THE MUTUNGA PARTNERSHIP

Winner-Missionary Spirit Category! The Mutunga Partnership is a micro finance organisation that is committed to helping the poorest help themselves. Seven years ago, Morris Stuart felt inspired to begin an organisation that saw dignity and respect given to the poorest of the poor. He feels that faith requires action. I was privileged enough to join him on his latest trip to Kenya to meet some clients and hear their stories. This film reflects but a fraction of my experience yet does speak of how moved I was to see, at the grass roots level, the impact of one human being, obedience, faith and imagination!

Contest: 2013 Goodness Reigns “Share the Story”

Created By: Amy Dwight
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Experience Level: Moderate
Filmmaker Age: 29
Video Length: 6 min 17 sec

Filmmaker Bio:
Amy Dwight has completed Post Graduate study in Performance Creation/Animateuring at the Victorian College of the Arts, Australia. Her areas of training include theatrical practice and methodology, acting, physical theatre, lighting design, directing, performance making and sound design. She has studied writing at Vancouver Film School, Canada, and has written scripts for both film and stage. Amy is vocally trained in both classical and musical theatre and, as a musician, specialises in a variety of instruments. She is a trained dancer of 13 years. Amy works as a photographer in the corporate and private sectors and has been both a performer and creator for various theatrical productions. She freelances as a private artistic director and has been animateur for three Theatre in Education companies, ‘Solace arts’ (Melbourne), ‘Fine Edge Theatre’ (Perth) and ‘Aspire Works’ (Melbourne). Her desire to bring inspiration and education through the arts also led her to a full-time teaching position in Perth, Western Australia. Recently Amy has been employed as Producer of Indimax Productions and looks forward to developing her skills in the film industry.

Cast and Crew:
Narrator – Morris Stuart
Cast – The Mutunga Partnership Clients
Music – Ladysmith Black (music used with permission)
Director – Amy Dwight
DOP – Amy Dwight
Editor – Amy Dwight

YOUCAT/Catechism Inspiration:
Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two: You Shall Love your Neighbour as Yourself. Article 7, Love For The Poor.

Missionary Spirit Category
Winner
Category: Films
About The Author
- Suzanne Haugh directs the charitable non-profit Goodness Reigns, Inc. and has worked as a Catholic journalist for over 13 years. She lives in Louisville, KY, with her husband of 20 years and their three children.

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