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Help the Living, Slow the Bleeding

We want to give Mathare a voice. We want to make the world know about the important work that Mathare Roots Youth Group is doing. We want to make a documentary that will educate, enlighten, bring smiles, and generate money for Mathare Roots.
We want all this, and we want your help to make it happen.

The financial resources needed to make a typical documentary are staggering. Considering that we are traveling to Africa and filming in the harsh environment of the Mathare slum, our budget of $15,000 is absurdly small. We can make an exceptional documentary inexpensively because we are donating our time, the resources of a startup studio, and much of our own equipment. Most importantly though, we have friends in the U.S., the U.K., and Africa, that are helping us to succeed.
You know one of us

Or you know someone who does. We are only asking our friends and their friends for assistance on this project because we want it to be meaningful for everyone involved. Any contribution of any amount or item is greatly appreciated! To make it really meaningful for our friends that step up to contribute $100 or more, we'll give you credit on the DVD, a signed picture of the Mathare Roots members, a copy of the full-length DVD, acknowledgment on this site, and our deepest gratitude. If you would like specialized credit on the final DVD, please contact us at: productions@livingandbleeding.com

At under $15,000 to get to Africa and shoot two weeks of footage, this is an inexpensive film, but not a low quality one. Check out Matt's movie awards and numerous film festivals to review his experience.

We've just added a brief summary of this project and a few pictures from Mathare Adam took during his visit in 2006. To view it on you computer, get the web version. If you want to print it out on good old paper to show someone else, get the print version.

We are making this happen
No one told us to do this, and no single entity is backing us. This is grass-roots, all the way. Our family and friends have helped us get moving, and we’re not going to lose the momentum. See a list of our generous sponsors.

Why are we bothering?
Because we can, and because we should. Western audiences in general are quite filtered or sheltered from some of the harsh realities facing others. We see them on the news, but all the news is too often is just a depressing TV show. See how you can help.

This is different
The documentary, photographs, and book that we’re creating will not get the same response as the news can. The experience of watching the movie will be visceral. The photos will penetrate your thoughts, and because of both, the people in the Mathare Valley will benifit. See pictures from Adam’s initial experience in Mathare.