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The Judy Goodman Memorial Sudan Lending Library
These videos are available at no cost to any interested individual or group who wants to learn more about the genocide and humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, or the Lost Boys and Girls. The library was renamed in January 2007 in loving memory of Judy Goodman, whose efforts inspired this resource and who gave generously of her time to build it. To make arrangements to borrow one or more videos contact b.gould@harhashem.org or 303-499-7077, ext. 19.
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Darfur: A Call to Action—Lessons from Faith Leaders. DVD (20 min.) Produced by the Save Darfur Coalition, this documentary provides background on the genocide in Darfur and explores what the major religions tell us about our responsibility to our brothers and sisters there. Featuring interviews with Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, President Elect of the National Council of Churches USA; Bishop John Ricard, chairman of the ad-hoc committee for the Church of Africa of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President of the Islamic Society of North America; Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, M.D., Co-Pastor of Bethel AME Church in Boston and founder of a humanitarian women’s group in Sudan, and Darfuri survivors of the genocide, the film implores viewers to take action and join the Save Darfur community. When you order the film, you will receive a packet of materials to host a viewing with your community of faith-- including discussion guides for Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities and an action guide to help your community respond.
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Darfur Diaries: Message from Home. DVD (55 min.) This is a brutally honest inside look into the current tragedy befalling the Darfur region. The filmmakers filmed the personal stories of those affected by the horrors in the Darfur region. This documentary serves not only to educate the world about the genocide being committed on a daily basis, but also as a message that we as a global society must come together and make a difference by helping those who are suffering. Bonus material includes: extended interviews, director interview, featurettes and a photo gallery.
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A Journey to Darfur. (23 min.) In April 2006, veteran journalist Nick Clooney was asked by his son, George, to accompany him to the troubled region of Darfur. The goal was to shine a light on the modern day genocide occurring in thisremote region of Africa. They went unannounced; without press, without escort and without security, just Nick, George and cameraman Mike Herron. This documentary is an account of their journey, the stories of unimaginable violence that have befallen the Darfurians and the courage of the aid workers who struggle to provide relief to 200,000 refugees. The documentary also provides background on the crises and the efforts of individuals and groups to stand up and say, “Not on our watch!â€
A 21st Century Genocide. DVD. (30 min). The first genocide of the 21st century is currently taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan. This 30-minute DVD, from the Save Darfur Coalition, tells the story of Darfur and highlights the efforts of individuals throughout America who have committed their lives to ending the genocide. The DVD is for activists, educators, policy makers, and anyone interested in ending the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. On this DVD, you will find: Background and history on the genocide in Darfur, Details on the United States and international response to the genocide, Stories of individual Americans who have mobilized their communities, Ideas for taking action in your own community, Information about the “Million Voices for Darfur†campaign, Other ways to get more involved in this effort.
21 Days Direct from the Chad/Darfur Border. ONLINE at http://www.stopgenocidenow.org/iact/. (21 different webcasts of varying lengths, all under 10 minutes) For 21 consecutive days, starting November 21, 2005, the Genocide Intervention Fund (GIF) and StopGenocideNow.org webcast the immediacy of the ongoing genocide in Darfur directly from the field. i-ACT traveled to the Chad/Darfur border and visited refugee camps. These webcasts put a face to the mind-numbing numbers of dead, dying and displaced. You will be able to see and hear what clinging desperately to life in this harsh landscape is like and be able to track individual stories of families who’ve lost everything while fleeing their homes for fear of annihilation.
60 Minutes:“Witnessing Genocide in Sudan.†VHS. (20 min.) The popular TV program aired this special report in September 2005. In their introduction’s own words: “The U.N. has called it the greatest crisis in the world; the U.S. calls it genocide. It’s happening in the African nation of Sudan, and 60 Minutes went to see for ourselves. What we saw. . . is evidence of a government-backed campaign to wipe out a race.â€
All About Darfur. DVD. (82 min). In this film, Sudanese filmmaker Taghreed Elsanhouri talks with ordinary Sudanese in outdoor tea shops, markets, refugees camps, and living rooms about how deeply rooted prejudices could suddenly burst into a wild fire of ethnic violence. Elsanhouri returns from Britain to her homeland to discover why the seemingly racially harmonious country of her childhood has become the scene of one of the worst instances of ethnic cleansing in recent history. This film presents Sudan’s crisis as more complex than Blacks against Arabs, showing how racial fault lines have become the dividing boundaries between groups battling for scarce economic resources.
