"One Child at a Time" Film Programs

Announces

Two Young Iraqi Girls Victimimized by War, Empowered by Filmmaking

Dalal and Roosal are being treated and rehabilitated through "Global
Medical Relief Fund, One Child at a Time" for injuries suffered as a
consequence of Iraq's wars.(Dalal's leg was blown away in the first
few days of the 2003 conflict. Roosal suffered birth defects as a
consequence of Saddam Hussein's brutal chemical attack on his own
people). It would be simple to see these young girls just as victims,
but they have the power to also educate and inspire us with their
vision. Film and art are the medium through which they are not
"handicapped" but empowered to advance our shared future.



"Fishing for Captain America" by Roosal

Roosal is 11 years old. Her birth injuries require crutches, braces
and tremendous effort for walking. She grasped the small digital
camera making a fishing trip into a filming journey and her photogenic
younger friend Dalal into the acting star. "Fishing for Captain
America" is a 5 minute short that gets the entourage hooked. Roosal
first had trouble balancing the camera, but it all comes together as
she learns her new strength as director. Until that moment, she had
been only the subject of other peoples' cameras and stories.



'My Two Foots" by Dalal

Dalal takes her turn behind the camera as well. Her smile melts, but
she has an eye for what we may miss as the obvious. Dalal is only 7
years old and has trouble remembering the two legs that she was born
with, but not the loss in 2003. She now has a new leg thanks to the
efforts of "GMRF, One Child at a Time," the Shriners Hospitals and
Mount Manresa, her home when she visits the United States for annual
refitting and rehabilitation. The new leg gives wings to her vision
and future in Dalal's 2 minute short.



Two Goodwill Ambassadors, Filmmakers, Visionaries

We cannot help all the children that are deserving, now. But, we can
help one at a time. Children have come from around the world to GMRF,
One Child at a Time, to be helped in healing battered bodies,
resurrect bruised psyches and reclaim their right to a piece of our
shared future. Their deprived bodies need our help and rehabilitation,
but we all can benefit from the visions they share with us through
their art and film. Their special physical situation and their life
experiences empower us to broaden our thinking. They are ambassadors
for an open society and pluralism. These children are us. They are our
goodwill ambassadors.



A Creative and Social Responsibility Collaboration

The children will have the benefit of filmmaking mentors through
filmannex.com, which will also assist in presenting films on the web.
We provide our children with a camera, (some may opt for brush and
canvas), and if they choose and to the extent that they choose, they
can allow us into their world, their fears and their hopes. They are
not the subjects on the screen but the projectors of their particular
vision in film and art. Their injuries are our wounds, but their hopes
also empower and define our future.



Other GMRF children, from Bosnia to Nepal, will be making their own
film projects. We are planning next year a presentation of a one day
event, the "One Child at a Time Film Festival." Maybe this is a form
of simple expression, healing or a start to a career, but all will be
beneficiaries.


Contact Us:
GMRFChildren.org or Globmed.org
Filmannex.com

Ms. Elissa Montant: (GMRF Co-Founder & Executive Director):
elissa@globmed.org , 1-718-448-6984
Ambassador Mo Sacirbey, Co-Founder & Film Program Director:
ambassadormo@gmail.com 1-718-448-6984
Francesco Rulli, Filmannex Founder & Film Program Promotions:
fr@filmannex.com ,1-646-485-8792, Ext3
Susan Sacirbey, Film Program Organization: susansacirbey@globmed.org
, 1-917-407-5949