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A Small Act

Presented by First Person Arts at Christ Church Neighborhood House

November 20, 2011

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This critically acclaimed film follows one small act as its impact changes lives throughout the world. Forty years ago, when Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student for $15 a month, she had no idea what difference her support would make. For Chris Mburu, that support helped him fulfill his goals of attending Harvard Law School and becoming a human rights lawyer for the United Nations. Inspired by Hilde’s gift, Chris starts his own scholarship program to help the children of Kenya realize their educational goals. He decides to track down the stranger that changed his life and the two forge an incomparable friendship as Chris launches his program and names it in Hilde’s honor.

Throughout the film we witness the lives of the top three students at Mukubu Primary School, all vying for help from the Hilde Back Scholarship Fund. The fund is small; will it be able to help enough children in the face of sectarian violence, poor public education and expensive school fees?

A Small Act was an Official Selection at the Sundance and Los Angeles Film Festivals and called “remarkable” by the New York Times. The film is appropriate for all ages. After the screening Philadelphia philanthropists will discuss the small ways each of us can change lives.