Crisis in Darfur: A Multimedia Resource. CD Rom. American Jewish World Service/Human Rights Watch. Presents a wealth of information in two brief documentaries: “Peace Under Fire†(15 min) and “Darfur Destroyed†(6 min). Both segments are powerful, though the latter contains disturbing images inappropriate for younger audiences.
Darfur Eyewitness: Genocide Emergency. DVD. (10 min). Former United States Marine Brian Steidle describes what he saw while in Darfur with the African Union Monitoring Force. March 2005.
Darfur: Lives Destroyed. ONLINE at http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/sudan/darfur.html (6 min) This film was produced by the non-governmental organization Physicians for Human Rights. John Heffernan of PHR visits refugees in Chad in February 2004 and details the destruction of the Sudanese village of Furawiya.
A Diplomat’s Journey. DVD/VHS. (20 min) A November 21, 2005 ABC News Nightline special report on Darfur, focusing on Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick’s trips to Darfur. On this tape you'll see Zoellick in a face-to-face shouting match with a local government official near the town of Sheria in Sudan's Darfur region. The official insisted on accompanying Zoellick as he talked to victims of recent violence. Zoellick would have none of it; he knew people would be afraid to tell the truth in the presence of a Sudanese government official. “A head of the African Union peace keeping mission in Darfur told us, ‘There are no angels in Darfur.’ No angels? We met with incredibly resilient and proud people fighting for survival with grace and dignity. You'll meet some of them tonight. Maybe you'll agree with me that there are angels in Darfur after all.â€
Facing Sudan. DVD (90 min.) A custodian. A housewife. A pediatrician. A grandmother. Seemingly ordinary individuals. Yet these individuals have a story to tell. It is the story of suffering and death. It is the story of refugees. It is the story of terrified villagers running for cover. Yet, at the same time, it is a story of strength, courage and hope. It is the story of Sudan. Over the last 20 years, millions have died in Sudan. A civil war devastated the South and currently a genocide is occurring in the western region of Darfur. Facing Sudan is the story of ordinary individuals, moved into action by the events in Sudan. Ordinary people can do extraordinary things, even in Sudan. (The film contains disturbing images, so use discretion when considering if it is appropriate for children.) For a sneak preview visit: http://www.facingsudan.com/sudan_clips.html. This film is available for private use only.
Nightline: Art Meets Life. VHS (20 min.) Actor Don Cheadle, who portrayed Paul Rusesabagina in “Hotel Rwanda,†joins a congressional fact-finding trip to Chad, where the Darfurian refugee camps are located, and into Sudan itself. Led by Rep. Ed Royce, R-CA, and 4 other members of Congress, both Cheadle and Rusesabagina were invited to go along to help raise awareness of what is happening in Sudan. "Nightline" hooked up with the delegation in Chad and tagged along. They visit: an empty village in Sudan, which used to have 40,000 residents, a ramshackle mud and stick "transit" camp in Am Nabak, and the sprawling permanent camp in Touloum, where more than 20,000 refugees live in U.N. tents.
Now: With Bill Moyers. “A Question of Genocide.†VHS (22 min.) The second of three segments presented on the popular TV series examines the situation in Sudan through first-hand accounts of various victims, journalists and aid workers as well as interviews with officials in Khartoum, who deny charges of government-sponsored genocide and ethnic cleansing in Darfur.
Peace Under Fire: Sudan’s Darfur Crisis. ONLINE at http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/reliefresources/108504954881.htm. (15 min) IRIN, the U.N.'s Integrated Regional Information Network, released a documentary on the crisis in Darfur. This is a good summary of the situation, and includes testimony from those affected by the conflict. The documentary is the second in a series designed to raise awareness of humanitarian crises in Africa and Asia.
A Place Called Darfur. VHS (6 min.) Focuses on Oxfam’s work in Darfur, Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of people are now living in overcrowded camps without adequate food, water, or medical care. Oxfam is helping nearly a third of the two million displaced people by providing them with clean water, latrines, and public health education.
Searching for Jacob (60 Minutes segment). DVD (20 min.) When the Sudanese town of Hangala was bombed and burned by government forces, there were only a few signs of life left behind, among then the school books for a boy named Jacob. In a compelling story of the genocide in Darfur, Scott Pelley goes searching for Jacob—a journey that takes him into dangerous territory in the Sudan, and then into a densely packed refugee camp in Chad, where Pelley learns Jacob’s fate.
