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Archive of October, 2007

the kids of Pune

Written by Reel Youth
October 17, 2007

From inside the internet shop I can see them.

They are sitting on the steps waiting impatiently. Every once in a while they wave and gesture wildly for me to come outside, afraid I might forget my promise to play when I am done.

I met them earlier today, they were hanging around, just off the ‘no-go zone’ of the front porch of the shop. Like many street kids, they are ’shoo’-ed and sometimes SHOE-ed away from the businesses that line the streets, left to hover on sidewalks and curbs. They had just been sent away, but were back and peering into the cafe, waiting impatiently for me to finish with my e-mails.

When I come out we break out into a session of beat-boxing and imitating each other’s dance moves. I play the jaw harp and they show me their Bollywood moves. I fall in love so easily. Like the children in Mysore, Hakim and Raoul are only looking to be noticed. To have someone who cares about them and is willing to play. I suppose I’m looking for the same thing.

Erica and I took them to see Pirates of the Carribean one evening. They had never been in a movie theatre before and were bursting at the seams with excitement. It was such a contrast seeing their dirty bare feet stand on the moving escalator up to the theatre. The younger crowd of movie goers gave us warm smiles; a welcome change from other touristy places we ventured with street children. The movie was in English, but it didn’t seem to matter to them. We giggled and imitated our way through the whole thing.

As dusk fell on our last day in Pune the monsoon hit us hard. I didn’t think I would see the boys again before we left, but as we turned the corner, running to our favorite restaurant, we were treated to one of the highlights of the trip:

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They are so perfect.

Mark.
www.reelyouth.ca

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Reel Youth is currently making a film with young people who have been rescued from the adult prison system in Nepal. They are also going back to India in the next 6 weeks to visit the kids they worked with last year. Come back often to follow their journey!
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Mark Vonesch & Erica Køhn Founded and Direct Reel Youth, a non-profit organization that makes films with young people around their vision for a more just and sustainable world. They also curate a festival of youth made films, called the Reel Youth Film Festival, that tours North America and beyond and opens at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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