And they do. When Larry arrives, he finds out that a timber corporation is threatening to drive out the Bayaka people from their homes, changing their traditional way of life. Despite Larry’s illness, he helps the Bayaka figure out a way to keep their culture, music and dignity — and learns a lot about life along the way.

With its colorful visuals, powerful soundtrack and moving storyline, “OKA!” offers a rare glimpse into the daily life of one of the most remote peoples on the planet. Read more about the film here.

Available on Netflix.

WASTE LAND Official Trailer from Almega Projects on Vimeo.

This inspiring story is documented in “Waste Land,” an Oscar-nominated and award-winning documentary co-directed by João Jardim and Karen Harley, and photographed by Dudu Miranda. The film follows the evolution of his series, “Pictures of Garbage,” and exposes the daily work of the trash pickers in Jardim Gramacho.

To produce his masterpiece, Muniz photographed Tião, the leader of a trash-picking association at the garbage dump, in a discarded bathtub to reinvent Jacques Louis David’s, “The Death of Marat.” He then used other wasted materials to create an installation-like piece. The moment in which he sells his artwork and is able to give back to the people at the site is both moving and inspiring. It illustrates the power of art and the power of one individual to affect the lives of many.

Acclaimed as a, “a must see Cinderella story with true grit,” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, it’s clear this film is worth viewing. Learn more about “Waste Land” and watch this documentary on their website.

Of the 17 films chosen for this year’s festival, two directly speak to the passions, interests and concerns of the ONE community. “Life, Above All” is a fictional tale that sheds light on HIV/AIDS through the story of Chanda, a girl whose mother is struggling to survive the deadly disease. As her mother’s illness worsens, Chanda’s South African community ostracizes her family and they feel they have no choice but to leave their home. This gripping and sobering tale shows the human story behind the startling statistic that HIV/AIDS complications killed roughly 1.3 million people in 2009 alone.

The other film is “Sing Your Song,” a documentary that portrays the life of Harry Belafonte, a famous singer and political activist. With incredible footage and musical flair, this documentary reminds us of activism before the time of new media. Belafonte worked closely in the American civil rights movement, participated in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and spoke out against gang violence and youth incarceration.

If you are lucky enough to live in New York, you can attend the film screenings at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. But if you are not a native New Yorker, don’t fret! “Sing Your Song” will be screened on HBO in the fall. And “Life, Above All,” which was featured at Cannes 2010 film festival, is officially premiering in the US on July 15.

Photo courtesy of Human Rights Watch

Visit CNN.com today? Well if you haven’t, stop, drop and click because that’s right -– ONE’s brand new original documentary, “Voodoo and Vaccines in Benin, Africa” is featured on the CNN.com homepage! Yes, homepage. With placement on the website’s most trafficked page and within the Opinion section of the CNN.com, ONE couldn’t be more proud to share our new documentary, accompanied by a gripping article crafted by Michael Gerson, ONE fellow, nationally syndicated columnist and former head of speech writing for President George W. Bush.

The documentary, accompanied by Gerson’s storyline, demonstrates how alliances built on very different cultural beliefs — traditional voodoo and modern medicine –- bond to overcome adversities and deliver life-saving vaccines to children in Benin, Africa. While not considered typically fatal in the US, for developing countries like Benin, more than one-third of all deaths of children under five are caused by pneumonia and rotavirus (diarrhea). This doesn’t have to be the case. Vaccines –- cost effective and affordable -– can offer a lifetime of protection.

In the documentary we see an ensemble of very distinctive characters – a voodoo deejay, a French journalist, a health care worker and a New York City-based pediatrician. This unlikely troupe, however, shares a common cry: get vaccines to children and start saving lives. You can too. Watch the documentary, read the CNN article and share your comments with us directly under the article on CNN.com or on Facebook. And of course, if you haven’t already, add your voice to the more than 350,000 ONE members around the globe to help save four million children’s lives in the next five years by providing vaccines to children who need them the most.

By now, I’m sure most of you are aware that ONE members around the globe are raising their voices to help save four million children’s lives in the next five years, in part by vaccinating against the top two disease killers of children in poor countries: diarrhea and pneumonia. Each year, more children die from these two diseases than from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. But together as ONE we’re doing something about it.

For this documentary, ONE and Vice traveled into the heart of Benin -– the self-described “birthplace of voodoo” -– to document how medical practitioners have built a bridge between the traditional and the modern to combat diseases most likely to prey on children under five. Along the way you’ll meet people like Dah Aligbonon, a respected high voodoo priest and radio deejay, who reaches out to his huge radio audience to spread the message of the importance of getting your children vaccinated.

