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10 Days in Malawi

Award-winning documentary by Brian Ekdale

About Me

Traveling with a medical aid organization and joined by his mother and two friends, director Brian Ekdale discovers that the African country of Malawi, although deeply plagued by poverty and HIV/AIDS, is not a place abandoned by hope.

Awards and Festivals ::
. Best of Fest ( Rock River Independent Film Festival 2006 )
. Best Feature Documentary ( Illinois International Film Festival 2006 )
. Best Documentary, Long ( Big Mini-DV Festival 2006 )
. Best Documentary ( Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival 2006 )
. Best Documentary ( Door County Student Film Festival 2006 )
. Best Student Documentary ( Purple Violet Film Festival 2005 )
. Best International Documentary ( Brilliant Light International Film Festival 2007 )
. 3rd Place Student Documentary ( Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Fest 2006 )
. Official Selection ( Beloit International Film Festival 2007 )
. Official Selection ( Plymouth Independent Film Festival 2006 )
. Official Selection ( Independents Film Festival 2006 )

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More DVDs Are Now Available!

We recently sold out of our first batch of 10 Days in Malawi DVDs, but don't you fret, we just got a new order in. These DVDs feature a brand new jacket cover...exciting!! OK, its not that exciting, b...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Sat, 05 May 2007 06:10:00 PST

Best International Documentary at Brilliant Light Film Festival

10 Days in Malawi won the Best International Documentary award at the Brilliant Light International Film Festival in Los Angeles, California!...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:04:00 PST

10 Days Goes to Hollywood!

10 Days in Malawi will be screened at the Brilliant Light International Film Festival in Hollywood, California. The official schedule has not been announced, but the festival will be held February 28...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:20:00 PST

Look Ma, I'm on TV!

Brian was interviewed by Madison's NBC15 during a story on the Beloit International Film Festival. You can watch it online from their website....
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:39:00 PST

Beloit International Film Festival

If you're going to be near Beloit, WI between Jan. 18-21, you should check out the Beloit International Film Festival.  They've got some great films in exhibition, you can check out the schedule ...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:43:00 PST

Winner at Eureka Springs

More good news...10 Days in Malawi won Best Documentary last weekend at the 2006 Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival! They even made a nice fancy graphic for it...I may have to change my profile pic...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:09:00 PST

Best Long Doc at Big Mini-DV Festival!

10 Days in Malawi won the Best Documentary, Long award at the Big Mini-DV Festival! The festival was hosted by the Media Arts Department of Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus and ran this past ...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:51:00 PST

Award Winner at FLIFF

I like the sound of fliff, but its actually the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, where I just found out 10 Days in Malawi won Third Place in the Student Documentary category. I'm not fami...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:10:00 PST

One more...

There must be something in the water, because I just found out that 10 Days in Malawi is a semi-finalist for the 21st Annual Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival Student Competition. Awards will be an...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:15:00 PST

On a Roll!

Add one more festival!  10 Days in Malawi will be playing at the Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  The festival will be held November 7-12.  I'll post t...
Posted by 10 Days in Malawi on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:33:00 PST