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Living on One Dollar

Living on One Dollar

56 DAYS | 56 DOLLARS | HOW DO YOU SURVIVE?

20136.40h 56mNR

Overview

How do 1.1 billion people around the world live on less than one dollar a day? Four young friends set out to research and live this reality. Armed with only a video camera and a desire to understand, they spend just 56 dollars each for 56 days in rural Pena Blanca, Guatemala. They battle E.Coli, financial stress, and the realization that there are no easy answers. Yet, the generosity and strength of their neighbors, Rosa, Anthony and Chino gives them resilient hope. They return home transformed and embark on a mission to share their new found understanding with other students, inspiring and challenging their generation to make a difference.

Directed by Zach Ingrasci
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Chris Temple

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Ryan Christoffersen

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Zach Ingrasci

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Sean Leonard

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About Living on One Dollar

Living on One Dollar is a drama, documentary, adventure film released in 2013 exploring themes of hunger, parasite, guatemala, financial problem, one dollar. Directed by Zach Ingrasci, it stars Chris Temple, Ryan Christoffersen, Zach Ingrasci. How do 1.1 billion people around the world live on less than one dollar a day? Four young friends set out to research and live this reality. Armed with only a video camera and a desire to understand, they spend just 56 dollars each for 56 days in rural Pena Blanca, Guatemala. They battle E.Coli, financial stress, and the realization that there are no easy answers. Yet, the generosity and strength of their neighbors, Rosa, Anthony and Chino gives them resilient hope. They return home transformed and embark on a mission to share their new found understanding with other students, inspiring and challenging their generation to make a difference.

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