Life for a Child
Life for a Child
2008, English. Directed by Edward Lachman.
Three stories of sacrifice from Nepal.
Directed by Academy Award-nominee Edward Lachman, the documentary film Life for a Child follows the journeys of children with type 1 diabetes amid the verdant mountains and swarming streets of Nepal, one of the world’s poorest countries. The Life for a Child film was produced by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the world’s leading diabetes advocacy organization, and Eli Lilly and Company, a global leader in diabetes treatment, to raise awareness of the devastating impact of diabetes and increase support for the IDF Life for a Child Program. The documentary is a production of Wayne Lachman Productions and doublewide media.
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Life for a Child isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 April 2008. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Life for a Child?
Life for a Child (2008) was directed by Edward Lachman.