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Aisha's Song

Orlando von Einsiedel · UK · Documentary · 10 min · 246K views
From the director of Virunga

Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel · Starring Aisha Sani Abdullahi · 2012

Partially blinded as a child and working the streets of Kano at nine, Aisha's life changes after a chance encounter.

A beautifully shot, musical portrait of a Nigerian girl who defies the odds stacked against her.

Partially blinded by an unknown illness aged 4 and sent out to work on the tough streets of Kano in Nigeria aged 9, Aisha Sani Abdullahi's life chances were not great. However, a chance encounter sent Aisha's life in a c

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