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The documentary-maker announced at Cannes that Madonna will appear for a screening of I Am Because We Are at his Traverse City Film Festival on August 2.
Talking about the project, which the singer narrated and produced, he said: "She's sort of entered my realm. When I saw it, I thought, 'Wow, it's like she's been making these films for years'.
"She takes the viewer through a very personal journey and tries to connect us, living here in the US, giving us a window into the way it is for other people in the world.
"You're extremely moved when you watch it. You understand very clearly why she's devoted so much of her life to the people of Malawi."
He added that he was appalled by the negative publicity surrounding her adoption of Malawian baby David Banda, saying: "As one who has seen what the yellow press can and does do, all of that was just one more reminder to me of just how dishonest so much of the media is in this country."
> Madonna, Tyson vow to 'save Malawi'
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