All Ages
Ryan's Well - 25 Minute Version VHS

Anne Pick • 2003 • 25 min
Sale $95.00

When Ryan is 7, he comes home from school and asks his mother for $70 to help build a well in the remote community in Uganda where his pen pal, Jimmy, lives. Ryan does dishes, laundry and other chores to raise the money. When he finds out that the actual cost to build the well is $2000, he enlists friends and they work together to reach his goal.

This remarkable young boy will eventually raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. In this moving documentary we meet Ryan and his family, neighbors and friends who help him raise the money. We travel to Uganda and witness the meeting of the two very special pen pals, and the inaugural pumping of "Ryan's Well." At this extraordinary moment, Ryan realizes that he has more friends in Uganda than just Jimmy. He has won the hearts of the entire community, and changed their lives forever.

Ryan's is a classic story of "the power of one." This film shows first hand how one determined spirit, regardless of age, can inspire an entire generation. (Also available in 60 minute version).

Reviews

"Recommended. Ryan's message is this- that with a great amount of effort and desire, anything can be accomplished, and that everyone helping a little makes a difference. "
- Educational Media Reviews Online

Awards

-Featured in U.S.A. Today, Jan 11, 2005
- Best Documentary, East Lansing Children's Film Festival 2003
- Best Documntary, California Wine Country Film Festival 2003
- Chris Statuette for Best Social Issue Documentary, Columbus International Film & Video Festival

Screenings

- Toronto Planet In Focus 2003
- Boston International Film Festival

Subjects

ITEM # 826 VHS Sale $95.00