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- A documentary that explores why African cult and militia leader and indicted war criminal fugitive Joseph Kony needs to be arrested by the end of 2012.
- On April 15, 2009, thousands gathered around the world to abduct themselves for the abducted at a 100-city, ten-country awareness event: The Rescue. The goal: To demand attention for the plight of children abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in the LRA by getting political and cultural figures to make a public statement on behalf of these child soldiers. In 99 of the 100 cities worldwide, a "Rescuer" answered their call. But for six days, more than 500 participants held strong in the final city- Chicago- awaiting a "Rescuer" of their own. Reinforcements from across the country, known as "Rescue Riders," assembled upon the city to increase the group's visibility. Their final stand was a daring effort, as these youth asked one of the world's most powerful people to add their influence to the crisis. This is the story of those brave and dedicated individuals.
- So gigantic the success, so reprehensible the backgrounds. The video of the social campaign 'KONY 2012' of the NPO 'Invisible Children, Inc.' was clicked one hundred million times within a very short time after its publication. But under the pretense of sincere humanitarian intentions against the misdeeds of the alleged war criminal Joseph Kony, this appeal was intended to manipulate public opinion in a manner that led the US government to seek military intervention. This documentary leads to Uganda, the Central African Republic and the United States, and shows what obscure intents - from economic mining interests to religious fundamentalist proselytizing - were actually hide behind the operation of the US military in Africa and the activities of the opaque nonprofit organization with their Christian-right, evangelical financial backers.
- In 2007, Invisible Children posed a challenge to youth around the world: raise one million dollars in 100 days to rebuild schools in war-torn northern Uganda. Thousands of students rallied, and 20 were rewarded with an adventure of a lifetime: a trip into Africa's longest-running war. This is the story of a generation discovering that it doesn't matter where you're from, but where you go.
- "Emmy: The Story of an Orphan" highlights the story of 14-year-old Emmy. Emmy is the 4th born of 5 children, each from a different father, each killed from different effects of the LRA's reign of terror over northern Uganda. One, killed in combat; another, died a political prisoner. But Emmy's dad had a much quieter killer - one that has now turned on his mother, and could possibly take his own life as well- HIV/AIDS. In Uganda, "Orphan" is a dirty word. It is highly frowned upon to let your family (no matter how far removed) to suffer. It then becomes the responsibility of the community to ensure that no child becomes invisible. Oftentimes this is a burden, but other times it becomes a surprising source of joy. Viewers watch as 14-year-old Emmy finds his place in the world, through a family bound together by necessity; and as a broken family tree discovers re-growth.
- "Grace: The Story of a Child Mother"" highlights the story of Grace. Abducted from her home at 10-years-old and forced to fight as a soldier, Grace was beaten repeatedly for three years. At 13, she was forced to become a sex-slave to a 40-year-old commander in the L.R.A. After her narrow escape from the bush, with a gunshot wound to the leg, she discovered she was pregnant with the commander's child. Once rescued, girls like Grace are taken to a rehabilitation center where they are given just three months of psychosocial therapy before they are returned to the family they may or may not have. Returning home will not be easy for Grace. With an absent father, she will live with her uncle, left to care not only for her new child, but for her disabled mother as well. Grace is a child but she is a mother. The idea of Grace is about choosing to forgive when others have done nothing but hurt and let you down. Grace has a smile bigger than the size of her pain. Follow this story of survival and resilience... of a child with a child.