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Hollywood star Gerard Butler features in documentary about life-changing charity Mary's Meals
THE Scottish actor appears in Generation Hope, which focuses on the global child hunger charity's projects in Malawi, Haiti and India
A DOCUMENTARY about the life-changing work of Scottish charity Mary's Meals is to be shown at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in May.
Actor Gerard Butler features in Generation Hope, which focuses on the global child hunger charity's projects in Malawi, Haiti and India.
Mary's Meals was born in 2002 when Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow , from Argyll, visited Malawi and witnessed the plight of youngsters there who did not have enough to eat.
The charity now feeds more than a million of the world's poorest children every day they attend school.
The 30-minute documentary by US director Charles Kinnane will be exhibited at the festival's Short Film Corner featuring the work of up-and-coming short film makers.
Mr MacFarlane-Barrow said: "When we were filming Generation Hope we couldn't have imagined it would enjoy the exposure offered by such a high-profile international event.
"It's an incredible gift to bring our work to new eyes, new ears and new hearts in this way."
Describing what the film is about, he said: "Children who used to miss school are now in classrooms, children who were once too hungry to concentrate can now learn, children who used to be unhappy are laughing in their playgrounds, and children who were resigned to having no energy are chasing footballs.
"Now we see that a beautiful revolution is taking place as a new generation, once fed by Mary's Meals, begins to find its voice.
"We call them 'Generation Hope' and this is what this film is about - the university students, singers, farmers, teachers, DJs, footballers and other young people who, well-nourished and well-educated, are now finding their own way in life."
Hollywood star Gerard Butler features in documentary about life-changing charity Mary's Meals
THE Scottish actor appears in Generation Hope, which focuses on the global child hunger charity's projects in Malawi, Haiti and India
A DOCUMENTARY about the life-changing work of Scottish charity Mary's Meals is to be shown at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in May.
Actor Gerard Butler features in Generation Hope, which focuses on the global child hunger charity's projects in Malawi, Haiti and India.
Mary's Meals was born in 2002 when Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow , from Argyll, visited Malawi and witnessed the plight of youngsters there who did not have enough to eat.
The charity now feeds more than a million of the world's poorest children every day they attend school.
The 30-minute documentary by US director Charles Kinnane will be exhibited at the festival's Short Film Corner featuring the work of up-and-coming short film makers.
Mr MacFarlane-Barrow said: "When we were filming Generation Hope we couldn't have imagined it would enjoy the exposure offered by such a high-profile international event.
"It's an incredible gift to bring our work to new eyes, new ears and new hearts in this way."
Describing what the film is about, he said: "Children who used to miss school are now in classrooms, children who were once too hungry to concentrate can now learn, children who used to be unhappy are laughing in their playgrounds, and children who were resigned to having no energy are chasing footballs.
"Now we see that a beautiful revolution is taking place as a new generation, once fed by Mary's Meals, begins to find its voice.
"We call them 'Generation Hope' and this is what this film is about - the university students, singers, farmers, teachers, DJs, footballers and other young people who, well-nourished and well-educated, are now finding their own way in life."
