THE DARFUR CRISIS
Wednesday, 24th of October at 7:00 pm
Screening and Panel
An International Film Circuit release of a Break Thru Films
Production
in association with Global Grassroots and Three Generations:
The Devil Came on Horseback
A movie by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern
USA 2007 || 85 minutes
The Devil Came on Horseback exposes the genocide in Darfur,
Sudan as seen through the eyes of an American witness, former U.S. Marine
Captain Brian Steidle, who served as an unarmed military observer with the
African Union from 2004 through 2005.
Shaped by Brian’s personal journey -- using on-the-ground video and more
than 1,000 of his exclusive photographs of the emerging crisis in Darfur --
the film reveals the horrors of a government waging a dark war on its
citizens, creating a gripping and uncompromising expose of this ongoing
genocide.
"The Devil Came on Horseback ",
a movie by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern
Armed with a pen, paper and a camera, Brian’s only defense was to document the evidence. Ultimately frustrated by the African Union’s inability to take action, Brian resigned and smuggled more than 1000 photographs back to the United States. Haunted by what he witnessed, Brian became driven to expose the images and stories behind this ongoing genocide, with the hope of compelling international intervention.
In March 2005, Nicholas Kristof, journalist for the New York Times, first published Brian’s photographs and broke his story. There was enormous public and media response. The U.S. State Department contacted Brian to ask him to stop showing his photographs to the American public. He was warned by the African Union that he was putting himself at risk. He was accused of profiteering. Brian discovered that he was on the Sudanese Government’s watch list. Brian responded by taking his photos on the road to educate political leaders and people worldwide about what was unfolding in Sudan.
Thanks to Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern ( Break Thru Film) for
their kind permission to screen their movie.
Official website: 
www.thedevilcameonhorseback.com
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After the screening of the film:
Activists panel on behalf of Sudenese refugees in Israel.
With "ActiveVision" and members of the refugee community
themselves
ActiveVision together with the Hotline for Migrant Workers (HaMoked)
have developed a project aimed at empowering young refugees to
embark on a struggle to gain their refugee rights through the use of
audio-visual media.
Refugees from Sudan arrive at Israel seeking political asylum. However,
the Israeli government intends to deport them back to Egypt, where their
lives are threatened. This situation has raised the need to create a group
from within the refugee community that will conduct a media campaign and
get the voices of the refugees heard. The group will learn to use audio
and visual media as a means of self-expression. In this way, instead of
being passive filmed objects, these young people will become the active
tellers of their own stories.
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The Darfur Crises
Wed, 24.11.2007 at 7pm
Red Lounge in the Willy Brandt Center
22, Ein Rogel St, Jerusalem - Abu Tor