Staring Genocide in the Face: Genocide Emergency. DVD (7 min.) Jerry Fowler, Director of the Committee of Conscience, relates stories told to him by Darfurian refugees in Chad. March 2004.
Stopping Genocide: Darfur 2004 VHS (26 min.) Weavers of the Wind Productions. This fantastic documentary talks about the history of how the genocide started in Darfur, and also has some of the first clips ever of this genocide in Sudan.
Sudan Awareness Conference: Religious Leadership Workshop. DVD (45 min.) This is a copy of the Religious Leadership Workshop held at the University of Colorado on November 2, 2005, as part of the Sudan Awareness Conference. Jerry Fowler, executive director of the USHMM’s Committee on Conscience talks about the conflict, sharing personal stories and pictures from his visits to refugee camps in Chad. Becky O’Brien, HHS’s Sudan Genocide Response Team Coordinator, explores the various activist opportunities for individuals and groups interested in making a difference.
Sudan Mercy: Reaching Out to Victims of Genocide. DVD (approx. 10 min.) The Sudan Mercy project is derived from a grass roots movement within Sudanese Churches across America to help suffering countrymen in Darfur, Sudan, despite the fact that those who are now suffering in Darfur persecuted and in many cases orphaned those Sudanese from the south who are now trying to help them. This video documents a visit to Chad by a delegation representing Sudan Mercy in April 2005. The team delivered over 75 pallets of clothing and food to Darfurian refugee camps near Iriba, Chad and produced this short video of interviews with Darfurians.
Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible. DVD/VHS. PBS/Frontline WORLD/Show #401. (30 min.) Reported by Amy Costello. Offers an excellent overview of the complex situation in Darfur, “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. . . and it’s entirely man-made.†In an informative, succinct and insightful report on Sudan’s past and present, Costello manages to cover a lot of ground.
Translating Genocide. VHS (30 min.) History proves that college students are a powerful engine for social change. Empowering the college community to stop the genocide in Sudan, mtvU, the 24-hour college network, sent three student correspondents to the Chad region outside Sudan, to witness the crisis firsthand. This was in hope that the students would connect with other college-aged Darfurian refugees in efforts to spread their stories. We hope that this documentary will galvanize students on college campuses across America to prevent another Rwanda in Darfur.
Voices from Darfur. DVD (15 min.) It is easy to get lost in the numbers of the dead and displaced in Darfur. It is easy to forget that the victims of the genocide are more than just statistics. The hundreds of thousands of people that have died have all left behind mothers, fathers, sons and daughters to mourn their loss. This brief film highlights the personal stories of some of the lucky few who escaped the ongoing crisis. Darfuri refugees share their experiences and help us understand the true magnitude of the carnage, not just in terms of numbers, but also in terms of the physical and emotional anguish it has caused for its victims. Also available online at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6607456582193222090&hl=en.
Voices on Genocide Prevention. ONLINE at http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/podcasts/. (varying lengths around 20 minutes each) A weekly interview program provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Committee on Conscience. Each week, Voices on Genocide Prevention exposes its listeners to a diversity of perspectives on the crisis in Darfur as well as the continuing challenge of preventing and responding to genocide and related crimes against humanity around the world - from human rights defenders to experts to advocates to government officials. Past interviews includes New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Archbishop Lukudu Loro of Juba in Southern Sudan, and Sudanese human rights activist Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam.
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The Art of Flight. DVD (69 min.) The Art of Flight is a guerilla documentary that was hot illegally in Egypt. This feature-length film tells the story of three people—a refugee from southern Sudan, a human rights activist from northern Sudan, and an American journalist in self-imposed exile—all living in Cairo. The film essentially summarizes the events leading up to the January 2006 killing of protestors outside UNHCR’s office in Cairo and the brutality inherent in the regime of Hosni Mubarak. The film features artwork of Sudanese painters living in exile and features an original soundtrack by Al-Khafiyeen, a musical ensemble of refugees who played together for a single night to score the film. The film delves deep into questions about the nature of charity, the consequences of American empire, and the price of silence.
