This is where it all started.
Ten years ago I made this story about Maliko, a street kid in Malawi. I shot with zero budget, a low-quality camera, and very little skill or knowledge. As a young adult interested in filmmaking, I was at the start of my journey, and Maliko, at the start of his life.
He ran away from starving poverty at home. When he was 9 he left his single mother and 4 siblings to go in search of the things his family couldn't afford. He lived, slept, begged and stole on the dusty streets of Lilongwe, Malawi. That was until Chisomo Children's Club found him.
I will forever remember that, despite the horror he had experienced, he was the friendliest 12 year old I ever met. This is his story. And the story of the charity that rescued him.
