Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/vizoso-gustavo-c803all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:53:30 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/the-mseyas-p655.aspx Product655 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:50:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/the-mseyas-p655.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/mseyas.jpg" alt="The Mseyas" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/the-mseyas-p655.aspx">The Mseyas</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/the-mseyas-p655.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>The Mseyas are <g class="gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="11" data-gr-id="11">Alberina</g>, Maria, Amos <g class="gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="13" data-gr-id="13">and</g> Orselina. A family of four siblings in Tanzania, they have been orphaned by AIDS like so many other young people in Africa. Their lives are a daily struggle to survive without parental or state support. Earning a small income by collecting firewood, the Mseyas contend with illness, debt and constant worry. However, they maintain a certain youthful optimism about the future.<div><br /></div><div>"Such a hard life," says <g class="gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="12" data-gr-id="12">Alberina</g>, "has taught us how to live." She and Maria - the two slightly older sisters - work and cook to make sure that their younger brother and sister can attend school, saying, "children have a right to an education," though not very old herself.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>An intense commitment to one another and their religious faith give the Mseyas a desire to keep going forward. Spanish director Gustavo Vizoso was moved to document their situation, capturing the light and color of Tanzania in beautifully observed photography, in order to speak out on behalf of the 12 million AIDS orphans living in Africa today.</div><div><br /></div><div><hr><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS & AWARDS</b></div><div>Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival, Qatar, 2009</div><div>1001 Documentary Film Festival, Istambul, Turkey, 2008</div><div>Document 6 Int'l Human Rights Documentary Film Festival,Scotland, 2008</div><div><div>Documenta Madrid film festival, Spain, 2008</div><div>Crossroads of Europe International Film Festival, Lulin, Poland, 2008</div></div><div>DOCSDF - International Documentary Film Festival, Mexico, 2008</div><div><div style="">Extremadura Documentary Film Festival, Portugal, 2007</div><div style="">L'Alternativa Independent Film Festival, Barcelona, 2007</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/vizoso-gustavo-c803all.aspx">Vizoso, Gustavo</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>