WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? is a controversial documentary about why after 50 years of Western involvement, billions of dollars in foreign assistance and countless promises, Africa is still so poor.
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? is a controversial documentary about why after 50 years of Western involvement, billions of dollars in foreign assistance and countless promises, Africa is still so poor.
February 26th, 2010 on 12:11 pm
The first things you notice watching the opening minutes of the film are the spectacular sights and sounds of a world that most of us have never experienced first-hand. The picture is raw, yet so alive, and the words of the Africans are so rich and shocking at the same time in what they reveal. You will learn more than you’ve probably ever learned from school or a textbook about poverty, aid, development, and Africa in this film…and you will form your own opinions about each of those issues. The brothers who directed, photographed, and captured their experiences came to NYU for a discussion and you could tell how much their journey had changed their lives and how much they want to affect change. They did the easy part for us, as we can just sit back and let the journey and thought-provoking issues come to us…..of course, YOU will want to get up and do SOMETHING once you have watched the film.
February 26th, 2010 on 7:44 pm
This film is successful because it deals with ideas and arguments about the role of the West in Africa and isn’t just there to make you feel sorry for Africans (which so many other documentaries do). It really made me think and question some other assumptions I had about Africa. Great film for anyone interested in understanding the world better – also very entertaining.