I Spent A Day With People w/ ALBINISM

I Spent A Day With...

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4.8 • 912 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

I spent a day with people with albinism to learn the truth about the misunderstood occurrence of a lack of pigmentation.

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🧨HUGE thank you to:

▸ THANDO - https://instagram.com/thandohopa & https://twitter.com/thando_hopa

▸ SEMMUEL - https://linktr.ee/AlbinoSemme & https://instagram.com/albinosemme

▸ ALDO - https://instagram.com/arvaldodarmara & https://instagram.com/albinoind_official

Crew

▸ Creator, Director, Writer, etc. - Anthony Padilla

▸ Executive Producer - Alessandra Catanese

▸ Production Coordinator, Co-writer & Research - Elise Felber

▸ Director of Photography/Gaffer - Zach Zeidman

▸ Editor - Mike Criscimagna AKA Mork Crispy

▸ Assistant Editor - Patrick Horba

▸ Post PA / Assistant Editor - Ash Duckworth

Theme Music Composer - Matt Good AKA The King of Emo

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0:00.0	Albinism, an inherited genetic condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment
0:05.8	formed in the skin hair or eyes.
0:07.6	The two principal types of albinism in humans is oculocataneous affecting the eyes
0:11.4	skin and hair and ocular affecting the eyes only.
0:14.6	Albinism knows no boundaries and occurs in all racial and ethnic groups of people
0:17.9	throughout the world, and can affect nearly any species from land and marine mammals
0:21.7	to birds, fish, reptiles, and insects or even plants.
0:25.0	Dangerous superstitions in some parts of Africa have perpetuated the belief that body parts of people with albinism can transmit magical powers, which has been exploited by witch doctors who use
0:33.9	body parts as ingredients and rituals and potions with the claim that their
0:37.4	magic will bring prosperity or good luck. In terms of occurrence
0:40.2	approximately one in 20,000 people have some form of albinism in Europe and North America. Accommod
0:47.4	one in 20,000 people have some form of albinism in Europe and North America, with rates as high as 1 and 3,000 in some regions of Africa.
0:48.5	My name is Anthony Padilla, and today I'm going to be sitting down with people with
0:52.1	albinism to learn the truth about this heavily misunderstood condition.
0:55.4	Have these people with albinism been able to fully embrace their rare condition?
0:59.4	Or does the outright ignorance of people around them?
1:02.4	Cause them to feel immensely insecure? does the outright ignorance of people around them,
1:02.7	cause them to feel immensely insecure and isolated.
1:11.4	Hello, Tondo.
1:13.0	Hi Anthony, how are you?
1:15.0	Aldo.
1:18.0	Semy. Hey what's going on man? Semi.
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