Prominent arts figures front new Sightsavers film about trachoma
Prominent arts figures front new Sightsavers film about trachoma
Actors, poets and authors with African heritage are lending their support to the campaign
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The Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Trust/Julia Gunther
Prominent figures from the arts world are fronting a new Sightsavers campaign, which hopes to raise awareness of trachoma.
The two-minute film features actor and producer, Andrea Chika Chukwu-Ahern; editor and publisher, Ellah P Wakatama OBE; poet, author and hip-hop artist, Karl Nova; actor and Merlin star, ‘Tomiwa Edun, and playwright, filmmaker and poet, Zodwa Nyoni.
The film, which launched on 7 December, focuses on the first-hand experiences of people from several African countries where trachoma is still a public health problem.