VIEWING FILM CLIPS:

Film clips provided in this lesson are from The Rescue List. Access the streaming clips for free on POV’s website by visiting www.pbs.org/pov/educators. You can request a copy of the full film for free from our DVD Lending Library by joining the POV Community Network.

*For additional engagement activities with film clips, see “Extension Activities & Scaffolding” on page 8.

Clip 1: “My name is Edem” (0:00- 6:00) Description: The clip starts at the beginning of the film and ends with Kwame reeling in fish. (length: 6 minutes)We’re introduced to Edem, a 12-year-old boy who was sent to work on Lake Volta at age seven, and Kwame, a rescuer and formerly trafficked child. Edem tells us he was unable to attend school while working for his slave master. Kwame, as he rescues kids on the lake, describes his job as both a calling and a responsibility.

Clip 2: “Those We Left Behind” (7:50-14:00)Description: The clip begins with a shot of Bernice and Kwesi, two social workers at the rehabilitation center, and ends with them speaking with Edem. (length: 6 minutes, 10 seconds)With Peter and Edem at the shelter, they each speak with Bernice and Kwesi about their experiences on the lake. Peter, who was sent away at age three, describes how he was hurt when he was separated from his family and unable to go to school. He talks to fellow rescue about the other kids still suffering and how he hopes the rescuers will go back for them. Edem tells the social workers about his friend Steven with whom he worked closely on the lake.

Clip 3: “Come Let Us Reason Together” (20:50 - 27:40)Description: The clip begins with shots of people working along the edge of the lake. The clip ends with an image of Kwame overlooking the lake. (length: 7 minutes, 30 seconds)We follow Kwame and another social worker as they track down the children. We hear from the slave masters who feel the parents of trafficked children are the ones to blame , though Kwame tells them the law says otherwise. Kwame also discusses the abuses and poor working conditions he endured as a trafficked child, circumstances similar to Peter and Edem’s.