I Am Because We Are

I Am Because We Are is a 2008 documentary directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated and produced by Madonna. The film premiered at the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York, USA, on April 24, 2008 and at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 21, 2008. The movie also headlined the 2008 Traverse City Film Festival. It premiered in the US on The Sundance Channel on December 1, World AIDS Day. On March 26, 2009 t... more

I Am Because We Are is a 2008 documentary directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated and produced by Madonna. The film premiered at the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York, USA, on April 24, 2008 and at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 21, 2008. The movie also headlined the 2008 Traverse City Film Festival. It premiered in the US on The Sundance Channel on December 1, World AIDS Day. On March 26, 2009 the film was uploaded by Madonna's team onto YouTube and Hulu for free viewing. This movie documents the concern over the millions of orphans in the African country of Malawi who have lost parents and siblings to HIV and AIDS, many of whom live on the streets. The film also shows the efforts with Madonna's charitable organisation Raising Malawi in helping with improving their lives and conditions. Madonna said about the film: "To say that this film is a labor of love is trivial. It's also the journey of a lifetime. I hope you all are as... less