Madonna's film about orphans to air on Sundance
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Bill Clinton: NEW YORK -
Madonna's awakening to the crisis in Malawi _ an impoverished African nation where one million children are orphaned by AIDS _ had many consequences.
In this image released by the Sundance Channel, pop star
Madonna is surrounded by children in Malawi in a scene from her documentary, "I Am Because We Are," airing on the Sundance Channel on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 at 9
She adopted one of those orphans, her 3-year-old son David. She is building a school there.And she has told Malawi's harrowing story in her documentary, "I Am Because We Are." With an audience thus far limited to isolated theater screenings, it will be screened for everyone with its TV premiere on Sundance Channel at 9 p.m. EST Monday (World AIDS Day).The feature-length film was written, produced and narrated by
Madonna (directed by Nathan Rissman). It consults experts including President
Bill Clinton and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.But the film's real power is its images, which are often dismaying but, here and there, reflect hope and a remarkable will to survive."I had many goals," said
Madonna during a phone conversation from her Manhattan home a few days ago. "I did get to a point where I thought, 'I'm being overambitious, I'm trying to say too much, I'll never accomplish it.' But I feel proud of the fact that I did get to make all my points."Among her points: an insistence that any crisis comes with solutions, however hard-won and pieceme

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