Short Stories

MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL TANZANIA

PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FILM, TELEVISION, RADIO, AND MUSIC

Thursday May 23, 2013

Bustani kwa Maisha Bora

A flourishing garden makes for a healthy family. This short documentary, and the four support videos that accompany it, are a guide for better farming and thus better living. ...Read More

Club Risky Business is a 10-part drama that follows the lives of three male friends as they meet at Club Risky Business and exchange stories about their relationships. The first character, David, is a rich businessman in his… ...Read More

Crying Silently

Anna and John have a good life together. They have two beautiful children, and a lovely home. For all these reasons, Anna should be happy and she can’t understand why she is not. She’s exhausted, but cannot sleep.… ...Read More

Dead Mums Don't Cry

Dead Mums Don’t Cry shows one woman’s struggle to stop mothers in her country from dying. She’s Grace Kodindo, an obstetrician in poverty-stricken Chad. There, one out of eleven women dies in childbirth. There, this investigation shows that… ...Read More

Earth Report XIV: Down to Earth

‘Carbon capture’ is the new holy grail of scientists working on climate change strategies. How do we soak up the carbon we’ve been releasing into the atmosphere, fuelling global warming? High tech innovation is one approach - but… ...Read More

Earth Report: Adopt, Adapt and Survive

Many East Africans depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Earth Report travels to the equatorial region of East Africa, and shows how adopting new drought tolerant crops and returning to traditional multi-crop farming methods promise the best chance… ...Read More

Goldtooth

Goldtooth is the neighborhood drug pusher. He dwells in shadows and feeds on doubt and difficulty. Karate meets him as a boy, a hungry street child, trying to secure his next meal. Goldtooth helps him take his mind… ...Read More

Karate Kids

Pedro is a juggler. Mario is a pickpocket. They are both cunning street kids. When Karate Gil takes them in, he teaches them about the dangers of sexual exploitation and AIDS. They find out that it’s better to… ...Read More

Life on the Edge: Grace Under Fire

North Kivu, in the eastern corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been described as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. Since 1998, as the Congolese army has battled… ...Read More

Mask Dance

In southern Tanzania, mask dances are a popular way of conveying sensitive messages without offending people. This short film depicts the experiences of TGPSH-GTZ in promoting communication and information about reproductive health and the dangers of HIV/AIDS through… ...Read More