
GOODFORTUNEexploreshowmassive,internationaleffortstoalleviatepovertyinAfricamaybeunderminingtheverycommunitiestheyaimtobenefit.ThroughintimateportraitsoftwoKenyansbattlingtosavetheirhomesfromlarge-scaledevelopmentorganizations,thefilmpresentsauniqueopportunitytoexperienceforeignaidthroughtheeyesofthepeopleitisintendedtobenefit.<br/> OntheoutskirtsofNairobi,Silva’shomeandbusinessinAfrica’slargestsquattercommunityarebeingdemolishedaspartofaUnitedNationsslum-upgradingproject.Intheruralcountryside,Jackson’sfarmisbeingfloodedbyanAmericaninvestorwhohopestoalleviatepovertybycreatingamulti-milliondollarricefarm.<br/> Interweavingmeditativeportraitsofitscharacters,GOODFORTUNEexaminesthereal-worldimpactofinternationalaid.Withabroadscopeandintimatestyle,thefilmportraysgrippingstoriesofhumanperseveranceandsuggeststhattheanswersforAfricalieintheresilienceofitspeople.
