"Burbank's African Sister City" - A 2012 Emmy-winning documentary on Gaborone, Botswana

Video Journalist Peter Musurlian produced, shot, wrote, and edited this 33-minute documentary on Gaborone, Botswana, which is the capital of that Southern African country and a Sister City to Burbank, California since 1975. Musurlian reports on the genesis of the Gaborone-Burbank relationship; drops in on the folks at Gaborone City Hall; visits the massive golf resort & housing development called, Phakalane Estates; examines the state of the HIV/AIDS crisis, which has impacted the whole of Africa; and records the sights & sounds at the Gaborone Game Reserve...a village wedding, some 85 miles outside Gaborone...a Christmas Eve service at the Christ the King Catholic Cathedral...and a rural Christmas Day celebration in Lelotong, Botswana. Musurlian spent eight days in Botswana, shooting more than 18 hours of videotape and conducting more than 25 interviews. In addition to three Los Angeles Area Emmys, Musurlian has received 10 Emmy nominations and has won 24 RTNA Golden Mikes, awarded by the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California, in categories such as reporting, videography, and editing. He's also be nominated for 10 Los Angeles Press Club Awards. A complete list of awards can be found on the LinkedIn page of Peter Musurlian.