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A Small Act

Small Acts

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Sun, May 2 5:15 PM The ROM Theatre	Not Available
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88 minutes | English Kikuyu Swedish | International Premiere | Rating: G

For years, Swedish schoolteacher Hilde Back sent $15 a term to pay for a child’s education in Kenya. Decades later, her good deed pays her—and the world—a most unexpected dividend: Chris Mburu. Now a Harvard graduate, this sponsored child sets out not only to meet the woman who inspired his career as a UN human rights attorney, but to pay her generosity forward. Founding a scholarship program in Back’s name, Mburu returns to Kenya to attempt the same transformation for a new generation, but an embattled school system and a runaway political crisis throw unexpected obstacles in his way. Inspiring at every step, A Small Act is a testament to the exponential power of kindness. - Myrocia Watamaniuk