Rob George: For the past year or so I've been working on a documentary about a Sudanese couple, Angelo and Mary Tat, who are friends of ours. Last year, Angelo went back to Sudan to help his family after his brother had been murdered in intertribal conflicts. I gave him a small camera and asked him to take as many photos as he could. I was hoping for half a dozen or so that could be used in the documentary. Angelo returned with over a thousand stills and many hours of low resolution video. And despite having almost no experience with a camera many of his photos are stunning.
As a result, I've organised an exhibition of Angelo's photos to be held in Werribee from March 25 to April 3. The launch will be at 7.00 on the 25th at the Wyndham Cultural Centre, 177 Watton Street, Werribee. A flyer for the event is attached. Profits from the sale of photos will go towards building a schoolroom in the village which has no schools or medical facilities and where the people are starving as a result of the tribal wars.
Also attached is a link to a youtube video promoting the event that includes a number of Angelo's photos together with an extraordinary video clip taken through the window of the truck he was in after it arrived at his home village.
Please feel free to forward the flyer and the link to anyone who you think might be interested.
I look forward to seeing you at the launch and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
All the best,
Rob George.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3uBsgbTq8I