The documentary ends with a beautiful message from Leontine Martin Koreya, a health care worker who works closely with the mothers and children in need of these vaccines. In describing her role to administer these life-saving drugs, she says:

“It is the health worker who is following the pregnancy and the one who helps the mum delivering the baby. And it’s the health worker again who follows up on the children until they get to go to school. A health worker is someone who is driven by self sacrifice in his or her work. Someone who cares about reducing the pain. It’s important to know people care. Someone who cares about saving the life of the person standing in front of them.”

ONE’s hope is that this documentary will inspire you to do the same –- by sharing this video with friends and family through Facebook and Twitter and signing our vaccines petition to join more than 300,000 ONE members in the fight to save four million children in just five years!

Recently, I wrote a piece about Nollywood, Nigeria’s booming movie industry that has become the 2nd largest in the world. If that piqued your interest, then you’ve got to watch the 2008 documentary “Nollywood Babylon.” This quirky little film, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, gives an insider’s glimpse into how and why the Nigerian movie-making business has boomed.

The documentary focuses mainly on celebrity filmmaker Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen’s techniques as he films yet another Nigerian hit. Lancelot’s intensity, pride and charisma come through and make “Nollywood Bablyon” a fun watch.

The way Nollywood operates is certainly interesting — most filmmakers in the biz depend heavily on their faith to encourage and foster productivity. In the trailer, Lancelot preps his actor by invoking Jesus Christ and asserting that they will “function above capacity.” This inside look at how Lancelot encourages his actor teaches the audience about Nollywood and its importance to the Nigerian people. After all, this industry has become the No. 1 employer of native people after the government.

I think the most inspiring thing about “Nollywood Babylon” is that it shows viewers how independent and organic the industry is. From sex, magic and voodoo to urban culture, Nollywood represents a business that is exclusively made by and for Nigerians. And what’s cooler than that?

“Nollywood Babylon” is available on Netflix

ONE collaborated with VBS, hipster magazine Vice’s television network (fun fact: Spike Jonze is the creative director), to produce a short film about the unique partnership between practitioners of traditional and modern medicine in Benin. Shamans and doctors are working together to overcome barriers to childhood vaccinations — and ultimately, save lives.

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We’ll be playing the 22-minute documentary right on Facebook — so you can watch it right from your computer. All you have to do is sign in, go to Facebook Live and wait for the film to start. The best part is that you can chat with other US ONE members during and after the premiere.

Our global health policy expert Todd Summers will be on the chat feature to answer your questions. He has 25 years of experience in health policy and has worked in government and non-governmental organizations, so he knows what he’s talking about. Get a head start and tweet him at @ToddAtONE.

And if you haven’t signed our vaccines petition yet, I hope you can feel my wrath all the way from Washington, D.C. Sign the petition here and join 300,000 ONE members in helping to save four million children in just five years.

Churches across the country highlighted this film on ONE’s Lazarus Sunday, a nationwide faith event to help raise awareness around HIV/AIDS this past April. We’re about to enter into another tough budget battle in Washington, D.C., and Gerson, who played an instrumental part in these historic programs, rightly points out how many lives are at stake. Check out the clip here:

The film begins with an announcement from the Kenyan government— free education for all. An elderly yet persistent man, Maruge, shows up at the gates of the local village’s primary school, seeking his free education. You will laugh and cry as you watch him work side by side six year old- an old man returning to his childhood, embracing the gift of learning. Through his journey, the film takes you back 50 years to the untold story of the British colonial rule of Kenya’s land. The eighty some year old Maruge fought with the Mau Mau insurgence in the 1950’s, an uprising that would set the stage for Kenya’s independence in 1963. Maruge’s loyalty to his country, land and freedom led him and others like him to serve sentences in harsh and deplorable British detention camps. It is a testimony to a man overcoming his past and fighting for his right to freedom and education.

This is a must see! Many of the child actors and village actors were in actuality, the local men, women, and children in the surrounding villages. The children’s novelty and excitement of being cast in a film is illustrated marvelously on screen. So, go on-go see it!

Meet Mutinta, a 28-year-old pregnant woman in Zambia. Married to a polygamist, Mutinta and her family are shaken to their core when the HIV/AIDS epidemic infiltrates their humble farming life. When Mutinta learns that she too is HIV-positive, she sets out on a mission to break the cycle of transmission. Since the disease still generates great fear and stigma, Mutinta’s journey is arduous and at times, lonely.

Her story is captured in director Maggie Bett’s debut film, “The Carrier,” a stunning visual documentary that will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival at the end of this month.

In Zambia, it is estimated that more than 250 people are infected with HIV every day, while less than 15 percent of adults actually know their HIV status. Bett’s film seeks to give viewers a deeper understanding modern Africa’s struggle to get informed and change their world for a better future.

Watch the trailer above, and for showtimes, go to Tribeca’s website.