Set amongst the chaos of youth gang fighting in 2006 that has turned tens of thousands of East Timorese families into IDPs (internally displaces people), an inspired East Timorese teacher develops a vision for the children in her school. Sister Aurora Pires, along with New Zealand teacher Anne Fisher, trains teachers to nurture their young students so they can heal wounds and break the cycle of trauma to build a humanistic and truly democratic society.
Directed and Co produced by Peter Marra/Giving Voice.
New Zealand documentary maker Peter Marra, with the collaboration of the East Timorese filmakers of the Centro Audio Visual Max Stahl Archive Timor Leste, uncovers this remarkable story while documenting the home and school life of five-year-old. Soon after filming her first days at school and Marra returned to New Zealand, he learns that the girl and her family have been forced to abandon their home and flee as violence escalates in Comoro, their neighbourhood in the capital city Dili. Marra returns to East Timor with the intention of finding her. Through interviews with school teachers and other local leaders, Marra uncovers a personal story that creates a portrait of the reality and needs of the Children of a Nation. This is also the universal story of the needs of all children in every culture.
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