COMING SOON
After 2.5 years, we can eagerly say our first documentary,
NIFENTO, will finally be released!
With premier events being held all over the globe, including Tokyo, Singapore, Canada, England, Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, America and more, needless to say, we are so thankful to have completed the project and to be able to give a voice to the voiceless in Mozambique.
The story behind how NIFENTO was created is not the typical origins of how an average documentary is made.
We were volunteering in a war zone, in the 8th poorest country in the world, at the peak of the global pandemic, with a 1-year-old and I was pregnant. The odds were against us and it was a hilarious thought to attempt to film a documentary considering all the obstacles. We had no budget, no crew, and limited gear, only the echoing cries of the victims in our ears and a conviction in our hearts that we had to do something… but what?
I remember trying to convince James that we should try and do it… My prescription glasses were broken and sticky taped together so I could see, and my belly was so big I couldn’t reach down to strap up my sandals. He had looked at me with a concerned face. But my husband knew my stubbornness too well, so he negotiated. “Let’s try and do a short 15 mins film and see how we go..” And in agreement, we went out in faith to share the stories of the victims and the response of the church in the midst of such suffering.
And that’s how our 50min film was birthed.
Below you can listen to a green room interview about NIFENTO with Will Hart and ourselves.
NIFENTO (“LOVE” in the Mozambican language Makua.)
The film will be released to the public for free on November the 11th.
You can find premier events listed on the website and more information here: www.nifento.com
About the film:
When invaded by radical terrorists who are burning down villages, beheading, and violently murdering civilians, how does the Church in the midst of these tragedies respond?
Heidi Baker, co-founder of Iris Global, has been living in Mozambique, Africa for over twenty-five years. Since 2017 her home province has been overcome by war. When Heidi’s friends and family shared their concerns for her safety, asking her to consider leaving, Heidi’s response has always been, ”Why should I leave behind the ones I’ve raised and disciplined; those I love? They can’t leave, so why should I?”
Filmed by two missionaries, James and Jessica Brewer, NIFENTO is a film that showcases the grim reality of war and terrorism in northern Mozambique. It features stories from families who are experiencing it firsthand and the response of Iris Global who is working hand in hand with the local church.
Striving to be the hands and feet of Jesus in one of the poorest nations in the world, Heidi and her team have faced cyclones, floods, famines, extreme poverty, and now terrorism.
The conflict has ravaged the region resulting in over 800,000 people fleeing from their homes and becoming internally displaced.
In the midst of radicals who continue to set villages ablaze, behead civilians, and torture the innocent, the question remains: Can love really overcome such darkness?
NIFENTO (“LOVE” in the Mozambican language Makua.)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5
