The Leonard Lopate Show: Smile Pinki

Smile Pinki

Around 35,000 children are born with cleft palates in India each year. While it is one of the most common birth defects, it is also one of the most curable. We talk with director Megan Mylan about her Academy Award-winning documentary "Smile Pinki," which follows two of the hundreds of families that journey to the holy city of Banaras and the hospital that provides free surgery for children with cleft palates. "Smile Pinki" airs on HBO on Wednesday, June 3 at 7 pm.

Guests:

Megan Mylan

Comments [2]

PrettyGirl

This documentary is amazing because it shows exactly how <a href= http://www.smiletrain.org/real-heroes/> Smile Train Is All About Outcomes </a>. This charity helps change the lives of children across the world. Such a noble cause.

May. 05 2011 01:34 PM

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Pluto from Yonkers

What really gets me is they will always make sure to put some kid that is otherwise quite cute and attractive except for the cleft on their press materials. Lookism rears its ugly head everywhere you look (and where you don't)!

Jun. 02 2009 12:16 PM

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