Dithunya tsa Rona (Our Flowers)
A social worker investigating teen pregnancies in a rural African village stops at nothing, including fighting her inner-demons, to protect children from abuse. Fast-paced infomercials on child abuse with actionable recommendations from community activists are interwoven into this engaging docudrama.
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Jenny LedikweDirector
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Isaac Leano MarumoDirector
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Jenny H LedikweProducer
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Jenny LedikweWriter
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Stepping Stones InternationalExecutive Producer
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European UnionFunders
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FACET FoundationFunders
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Stephanie LaCroix Humanitarian FundFunders
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour
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Completion Date:July 10, 2021
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Country of Origin:Botswana
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Country of Filming:Botswana
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Language:English, Tswana
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Dr. Jenny H Ledikwe is a scientist specializing in Global Health. Her work focuses on combining the science of behavior change with the art of filmmaking. Jenny's film projects focus on topics such as human trafficking, HIV, child abuse, and mental health. Dr. Ledikwe has over 50 articles in scholarly journals and has spent the past 15 years based in Africa working to strengthen health systems. She was recently named the Best Emerging Filmmaker at The African Film Festival in Houston, Texas in the US.
Isaac Leano Marumo began his career in academics, with almost 15 years of experience teaching, training, and mentoring young people to take leadership roles in the technology and film industries. After working on multiple short films and documentaries, Dithunya tsa Rona is his first feature film. Isaac was recently named as the winner of the “Finding Botswana’s Diamond’s” film competition.
We strive to share authentic African stories told through an African lens with a global audience; highlighting not only the diverse beauty inherent within the people, culture, and environment; but also the often harsh realities of life in Africa. Dithunya tsa Rona is an African story that could take place anywhere in the world. We offer this film as a pathway to promote positive parenting and mitigate child abuse in Botswana, in Africa, and in the world.