Documentary: Angels in the Dust

A friend told me about a documentary called Angels in the Dust that was just released. It tells the story of a woman from South Africa named Marion Cloete. She is a therapist who left a comfortable life to build Botshabelo, a village and school that cares for over 500 South African children.

The stories of the children are interwoven with stories of orphaned elephants of Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa. In an attempt to reduce the elephant population in the park, many adult elephants have been killed, which has left many orphan elephants scarred and unable to function in a healthy way in elephant society.

In the last few years, elder female elephants have been re-introduced in the hopes of resocializing the young. The experiment is working— and it offers an amazing parallel story to the one told about the human children being “reparented” by Marion at Botshabelo.

Angels in the Dust is scheduled to be shown in many places around the U.S. this fall. Folks who live in the Seattle area may be interested in a special sceeening planned for September 26, 2007. The movie will be shown at the Harvard Exit Theater at 7:00 P.M, located at 807 E. Roy Street in Seattle. There will be a pre-screening reception held at the DAR House at 6:00 P.M. A $15 donation is suggested to benefit:
Boikarabelo Orphanage
Roses & Rosemary
AHOPE for Children

For those of you not in the Seattle area, here are some other highlights of the schedule.

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Starting Sept. 14 – Sept. 21, 2007
New York City
City Cinemas Village East
181 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
212.529.6998
www.angelikafilmcenter.com
Showtimes:11:00, 1:10, 3:20, 5:50, 8:00, 10:20

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Starting Sept. 28 – Oct. 5, 2007
Los Angeles
Laemmle’s Music Hall
9036 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310.274.6869
www.laemmle.com
Fri, Mon-Thu: 5:00, 7:20 & 9:55
Sat & Sun: 12:00, 2:20, 5:00, 7:20 & 9:55.

Berkeley
Landmark Shattuck Cinemas
2230 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 464-5980
www.landmarktheatres.com

San Francisco
Landmark Lumiere Theatre
1572 California Street at Polk
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 267-4893
www.landmarktheatres.com

Seattle
Landmark Varsity Theatre
4329 University Way N.E.
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 781-5755
www.landmarktheatres.com

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Starting Oct. 5 – Oct. 12, 2007
Boston
Landmark Kendall Cinema
One Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 499-1996
www.landmarktheatres.com

Washington, DC
Landmark E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
(entrance on E Street between 10th and 11th Street)
(202) 452-7672
www.landmarktheatres.com

Philadelphia
Ritz at the Bourse
400 Ranstead Street
Philadelphia, PA
For ticket reservations call: (215) 440-1181
www.landmarktheatres.com

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Starting Oct. 19 – Oct. 24, 2007
Portland
The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St.
Portland, OR 97202
For ticket reservations call: (503) 238-8899
www.clintonsttheater.com

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Starting Nov. 02 – Nov. 09, 2007
Dallas
Angelika Film Center
Mockingbird Station, 5321 E Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX 75206
214-841-4700
angelikadallas@angelikafilmcenter.com

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