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Far from home: Galen Knowles, Phil Hessler, Adam Schellenberg at TEDxCentralWyomingCollege

1,482 views · Published 5 January 2014 · 17:07 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Phil Hessler is the film producer of  this gripping exploration into the life of a young man from Uganda. Brolin Mawejje seized an opportunity to come to America at the age of 12. He witnessed first hand the struggles and tragedies he faced in his early years in America, and five years ago moved to Jackson Hole with the Hessler family. Nearly a decade later, he finds himself in Salt Lake City, Utah; studying toward a doctorate in Neuro-Oncology at Westminster College and training to represent Uganda in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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