Beatocellos Umbrella (2013)

In BEATOCELLOs UMBRELLA awardwinning director Georges Gachot tells the story of Beat Richnerampemdashpediatric MD author illustrator and concert cellist from his comingofage in Switzerland to his street performances as a young medical student in the persona of the clown Beatocello to his founding of five childrens hospitals in todays Cambodia Revered as a national hero Richners Herculean efforts have saved the lives of millions of Cambodias children over the past 20 years some who have grown up to serve as doctors in his stateof theart pediatric hospitals Now at 64 Richner continues to practice medicine and travel the world concertizing and singing about his protective red umbrella which has come to symbolize the health and hope he brought to a grateful nation Unlike many of his contemporaries who held utopian world views Beat Richner is one of the few who worked to made his vision a reality