San Diego’s Internationally acclaimed photographer Aaron Chang, known for his stunning photographs that have captured the world, has just produced his first documentary film — Mission Rwanda— premiering this Wednesday night, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Santa Fe Christian School in the Gym.
The film chronicles a journey of privileged Solana Beach students who travel to Rwanda, get involved helping kids there and leave changed and impacted in ways they never expected.
“Mission Rwanda shows that when we help others, no matter where in the world they are, we’re often surprised to find that who receives the help is us,” explains Chang. “We’re in a time of change, in which the world is struggling financially and Americans question the wisdom of providing aid outside of our country. This is a story of discovery, surprise and lessons learned. It chronicles what happens when a group of students take a journey to an impoverished land to give of themselves and their time to help those less fortunate than them.”
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Chang goes on to explain that he initially planned to create a 10-minute documentary about the Rwanda trip, but after seeing how deeply moved and changed the students were by their experience, he created it as a full-length feature film.
Mission Rwanda will be premiering in the gym at Santa Fe Christian School (838 Academy Dr., Solana Beach, CA, 92075) on Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public.
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About Aaron Chang:
World renowned photographer Aaron Chang, has pursued his photography all over the world, visually defining the sport of surfing and capturing images of life and nature. For 25 years, as a senior photographer for Surfing magazine, Aaron was at the core of the surfing world discovering new talent and exotic surf spots on a global scale. Having traveled to more than 40 countries in search of the perfect adventure, Aaron's work has graced the covers of more than 100 magazines. In the commercial photography realm Aaron's photographic skills have landed him work with clients such as Apple, Levi's, Macy's, Nike, Yamaha, Polaris, and ESPN. He has been featured on Fuel TV, PBS, and has been featured in a number of documentary films about surf photographers. His work is featured in grand scale at The Aaron Chang Ocean Art Gallery in Solana Beach, California in the Cedros Design District. Specializing in large scale fine art prints of Aaron's best work, as well as recycled eco-art, surfboard art and the collection is setting new standards in photographic art.
