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Film List
Darfur: Lives Destroyed
6 Minutes
PHR's John Heffernan visits refugees in Chad and details the destruction of the Sudanese village of Furawiya.
Darfur Diaries: Message from Home
54 minutes
In October, 2004 a team of three independent filmmakers – Aisha Bain, Jen Marlowe and Adam Shapiro – left for Darfur, Sudan and eastern Chad. After monitoring the worsening political and humanitarian crisis for months and recognizing that the mainstream media offered marginal and inadequate coverage, the team set out with the goal of providing a platform for the people of Darfur to speak for themselves about their experiences, their fears, and their hopes for the future.
To organize a screening of the film, contact info at darfurdiaries dot org. This film can also be rented at local video stores or from Netflix.
Witnessing Darfur
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience is offering Witnessing Darfur, a DVD with two short films about Darfur, and additional resources to help explain what is happening in Darfur and to help spread the word. You may request a copy of this free DVD by sending an e-mail with your name and address to darfur at ushmm dot org.
Judgment on Genocide
The mission of Judgment on Genocide is to promote and support efforts to bring the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity in Sudan to justice.
This film can be ordered by emailing info at judgmentongenocide.org.
On Our Watch
11 minutes
Three years of fighting in Darfur have destroyed hundreds of villages, displaced 2.2 million and led to more than 400,000 deaths. President Bush has accused the government of Sudan of genocide, but the US has taken few concrete actions to stop the fighting. Narrated by Sam Waterston, this documentary tells the story of those who have lost their loved ones to this war, those who are fighting to survive and those who are working to bring peace to the region.
Searching for Jacob
16 Minutes
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley traveled to the Darfur region in Sudan to track down a boy whose village was destroyed by the Janjaweed Arab militia.
Our Choice, Too: On the Edge in Darfur
20 minutes
Video documentary produced by Pulitzer Center in association with Azimuth Media, World Security Institute.
Darfur Destroyed
7 minutes
Julie Flint traveled to Darfur and Chad on a fact-finding mission for Human Rights Watch. While there, she produced this video detailing the conflict in Darfur and recording her interviews with its victims.
The Quick and the Terrible
Four clips at 5-6 minutes
In the fall of 2004, Frontline/World correspondent Amy Costello traveled to Sudan, the largest country in Africa, to investigate the role of the Sudanese government in the death of 70,000 of its own people and the displacement of a million more.
Crisis in Darfur
13 minutes
Over ten days, Philip Cox, a London-based filmmaker, lived and traveled with the rebel Sudan Liberation Army into the troubled western region of Darfur in Sudan, interviewing affected civilians and captured government soldiers and militia. The film report offers a human insight into the devastating conflict described by the UN as the worst humanitarian disaster in the world.
Darfur Now
99 minutes
This documentary sheds light on the genocide that is happening in Darfur by profiling six people who are trying everything they can to stop the violence. These brave activists include a Darfurian woman who becomes a rebel, a passionate UCLA graduate, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague and a U.N. relief worker.
The Devil Came On Horseback
85 minutes
This is an up-close, honest, and uncompromising look at the crisis in Darfur. It exposes the ongoing tragedy in Sudan as seen through the eyes of one American witness. Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle the film goes on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, where he became witness to a genocide.
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