Madonna’s new documentary has told the story of Malawi, an impoverished African nation where 1 million children have been orphaned by AIDS. It is the birthplace of her adopted son David and she is building a school there.

The documentary is called, “I Am Because We Are” and so far has been limited to isolated theater screenings. It will make its TV premiere on Sundance Channel at 9 p.m. EST Monday (World AIDS Day) so that everyone will have a chance to screen it.

The feature-length film was written, produced and narrated by Madonna (directed by Nathan Rissman). President Bill Clinton and Archbishop Desmond Tutu were consultants for the project.

The images displayed on screen at times are dismaying and powerful yet still reflect hope and a remarkable will to survive.

“I had many goals,” said Madonna during a phone conversation from her Manhattan home a few days ago. “I did get to a point where I thought, ‘I’m being overambitious, I’m trying to say too much, I’ll never accomplish it.’ But I feel proud of the fact that I did get to make all my points.”

One of her points that shines through is an insistence that any crisis can come with solutions.

The film makes the suggestion to the audience that each of us can be constructive in our own way:

“If all you can do is live life in YOUR world in a way that shows you are responsible for the people around you, that’s a course of action,” said Madonna. “People can be of service in large ways and small.”