Today we bring you MAMA, the docu­men­tary direc­ted by Pablo de la Chi­ca. In 2020, De la Chi­ca spent almost a month in the CRPL, Lwi­ro Pri­ma­tes, in DR Con­go, fil­ming the story of Mama Zawa­di, one of the cen­tre care­ta­kers. Her expe­rien­ce high­lights the extre­me vul­ne­ra­bi­lity of women in gene­ral but espe­cially in this country, whe­re rape is used daily as a wea­pon of des­truc­tion among the popu­la­tion. We encou­ra­ge you to watch this docu­men­tary and see how the power of care and love can help to heal wounds and crea­te a bet­ter futu­re. Apart from that, you will see many of the little orphans we talk about often. You will also see the human team that works the­re, our collea­gues Itsa­so Vélez del Bur­go and Lore­na Aguirre.

The docu­men­tary ear­ned a nomi­na­tion for a Goya in 2022, and the cere­mony will take pla­ce in fif­teen days. We wish them the best of luck.

In SOS Pri­ma­tes, we feel that we are part of this. We work sel­flessly from Spain to help the pri­ma­te reha­bi­li­ta­tion cen­tres, among which the CRPL always has a sig­ni­fi­cant place.

If you are in Spain, you can watch the docu­men­tary by clic­king here https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/somos-cine/mama/6274698. You can also watch it on The New Yorker’s web­si­te and You­tu­be channel.

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