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God Grew Tired of Us. DVD (90 min.) An award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary, narrated by Nicole Kidman, God Grew Tired of Us explores the indomitable spirit of three “Lost Boys†form the Sudan who are forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war. The documentary chronicles their triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and a relocation to America, where the Lost Boys build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping friends and family they have left behind. Special features include commentary with the Director and Lost Boys and a featurette, “Finding the Lost Boys.â€
Facing Sudan. DVD (90 min.) A custodian. A housewife. A pediatrician. A grandmother. Seemingly ordinary individuals. Yet these individuals have a story to tell. It is the story of suffering and death. It is the story of refugees. It is the story of terrified villagers running for cover. Yet, at the same time, it is a story of strength, courage and hope. It is the story of Sudan. Over the last 20 years, millions have died in Sudan. A civil war devastated the South and currently a genocide is occurring in the western region of Darfur. Facing Sudan is the story of ordinary individuals, moved into action by the events in Sudan. Ordinary people can do extraordinary things, even in Sudan. (The film contains disturbing images, so use discretion when considering if it is appropriate for children.) For a sneak preview visit: http://www.facingsudan.com/sudan_clips.html. This film is available for private use only.
Finding the Lost Girls. DVD (15 min.) We've heard a great deal about the "lost boys" of Sudan – those who walked hundreds of miles fleeing civil war. Thousands were offered asylum in the U.S, but what about the lost girls? Through the story of one courageous young woman name Aduei, we learn about the 89 lost girls who have made it to the US and what life is like for them in America. We follow Aduei at school at Brandeis and learn about her struggle.
A Great Wonder: Lost Children of Sudan Resettling in America. VHS/DVD. Two Shoes Productions/Bullfrog Films. (61 min.) The stories of 3 “Lost Boys of Sudan†told through their own video “diaries†as they describe their experiences in Sudan and the new challenges of refugee life in Seattle. An honest and revealing portrait of these young men and of our own culture, this film is “not your average immigration story.â€
Lost Boys of Sudan. VHS/DVD. POV/Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk. (87 min.) Award-winning documentary “focuses on Santino and Peter, members of the Dinka tribe, during their first life-altering year in the U.S. . .the boys must grapple with extreme cultural differences as they come to understand both the abundance and alienation of contemporary American life.â€
The Lost Boys, parts I and II. VHS (30 min.) They call them the Lost Boys, but they are boys no longer. Orphaned by civil war, these African youngsters began a 14-year odyssey that is now ending in America. The first of these two segments from 60 Minutes gives an excellent and moving history of the story of the Lost Boys in Africa, including footage of their lives in Kakuma Refugee Camp. It follows the stories of a few individuals, ending with their first day on American soil. The second segment picks up there and covers their adjustment to life in America.
Interview with Lost Girl Micklina Peter and Sister Luise Radlmeier. CD (audio, not visual) (approx. 55 min.) An episode of the KGNU show Hemispheres that starts with a few minutes on Darfur and then turns to an extensive interview with Boulder Lost Girl Micklina Peter and the Dominican nun, Sister Luise, who helped her emigrate to the United States. Hear Micklina’s story and about the amazing work of Sister Luise in Kenya. This interview can also be listened to online by going to www.kgnu.org and selecting “Listen to us†and then from the drop down menu picking “on your computer.†Under “past shows†select “Hemishperes†and then select the November 22, 2005 episode.
On Related Areas/Topics
A Good Man in Hell: General Romeo Dallaire & the Rwanda Genocide. DVD (13 min. clip/88 min. full interview) U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Ted Koppell interviews (6/02) the former commander of U.N. forces in Rwanda regarding his experiences there. The program“raise[s] one of the central issues of our time: What is our moral responsibility when an entire group of people is threatened with annihilation?â€
The Nuer. DVD/VHS (73 min.) Hillary Harris, Robert Gardner & George Breidenbach/Harvard University Film Study Center Documentary Educational Resources. Award-winning 1971 documentary provides an intimate view of the Nuer people and their tribal “lifeways.†Even with their traditions (and survival) threatened by warfare, civil strife, disease and drought, the Nuer still see themselves as “superior people living a superior life.†Minimal voice-over narration allows the camera to tell the story and the viewer to experience the “intoxicating bucolia†of remote tribal life and culture so different from our own.
Our lending library is a work in progress. We will continue to “grow†our list over time and welcome your comments and suggestions along the way. For more information or to check out/return materials, please contact 303.499.7077 ext 19 or b.gould@harhashem.org.
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