Pray For Japan Documentry: Heroes from Humanity First

Ayaz and Nadeem are workers with Humanity First, a humanitarian organization that has been working worldwide since the Yugoslavian crisis in the '90s.

Najib Ullah Ayaz & Anees Ahmad Nadeem

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By Pray for Japan | March 14, 2012

On March 11, 2011, Japan's Tohoku coastal region was destroyed by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that followed.

PRAY FOR JAPAN takes place in the devastated region of Ishinomaki, Miyagi -- the largest coastal city in Tohoku with a population of over 160,000 people.

Filmmaker Stu Levy -- an American living in Japan -- filmed the tsunami aftermath during his trips to Tohoku as a volunteer and over a period of 6 weeks, captured over 50 hours of footage.

Humanity First: Najib Ullah Ayaz & Anees Ahmad Nadeem

Ayaz and Nadeem are workers with Humanity First, a humanitarian organization that has been working worldwide since the Yugoslavian crisis in the '90s.

They are emigres from Pakistan who have chosen to live and work in Japan. Nadeem has a Japanese wife and lives in Nagoya.

When the Tohoku disaster occurred, Nadeem , reluctantly said goodbye to his 1-month baby daughter so he could bring relief to Tohoku.

For 8 hard weeks, the two lived on the floor of the Minato-sho Shelter's gymnasium, serving curry to the victims.

In spite of such personal challenges inherent in doing relief work in the face of a "Thousand-Year Tsunami" these heroes sacrificed themselves for the victims.

They are living proof that compassion is universal, regardless of country of origin.

PRAY FOR JAPAN focuses on four key perspectives of the tragedy -- School, Shelter, Family, and Volunteers. With each perspective we meet victims who faced significant obstacles and fought to overcome them. Through these four vantage points, the audience is able to understand the vast ramifications of this large-scale natural disaster -- and the battle these real-life heroes fought on behalf of their loved ones and their hometown.




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