Emmanuel's Gift
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Initial release | USA |
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Directors | Lisa Lax |
Nancy Stern | |
Initial DVD release | February 14, 2006 |
Screenplay | Lisa Lax |
Nancy Stern | |
Elizabeth Massie | |
Producers | Lisa Lax |
Nancy Stern | |
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ID | 2456838 |
About Emmanuel's Gift
This documentary tells the story of 27-year-old Ghanaian Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, born with a deformed leg. The disabled are often disdained or even murdered at birth in Africa, but Emmanuel is determined to be a part of society. After receiving a bicycle, thanks to a grant for handicapped athletes, Emmanuel rides across Ghana, challenging stereotypes in the process. Emmanuel travels to America to receive a prosthetic leg and spreads awareness of human rights for the disabled everywhere he goes. … MORE