TUNAHAKI (2010)
Tunahaki is the extraordinary story of nine gifted orphans who are acrobats. We follow their journey as an American volunteer takes them from Africa to study with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. They end up touring the States and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, more than enough to build a permanent home. But how have the kids' experiences in America affected them? And how will it change things back home in Tanzania? Tunahaki's heartfelt journey gives us something new to ponder as we reach across the world to help those less fortunate—is it always the right thing to do?
Director: Mason Bendewald
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Abdul Hamza as himself |
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Scott Fifer as himself |
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David Rytula as himself |
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Anna Hamza as herself |
| Production | Robert W. Arbogast | Producer |
| Camera | Evan Grant | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Elise London | Editor |
| Sound | Jim Papoulis | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mason Bendewald | Director |
| Production | Mason Bendewald | Producer |
| Editing | Steve Armstrong | Editor |
| Production | Natalie Pausch | Producer |
| Production | Keith Mishkin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Judi Bendewald | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Jacob Tillman | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Sarah Mirza | Translator |
| Crew | Teddy Kalonga | Translator |
| Crew | Cody Haight | Translator |
| Crew | Bernie M. Resnick | Legal Services |
| Production | Amie Williams | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Geoff Green | Sound Editor |
| Production | Matt Killion | Co-Producer |
| Production | John Oropallo | Production Assistant |
| Camera | David Fairbanks | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Dunga John | Driver |
| Writing | Mason Bendewald | Writer |
| Camera | Mason Bendewald | Still Photographer |
