Tunahaki is the extraordinary story of nine gifted orphans who are acrobats. We follow their journey as an American volunteer takes them from Africa to study with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. They end up touring the States and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, more than enough to build a permanent home. But how have the kids' experiences in America affected them? And how will it change things back home in Tanzania? Tunahaki's heartfelt journey gives us something new to ponder as we reach across the world to help those less fortunate—is it always the right thing to do?
Crew
Mason Bendewald
Director, Writer, Producer, Still Photographer
Elise London
Editor
Steve Armstrong
Editor
Jacob Tillman
Assistant Editor
Evan Grant
Director of Photography
Amie Williams
Production Coordinator
Robert W. Arbogast
Producer
Natalie Pausch
Producer
Keith Mishkin
Co-Producer
Judi Bendewald
Co-Producer
Matt Killion
Co-Producer
John Oropallo
Production Assistant
David Fairbanks
Camera Operator
Geoff Green
Sound Editor
Jim Papoulis
Original Music Composer
Dunga John
Driver
Sarah Mirza
Translator
Teddy Kalonga
Translator
Cody Haight
Translator
Bernie M. Resnick
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