Documentary to Confront the Fears of Northern Ugandan Children

By: Mary Higgins
Posted In: Entertainment

Children in Northern Uganda live with the immense fear of being abducted by rebel soldiers every night. They live in heart-wrenching conditions and have witnessed more terrifying things than most people will see in a lifetime. Despite the magnitude of this situation, so many people are completely unaware of this pressing social issue.

On Monday, April 24, Students for a Democratic Society sponsored an on-campus screening of the powerfully moving documentary entitled ‘Invisible Children,’ in hopes of raising the awareness of this widely unknown situation. The film will be shown again next Tuesday, May 2, from 7-9:30 p.m. in the Bazarsky Lecture Hall.

“I hope to raise student awareness and educate the campus on a topic that they may not know about.. I hope by showing this movie we can draw students out of their comfort zones and they will ask themselves exactly why they are uncomfortable,” said Alana Markowitz, SDS’s president,

Markowitz first heard about the film from a friend at URI. The documentary was filmed by three young American men who decided to travel to Africa in search of a story. The men found themselves in Northern Uganda, and uncovered an unbelievable and heartbreaking story that they never expected to find. Every night, thousands of children gather together in alleys, basements, and yards to escape the Lords Resistance Army, a group of rebel soldiers who beat and brainwash young children into fighting their 20 year crusade against the government.