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Angels In the Dust OVERVIEW Genre: Documentary Language: English Country of Origin: South Africa DVD Release Date: Feb. 19, 2008 Distributor: Cinema Libre Studios Running Time: 95 Minutes Official Film Site: CAST & CREW Writer/Director: Louise Hogarth Producers: James Egan, Louise Hogarth Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann Film site: click here TakePart site: TakePart.com/AngelsInTheDust SYNOPSIS ANGELS IN THE DUST is the inspiring story of Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist who—with her husband and two daughters—fearlessly walked away from a privileged life in a wealthy Johannesburg suburb to establish Boikarabelo (formerly Botshabelo), an extraordinary village and school that provide shelter, food, and education to more than 550 South African children. The tale of Marion and the orphans she cares for is echoed in a dramatic parallel saga of the orphaned elephants of Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa. The longtime government practice of culling— killing adult elephants to control herd sizes—tore apart the complex social fabric of elephant culture, a fabric that is not unlike that of the traditionally close-knit African village. As a result, orphaned elephants grew up exhibiting unusually violent behavior, such as attacking and goring rhinos. But elder elephants were recently introduced into the Pilanesberg population to resocialize the young. The experiment is working—and it offers a resonant reflection of the healing taking place for the human children being “reparented” by Marion at Boikarabelo (formerly Botshabelo). ANGELS IN THE DUST is the story of a courageous, self-sacrificing, fiercely loving woman who chooses a spiritual path over a material one; it tells of the life-changing power of one compassionate heart. For a nation overwhelmed by an epidemic of HIV/AIDS, orphans, rape, violence, and Apartheid’s legacy of social and political unrest, the film offers a clear pathway of hope and a replicable paradigm for the future. ANGELS IN THE DUST won the 2007 Emerging Pictures/Full Frame Audience Award at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and the 2007 Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival. Production notes Press Photos Right click on links to download  Marion Cloete and the children of the Boikarabelo orphanage High Res | Low Res  Marion Cloete a child, and the elephant of the Boikarabelo orphanage High Res | Low Res  Marion Cloete and the children of the Boikarabelo orphanage High Res | Low Res  Con and Marion Cloete and the children of the Boikarabelo orphanage High Res | Low Res  Marion Cloete, the children, and the elephant of the Boikarabelo orphanage High Res | Low Res  The children of the Boikarabelo orphanage and film crew High Res | Low Res  Marion and Con Cloete of the Boikarabelo orphanage High Res | Low Res  Director Louise Hogarth - photo by Garth Meyer High Res | Low Res |
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