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WAR / DANCE
Sean Fine & Andrea Nix (US, 2006, 105 min.)
Documentary, Music, World
Friday, Oct. 5, 6:45 p.m., Student Union Theatre
Sunday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m., Student Union Theatre
Sponsored by the African American, African, and African Diaspora Studies Program

This year’s Sundance winner will renew your faith in the power of the human spirit to soar despite unspeakable odds. Set in Northern Uganda, a country ravaged by more than two decades of civil war, “War/Dance” tells the story of Dominic, Rose and Nancy, three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and dance festival, their historic journey to their nation's capital is also an opportunity to regain a part of their childhood and to taste victory for the first time in their lives.

Festivals: Sundance Film Festival (Grand Jury Prize); HotDocs Intl Film; Cannes Film Market; Sedona In’l Film Festival; Wisconsin Film Festival (Audience Award for Best Documentary); Chicago Int’l Film Festival; Philadelphia Film Fest; International Documentary Association’s DocuWeek.

Web: http://fine-films.com/main/ and http://www.shineglobal.org/shine_currentdocs.htm