Reel Journalism: Screenings and Symposia - DOUBLE FEATURE: GOD GREW TIRED OF US/OUR CHOICE TOO: ON THE EDGE IN DARFUR
Date: Friday, March 23, 2007 Time: 7:00 PM
3/23/2007 4:00:00 PM3/23/2007 4:00:00 PMAmerica/Los_AngelesReel Journalism: Screenings and Symposia - DOUBLE FEATURE: GOD GREW TIRED OF US/OUR CHOICE TOO: ON THE EDGE IN DARFUR At Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016Website: https://www.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=89706FalseMM/DD/YYYY
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GOD GREW TIRED OF US (2007)
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, GOD GREW TIRED OF US explores the indomitable spirit of three “Lost Boys” from the Sudan who leave their homeland, triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and move to America, where they build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping the friends and family they have left behind. The award-winning documentary also looks at the effects of the crisis in East Africa, which some believe continues to be ignored by many in the press.
OUR CHOICE, TOO: ON THE EDGE IN DARFUR (2006)
Pulitzer Center director and journalist Jon Sawyer traveled in early 2006 to Sudan. He spent a week with African Union peace monitors in Darfur, staying with soldiers in their camps and traveling by AU helicopters from the regional capitals of El Fasher and Nyala to remote regions along the Chad border. At a time when U.S. officials and American Darfur activists were focused on building pressure for a United Nations peacekeeping force, Sawyer's reporting made the case that beefing up the existing African force was a quicker, surer route to protecting the people of Darfur. Sawyer reported his findings in newspaper and television reports and in a 20-minute video documentary.
Q & A after films with John Bul Dau (Sudanese survivor featured in film), Emily Wax (Washington Post), Jon Sawyer (journalist/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting).
Reel Journalism: Screenings and Symposia is produced by American University’s School of Communication in cooperation with media partners. The event features films that explore the field of journalism and the media, that demystify the news business and that provide a platform to discuss the important role of journalism in a democratic society.