Here's the person's recollection. A second person felt certain that it was filmed in Colombia. I'm drawing blanks.
"Some years back--at least 10--I watched an amazing documentary on TV. It probably was on a PBS station but I don't know that for certain. It was about a young Latin American boy--again, I don't know if he was from Mexico, Central or South America--who helped the elderly in his village. I think he started by bringing food to an old woman who was eating out of the garbage. He began to do it regularly, and then he started helping her in other ways. And then he started helping other poor elderly people, and he enlisted the help of other children to help them. They brought them food, helped bathe them, got them together for social stimulation (there were weekly dances, organized by this boy.) The children did this before and after school. Being part of the group that helped the older people was a badge of honor--parents wanted their children to be a part of it, and the boy would only let them help if they did well in school, and if they could be counted on. It was one of the most amazing things I'd ever seen--this child was amazing. At the end, the film maker visits the village again, maybe 10 years later. The boy is a young man, and he has established a home for the elderly, where they are getting the care that they need. This is driving me crazy. I have searched and searched and cannot figure out why this documentary is eluding me." Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Susan Susan Albrecht Library Acquisitions Manager Wabash College Lilly Library 765-361-6216 765-361-6295 fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films<http://www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films> http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ ******************************************************************* "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." --Neil Peart *******************************************************************
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