The Shine Global film War/Dance opens at the Lagoon Landmark in Minneapolis on Friday, December 14.
War/Dance is the story of three Acholi children of northern Uganda who have been brutalized not only by a twenty-year civil war, but also by the terrorist organization the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). It follows the historic journey of three children from northern Uganda--Dominic, Rose, and Nancy--and their school in the Patongo refugee camp, the first school from the northern war zone to make it to the finals of Uganda's national music and dance competition.
Amidst unimaginable violence and grief, these children sing and dance: they sing with vitality; they sing without fear; they sing in protest and in celebration.
War/Dance has won more than 20 awards nationally and internationally including "Best Director" at Sundance. The film opened in Los Angeles and New York on November 9, and it was the top ranked film at the Dupont Theater when it premiered in DC on November 16. It is the first documentary made by Shine Global.
Shine Global, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) film production company dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of children worldwide through the production of documentary films and other media that raise social awareness and effect political change.
All contributions to Shine are used to produce films. Net profits are returned to the documented children through local non-governmental agencies.
For more information, visit Shine Global or the War/Dance blog.
