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Mama Rwanda (2016)

Mothers who mean business.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 30M

Director : Laura Waters Hinson

Synopsis

MAMA RWANDA is the story of two women mixing the wit of motherhood with the spirit of entrepreneurship to overcome extreme poverty. Drocella, a village wife, and Christine, a city widow, represent a new generation of women business-owners transforming post-genocide Rwanda into one of the top ten fastest growing economies in the world. A modern tale of the work/life balancing act, MAMA RWANDA illuminates the remarkable lives of two working mothers in the developing world.

Actors

Drocella Mukantaganda
Drocella Mukantaganda
Herself
Christine Murebwayire
Christine Murebwayire
Herself

Crews

Laura Waters Hinson
Laura Waters Hinson
Director
Laura Waters Hinson
Laura Waters Hinson
Writer
Ryan Patch
Ryan Patch
Writer
Laura Waters Hinson
Laura Waters Hinson
Producer
Andrea McDaniel Smith
Andrea McDaniel Smith
Producer
Michael Fairbanks
Michael Fairbanks
Executive Producer
Marylee Fairbanks
Marylee Fairbanks
Executive Producer
John Priddy
John Priddy
Executive Producer
Ed Priddy
Ed Priddy
Executive Producer
Rob Pfaltzgraff
Rob Pfaltzgraff
Executive Producer
Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor
Executive Producer
Maurice Black
Maurice Black
Executive Producer
Ryan Patch
Ryan Patch
Editor
Thomas R. Hinson
Thomas R. Hinson
Associate Producer
Ryan Patch
Ryan Patch
Associate Producer
Mary Beth Minnis
Mary Beth Minnis
Associate Producer
Elizabeth Hooper
Elizabeth Hooper
Associate Producer
Lana Link
Lana Link
Associate Producer
Andy Zipf
Andy Zipf
Score Engineer
Austin Blasingame
Austin Blasingame
Art Direction
Thomas R. Hinson
Thomas R. Hinson
Additional Photography
Barry Neely
Barry Neely
Sound Recordist
Cheryl Ottenritter
Cheryl Ottenritter
Sound Designer
Richard Rush
Richard Rush
Sound Designer
Robbie Carman
Robbie Carman
Color Grading
Jennifer Thompson Brown
Jennifer Thompson Brown
Additional Editing
Meg McElroy
Meg McElroy
Production Assistant
Drew Masterson
Drew Masterson
Production Assistant
Mary Cieslak
Mary Cieslak
Production Assistant
Richard Hertzberg
Richard Hertzberg
Production Assistant
Hannah Ricks
Hannah Ricks
Production Assistant
Benjamin Ndizeye
Benjamin Ndizeye
Translator
Denis Bisangwa
Denis Bisangwa
Translator
Bernadette Kabango
Bernadette Kabango
Translator
Christine Murangirwa
Christine Murangirwa
Transcriptions
Glorieuse Uwizeye
Glorieuse Uwizeye
Transcriptions
Emmanuel Mutangana
Emmanuel Mutangana
Transcriptions
Béatrice Uwamahoro
Béatrice Uwamahoro
Transcriptions
Susan Self
Susan Self
Publicist
Kasey Kirby
Kasey Kirby
Director of Photography

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