International Cinema Film Series
When: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, 7 p.m.
Where: Emporia State University, 12th & Commercial, Emporia
Cost: Free
Age limit: 18+
Description: God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan (2006) USA.
This film chronicles the arduous journey of three young Southern Sudanese
men, John Dau, Daniel Pach and Panther Bior, to the United States where
they strive for a brighter future. As young boys in the 1980's, they had
walked a thousand miles to escape their war-ridden homeland, and then
had to make another journey to escape Ethiopia. Finally, they found
relative safety in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp.
In 2001, 3,600 lost boys, including John, Daniel and Panther, were invited by the United States to live in America. Assisted by Catholic Charities International,
the three boys uproot their lives and once again embark on a journey,
leaving behind thousands of other refugees who, in the course of their
traumatic odyssey, have become their adopted extended family. They must
now learn to adapt to the shock of being thrust into the economically
intense culture of the United States, learning new customs, adapting to
new and strange foods, coping with the ordeal of getting, and keeping a
job, or multiple jobs, while never forgetting the loved ones they left
behind in Africa. They dedicate themselves to doing whatever they can to
help those they left behind in Kakuma, and to discovering the fate of
their parents and family.
This film was produced, written and directed by Christopher Quinn, executive produced by Brad Pitt and narrated by Nicole Kidman. The title of the documentary is a quote from John Dau discussing the despair he and other Sudanese felt during the civil war.
At the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, the film won both the "Grand Jury
Prize: Documentary" and the "Audience Award" in the "Independent Film
Competition: Documentary" category
(http://www.godgrewtiredofus.com/about.html).
Science Hall room 72
Event posted Aug. 19, 2008
Last updated Aug. 19, 2008
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