Under the Water
“A story of denunciation dedicated to volunteers who work in many disadvantaged situations. Testimony of a humanitarian mission conducted in a Kenyan city to help children with mobility difficulties. This short film captures your heart.”
Short Documentary
Through Barack’s eyes, Under the Water describes the story of a daily life in Korogocho, Kenya, in one of the poorest slums of the Third World.
About the Film
I’ve been the first time in Korogocho, outside Nairobi, Kenya in October 2018. After studying the environment and getting to know the local people, I remained enthusiastic after discovering Barack, a local kid affected by physical disability. Despite the poorness, the incredible amount of air and ground pollution (the slum is located next to one of the biggest landfills in Africa) and his disability, he was and still is, constantly happy about his life. Not only Barack, all the community is full of people with incredible positive energy. That was the moment I decided I wanted to film a movie willing to aware not only about the environment, but about the happiness they live their life. Barack, even if on a wheelchair, is part of the soccer team of the school.
After planning our shooting schedule (April 2019), I wanted to spend time between many disable kids – trying as far as I could to understand what’s living in those situations meant. I spent a month in Mtwapa, not far from Mombasa, on the Kenyan Coast, in one of the biggest disable schools in the entire Africa.
