Amanda Danziger’s passion for film and cinematography began in 2008 when she was a student at Drexel University. She volunteered at an orphanage for street children in the town of Byimana, Rwanda. As a way to show her appreciation to those who donated toward the cost of her trip, she bought a camera and set out to film a short documentary, “Umuryango,” about the lives of the children she worked with, many of whom were orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. After this experience, Amanda was hooked on the idea of linking together volunteer work and film. She recognized the overwhelming power of film as a medium to confront western culture with the raw living conditions of the third world. Ferasha Films was born.

In 2009 Amanda volunteered to go to India to film her second documentary, “Threads of Hope,” the story of impoverished women at ConneXions, a fair trade vocational school in Kolkata, India. She received a scholarship from the McKnight Fund to finance the project.

Her compassion for the poor and her visual arts talents have brought attention and awareness to the needs of those who live in the third world.

Contact: amanda@ferashafilms.com