Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Lesson in Cooperation (1978)

할리우드에서 성공한 코미디 감독 톰 샤디악은 사고로 크게 다친 후 인생관이 바뀌게 된다. 엄연히 자기 반성적인 이 다큐멘터리에서 그는 다양한 분야의 세계적인 지성들에게 묻는다. “우리의 세계는 무엇이 잘못 되었고 어떻게 개선해야 하는가? (2011년 16회 부산국제영화제)

영화의 바램과는 달리 다시 찾아온 현실의 비극을 떠올리면 안타깝기 그지없다

Jean-Marc Phaneuf, an unmarried electrical engineer, travels to Burundi as a volunteer for the NGO Radio du Monde. He finds a country ruined by grinding poverty, famine, war, disease and appalling social inequality. At the same time, he meets a joyful, brave people hungry for happiness, knowledge and human dignity. The camera that becomes his personal diary also helps Jean-Marc expose the shaky, ineffective workings of NGOs. His investigations turn up a few praiseworthy examples of international cooperation, but on the whole he finds himself drawn to a terrible, inescapable conclusion: humanitarian aid is a utopian mirage. After falling victim to an attack and losing whatever ideals he still had, Jean-Marc becomes entangled in an impossible relationship. He is ultimately forced to leave Africa in disgrace.