kenyan children in her name. Weaving between the lives of Chris, Hilde and three children competing for Chris' fund, this is a moving testament to the selfless act of giving.
"Filmmaker Jennifer Arnold gracefully and fluidly tells the uplifting story of Hilde Back and Chris Mburu" The Hollywood Reporter