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Film Synopsis
For two decades, the Acholi people of Northern Uganda have been caught in a civil war between a rebel group whose main objective is inhumane terror and a government whose military response has often increased misery and suffering. Over one and a half million people have been displaced into camps and over 25,000 children have been abducted to be used as soldiers and sex slaves.
And yet through it all, every day across Acholi-land something remarkable happens. Against a backdrop of dismal statistics, miniscule opportunity and unpredictable terror, in a part of Uganda forgotten by the world, children who have never known peace, face the day as if to live this way is normal, as if they still believe in the future. These children are the embodiment of resilience and hope. This film is the story of Uganda, her stolen children, and the fight to be free. |
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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Best Directing in a Documentary Programs or Series Jesse James Miller and Pete McCormack, 2007 Leo Awards (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Best Sound Editing in a Documentary Program or Series Jon Ritchie for Uganda Rising, 2007 Leo Awards (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Best Musical Score in a Documentary Program or Series Dennis Burke for Uganda Rising, 2007 Leo Awards (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Seeds of War Award 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (Durham, NC, USA)
Outstanding Sound Design 2007 Sacramento International Film Festival (Sacramento, CA, USA)
Jury Award 2007 5th International Human Rights Film Festival (Paris, France)
Best Documentary Award 2006 WT Os International Film Festival (Os, Norway)
Pick of the Festival 2006 Victoria Amnesty International Film Festival (Victoria, BC, Canada)
Federal Express Award for Most Popular Canadian Feature Film – Honourable Mention Vancouver International Film Festival (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Audience Award 2006 Hotdocs International Documentary Film Festival (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
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