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Tangier Treehouse

When a group of Moroccan street children are invited to take part in a treehouse building workshop, they find themselves and their lives unexpectedly transformed.

Premiere Date

February 1, 2008

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

David Shadrack Smith

Producer/Director

Charlotte Mangin

Producer/Director

Charlotte Mangin is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with 25 years of experience. The creator and executive producer of UNLADYLIKE2020, she worked for PBS and National Geographic Television, including the series Wide Angle, America By The Numbers, and National Geographic Explorer. She was interim executive director of Futuro Media.