today we saw the face of god

2012

In January of 2010, a team of 23 volunteers set off on what should have been an ordinary medical mission to Haiti. They had no way of knowing the devastation that would inevitably come. On their final evening, the team treated their last patient, gathered their supplies and set off towards their sleeping quarters. Shortly thereafter, they felt a jolt of panic as the world began to shake and tremble violently beneath them. Within hours, the entire team was unexpectedly thrust into the center of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history – the Haiti earthquake.

The documentary film, Today We Saw the Face of God transcends viewers from their comfortable homes into the poverty-stricken world that Haitians navigate daily. As the team journeys back to Gramothe, Haiti, they recount the harrowing reality of being first responders in an unprecedented medical crisis.

A surprisingly hopeful look into a tragedy that shook the world, Today We Saw the Face of God is a true testament to the power of human connection in the face of unimaginable suffering.

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The original inscription written on the walls of the MTM clinic in Gramothe, Haiti on January 12, 2010.

Filmmakers Ryan Atenhan and Mercedes Kane (far left) pose with the Little by Little medical team in Gramothe, Haiti.

Sue Walsh reads to a Haitian girl displaying severe burn marks from a previous accident.

Medical professional, Dawn Ribnek works with a Haitian family in the MTM clinic in Gramothe, Haiti.

Shoes worn by Haitian children are often worn or broken.

A Haitian man holds his sick child while waiting for care at the MTM clinic in Gramothe,Haiti.

The Little by Little medical team works diligently in the MTM clinic in Gramothe, Haiti.

Q&A at Illinois International Film Festival

Screening at Illinois International Film Festival

selected screenings

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