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came in two waves: The first wave destroyed everything; the second killed more than a quarter of a million people and the third wave refers to the flood of volunteers that poured into Sri Lanka to help. Even if we had never made this film, the camera became great therapy for our team, and filming kept us from going insane. Every night we would speak into the camera and let our feelings out and the next day we would be able to move on. - Alison Thompson, director.
THE THIRD WAVE FILMMAKERS’ STATEMENT In a world of growing natural and man-made disasters, everyone is needed. September 11th, Katrina, Pakistan, the Tsunami, Darfur – soon, we will have a tragedy for every date in the calendar. And with every new disaster that comes upon us, the old one fades away far before the recovery does. As political animals, we have the intelligence and power to do so much. We can fly to the moon and unravel relativity theories and DNA codes, but the things we need to do now are a lot simpler than that. There are so many problems throughout the world including those directly in front of us. Our hope through our film, THE THIRD WAVE, is to encourage and inspire people to give a little back to the world. To volunteer even for just an hour, whether it is helping inner city kids or the elderly lady living next door or even with an environmental issue. As people, we have the power to impact and influence positive change. Governments and humanitarian organizations around the globe are experiencing enormous difficulties in providing humanitarian assistance to affected areas. Too often by the time a recovery plan is in place, a bigger disaster drives the international attention and the media into the next crisis leaving many affected people behind with a cause considered no longer fashionable. THE THIRD WAVE is a documentation of our experience volunteering and assisting the tsunami victims in Sri Lanka. This film underlines the difficulties and joys of volunteering and its message could be set in any disaster or situation. The main theme being volunteerism. We do not intend to point fingers at anyone, but instead share our experience and hope to motivate people to search further for their own active role as a volunteer. It was our goal to have THE THIRD WAVE provide a genuine inside glimpse into what is really happening on the ground after a disaster. We inter-cut this reality together with what was being presented on the news reports around the world. The volunteers may make many mistakes, but the important thing was that they tried and that they were there to lend a hand and help make a difference. As filmmakers and volunteers, it was important to address the fact that the process of helping people is often a complicated task but at the same time, anybody can do it with no experience is
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