In December 2012, Olivia Zinnah, age 12, died of septic shock from a bowel obstruction. Her death was a result of complications from surgeries intended to repair the extensive injuries she sustained when she was raped at the age of seven. This is her story.
Small Small Thing begins at JFK Hospital in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, and urban center of this West African country. Olivia Zinnah is 9 years old, severely malnourished and handicapped. Her condition is life threatening. Believing her injuries to be the result of witchcraft, Olivia’s mother had been hiding her in their village for years.
The doctors conclude her condition is the result of a brutal rape that took place when Olivia was 7 years old. When pressured to reveal her rapist, Olivia names her cousin.
This diagnosis has severe consequences. Originally from deep in the Liberian jungle, Olivia and her mother are shunned from their tribe for seeking outside help. They are left stranded in Monrovia at the mercy of President Sirleaf’s government, facing the most difficult decision of all. What price are they willing to pay for justice?
“Looking into Olivia’s huge brown eyes, full of hope despite everything…There is no gore here, and no on-screen violence, but this is in every way a horror movie.”
– The NY Times
UNTIL THE SUN COMES UP
Until the Sun Comes Up is a bold, all-access feature documentary profiling the DJs and producers behind electronic dance music. Like jazz, blues, and hip-hop, dance music is an urban American movement. The sound traveled around the world, eventually evolving to create multiple sub-genres known collectively today as “EDM.”
Principal production took place over 2015 and 2016 in LA, NY, Detroit, London, Berlin & Paris, following musicians who live and breathe this movement. The project is currently in the second stage of funding for finishing.
Until the Sun Comes Up is a bold, all-access feature documentary profiling the DJs and producers behind electronic dance music. Like jazz, blues, and hip-hop, dance music is an urban American movement. The sound traveled around the world, eventually evolving to create multiple sub-genres known collectively today as “EDM.”Principal production took place over 2015 and 2016 in LA, NY, Detroit, London, Berlin & Paris, following musicians who live and breathe this movement. The project is currently in the second stage of funding for finishing.
