Emmanuel's Gift

Oprah Winfrey does a fantastic job of narrating this interesting and fascinating documentary with a heart that\'s big enough for a movie theater. Overall, this is a pretty solid \"gift\".... Full review

the marvels of the story will come naturally.....Of course, I really, really wanted to like this movie....it's solid enough to get the job done.....The 2.0 track isn't as lush, naturally....Instead of presenting a poignant story of a man who changed a nation, it merely offers up clunky schmaltz in an increasingly obnoxious package..... ... Full Review

Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, "Emmanuel's Gift" is a wonderfully inspiring film about overcoming disabilities.... ... Full Review

turned it into this sprawling, remarkable film..... ... Full Review

he survives being sanctified in ''Emmanuel's Gift....Slickly overdirected, ''Emmanuel's Gift" isn't great filmmaking.....Directed in the breathless inspirational tones of an infomercial, the film's an acceptable document of a thoroughly remarkable individual..... ... Full Review

But in the heavy hands of the filmmakers Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern, Emmanuel's effortlessly inspirational story and natural charisma are never enough.....Guided by Oprah Winfrey's pushy narration and an overwhelming barrage of talking heads, we watch as brightly dressed West Africans are posed in pretty tableaus.... ... Full Review

The Olympics came to Chicago a little earlier than expected. Most athletes were here for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in a ceremony held June 19 in Millennium Park . Some of them even sat on a ... Full Article

"Emmanuel's Gift" is a documentary of the life of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah from Ghana.Emmanuel was born with a disability that prevented him from using one of his legs. ... Full Article

O f the estimated 20 million people in Ghana, West Africa, some 2 million are disabled many with deformities arising at birth or during childhood. ... Full Article

Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, "Emmanuel's Gift" tells the powerful and passionate story of a disabled orphan, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah from Ghana, who has risen above abject poverty and a severe physical challenge to become a hero and inspiration to people... ... Full Article

Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern go to West Africa to tell the story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, who bravely defied Ghana's entrenched discrimination against the disabled by simply refusing to accept his limitations. ... Full Article