I Am Because We Are
| I Am Because We Are | |
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cover for the DVD to the film | |
| Directed by | Nathan Rissman |
| Written by | Madonna |
| Produced by | Madonna Angela Becker |
| Narrated by | Madonna |
| Cinematography | Kevin Brown Grant James Nathan Rissman Marc Shap John Martin White |
| Edited by | Danny Tull |
| Music by | Patrick Leonard |
| Distributed by | Semtex Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States Malawi |
| Language | English |
I Am Because We Are is a 2008 British-American-Malawian documentary film about AIDS orphans in Malawi. It was directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated, and produced by Madonna through her production company Semtex Films.
The film premiered at the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, on April 24, 2008, and at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 21, 2008. The film also headlined the 2008 Traverse City Film Festival. On December 1, 2008, it premiered in the U.S. on the Sundance Channel for World AIDS Day. On March 26, 2009, the film was uploaded by Madonna's team onto YouTube and Hulu for free viewing.
The film won the VH1 Do Something Docu Style Award in 2010.