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Tigrinya Translator needed for documentary. The translations and subtitling are complete, we need a Tigrinya translator to sit with the filmmaker and editor to assure that the translations are matching the dialogue correctly.
The film is about maternal mortality and the risk of death during pregnancy and childbirth on women and newborns. It was filmed in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Haiti.
It will be about 1 days work. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. See details below.
Logline:
On the ground with maternal health care workers in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Haiti, where there are no white talking heads, no policy makers, no four-wheel drive vehicles and no blood banks.
Short Synopsis:
Sister tells the story of maternal health workers from Ethiopia, Cambodia and Haiti. Providing dramatic insight into their lives, exploring how they find meaning while working under difficult circumstances and revealing the reality of maternal mortality as a human rights issue.
An ex-freedom fighter who is now the Head of the Tigray Health Bureau in Ethiopia makes safe motherhood a priority. A charismatic Ethiopian health officer in residency in a Masters of Surgery and Obstetrics Program at a rural hospital. A direct but gentle rural midwife living and working within a heavily land-mined area of Cambodia. A captivating Haitian midwife, herself fighting poverty, working in a volatile, densely populated urban area.
These are some of the stories behind the statistics.
Sister is an intimate portrait of a global crisis, woven from compelling interviews, indigenous scenery and vérité-style footage shot in health facilities, homes, and villages. The sensibility of the film captures the colours, sights and sounds of the locations and events, of human tragedy and human bliss as we experience these dedicated healthcare providers and those in their care through intense and beautiful moments.
Their stories reveal strategies in place to improve maternal health and the maternal mortality issue, when the strategies work, when they don’t work and how the lack of transport, communication and education create weak links along the way.
The health workers tell the stories, leading viewers through the struggles and joys of their daily lives.
Compensation: Flat day rate of $100