By Michelle Betton | Communications Specialist
"The Lucky Specials" has traveled to film festivals around the world, winning awards and acclaim, and showcasing why this film can have such a strong impact in helping communities respond to tuberculosis.
At FESPACO, "The Lucky Specials" won the SIGNIS Award, given out by SIGNIS which promotes peace through media and communications. Director Rea Rangaka won Best New feature Filmmaker at the San Francisco Black Film Festival. Other festivals that "The Lucky Specials" has been screened in include the Toronto Black Film Festival, the Harare International Festival for the Arts, and the Zanzibar International Film Festival.
Now, the film is reaching its target audience with this dynamic story and critical tuberculosis information. Broadcasts have taken place in Ethiopia, Ghana and the United Kingdom, with upcoming broadcasts in South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, and more countries around the globe!
It is very exciting to reach audiences with the critical health information that "The Lucky Specials" conveys. Media like this shows real power in helping individuals and communities stem the tide of diseases like tuberculosis that are killing million each year.
More to come on how audiences are reacting to "The Lucky Specials!"
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