I came to Mumbai like everyone else—with stars in my eyes. I thought my story would unfold under the studio lights, not in the slums or food distribution drives. But life had a different plan. My greatest achievements didn’t come from red carpets—they came from serving people who had nothing.
When the cameras rolled and Lina Maya found herself face to face with Dolph Lundgren and Michael Jai White, the air seemed to thicken with energy. “It was an incredible experience,” she recalls with a quiet smile. “They’re legends of the action world, yet also the most generous collaborators.”
In a media landscape that craves authenticity and underrepresented voices, few stories embody both with as much depth and originality as the journey of Deborah Haile and her 12-year-old son, Jonah Seyum. As the co-founders of Tiny Global Footprints, the mother-son duo is gaining international recognition for blending family, entrepreneurship, and cultural storytelling into a mission-driven brand that’s increasingly catching the attention of the entertainment world. And it all started with a passport.
