Gwapa (Beautiful) Documentary
A documentary that follows a poor Filipino family’s struggle for a healthy future
Gwapa (Beautiful) Documentary
Posted by: Frederick Alain Docdocil on April 10, 2012
Gwapa (Beautiful) is a documentary that follows a poor Filipino family’s struggle for a healthy future and a mother’s remarkable journey to help her three kids with facial deformities.
About the Film
Gwapa, meaning beautiful in Visayan, is the fitting title of this vibrant, real-life story that follow two Filipino families and their struggle for a healthy future. Every year, 4,000 - 5,000 Filipino children are born with cleft lip, cleft palate, or both. Cleft lip and palate are two the most common and curable of birth defects. Sadly, most clefts go unrepaired in developing countries. Just one surgery can change a child's life forever. Gwapa (Beautiful) is a feature length documentary by Thirsty Girl Films dedicated to bringing awareness to the high number of children born with cleft deformities in the Philippines and the great need for free reconstructive surgeries among the Filipino islands. This stunning and remarkable film will draw you into a powerful tale of strength, love, determination, and hope.
Gwapa (Beautiful) ll from Meg Pinsonneault on Vimeo.
This film is also the winner of IndieWire’s “Project of the Month” contest, winning a consultation with the Sundance Institute.
Faces of Tomorrow Surgical Mission
Faces of Tomorrow is a non-profit organization based out of Davis, CA. Their mission is to provide medical and surgical services to children with facial deformities around the world. They are culturally responsive and compassionate to the patients, their families, and the communities in which the organization serves. Each mission, they successfully perform around 55 free surgeries to children in need, while also providing free speech therapy and dental care. Without organizations like Faces of Tomorrow that travel long distances to serve others, there is little hope for the future of children with cleft deformities born into poor families. Gwapa (Beautiful) will serve as a platform to spread the word and raise funds for cleft missions. For more information, please visit www.facesoftomorrow.org.
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