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FILMED ON LOCATION: Amazon, LaTacunga, Quito, Ecuador
With only five days to operate, and more than 400 potential patients, the medical team of Hands Across the World conducts hundreds of screenings, providing care on the basis of need alone for only 100 anxious patients.
Pure Medicine: Beyond The Mission is feature-length documentary sharing the stories of the grass roots medical team who volunteer their resources and skills to the poorest nation in Latin America – where medical services are lacking or inadequate, and patient survival rates threatened by poor living conditions.
Each year it’s an emotional journey for the volunteers who arrive in Ecuador to see patients with disfigurements, lack of medical care and supplies.
Although the medical team’s mission is to give back to humanity, something remarkable occurs in the process. This is a rare look into a culture of tradition, and friendships that transcend borders and language barriers.
THE CREW
Emmy Award Winner Michelle Addington is director, producer, and co-writer. Ross Ching has signed on as Director of Photography. Ching’s talents with digital SLRs and indie film making make him an integral part of this project. Jen Tsai has made a name for herself as a Camera Operator on network shows airing on ABC, HGTV, MTV, VH1, TLC, CMT, History and more. Tom Visser‘s expertise in sound of both guerilla and traditional field work will give a voice to those who might otherwise have none. The film is in edit with Andrew Chastney whose recent credits include Life, and Planet Earth.
Help us raise awareness about the patients and families who have been abandoned by the medical community. Help us get this story to the big screen by donating to our documentary, Pure Medicine: Beyond The Mission. There are many costs that go into creating a film. Most of these costs are self funded or shouldered by the people associated with the film because they believe in the film and want the world to share the experience, ask questions, and ask how can they can help. You can play a direct role in helping this film to be completed. The captivating interviews and emotional stories need to be told. If you like what we’re doing and want to support getting this film made, please donate. Whether you give $5 or $1,000 your support will mean a lot to us.
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