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• 9 December 2013

  2013 Film Festival Awards

  Winner Award of Merit Short Documentary – The Accolade Competition, Best Short Documentary – Utopia Film Festival,Washington, D.C., Official Selection Chain Film Festival, NYC, Official Selection – Underexposed Film Festival

• 26 June 2013

  Drawn from Water main character Lale Labuko becomes National Geographic Explorer

  Lale Labuko becomes an emerging National Geo Explorer. “As a result of his impassioned advocacy efforts with the tribal elders, Labuko’s greatest accomplishment came in July 2012 when his own tribe, the Kara, officially banned mingi. “We completely changed the … Continue reading →

• 1 April 2012

  Special Cover Story on CNN

  CNN article By Matthew D. LaPlante –Is the tide turning against the killing of ‘cursed’ infants in Ethiopia? Some interventions for children have been made but does the fear that fuels the killing of still exist?

• 7 November 2011

  Music Awards – ISC & John Lennon Songwriting

  Drawn from Water musical score by award-winning Hollywood composer Eric Hester with lyrics and performance by Lale Labuko – receives Honorable Mention in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) with over 15,000 entries from 115 countries.  Drawn from Water musical score … Continue reading →

• 7 November 2011

  John Lennon Songwriting Contest – Winner

  Drawn from Water musical score by award-winning Hollywood composer Eric Hester with lyrics and performance by Lale Labuko – was the finalist in the “World” category of John Lennon Songwriting Contest. The song not only received the honor of winning … Continue reading →

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