Refugee Film Details
These films will be showing in the main tent beginning at 2:00 pm on 21st June, 2008.
The Unwanted
Showing: 2:OOpm
Director: Sarah Moll
6O min
Germany (2OO5)
Audio: German
Subtitles: English
45 men from all four corners of the world are contained in a deportation center in Rottenburg. Swaying between hope and fear, these men, with help from others, try not to go crazy thinking about the harsh reality which they will have to face should they be returned home.
The Devil Came on Horseback
Showing: 3:3Opm
Director: Annie Sundberg
85 min Sudan, USA (2OO7)
Audio: English, Arabic
Subtitles: English
A former US Marine Captain records the horrific genocide happening in the western Darfur region of Sudan. This powerful documentary follows his attempts to bring photographic evidence of the ongoing crisis to the attention of the American government.
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Refugee All Stars
Showing: 6:OOpm
Directors: Zach Niles, Banker White
8O min
Guinea, Sierra Leone,
USA (2OO5)
Audio: English, Krio
Subtitles: English
Shot on location of a West African refugee camp, this documentary film tells the story of six Sierra Leonean musicians who face a daily struggle to keep their music and hope alive. Amidst the tragedies of their incredible losses the band triumphs by realizing the dream of recording their first studio album.
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Invisible Children
Showing: 7:3Opm
Director: Bobby Bailey, Laren Poole, Jason Russell
55 min
USA, Lebanon, Uganda (2OO6)
Audio: English and Arabic Subtitles: Japanese
Three college students from San Diego, California, went to Uganda in 2OO3 in search of a story, and what they found were thousands of people affected by the insurgency of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). This resulting documentary focuses on the war’s effects on children, particularly child soldiers.
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