Lost boys of Sudan / [presented by] Actual Films, Principe Productions, in association with POV ; directed and produced by Megan Mylan & Jon Shenk.

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"Follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there,...

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Corporate Authors: Actual Films, Principe Productions
Other Authors: Mylan, Megan, Shenk, Jon, Chuor, Santino Majok, Dut, Peter Nyarol
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Lost Boys of Sudan, [2003], ©2003.
Edition:Educator's edition.
Subjects:
Chuor, Santino Majok.
Dut, Peter Nyarol.
Sudanese > United States > Biography.
Refugees > Sudan > Biography.
Refugees > United States > Biography.
Refugees > United States > Social conditions.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Biographical television programs.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographical television programs.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (87 min./83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 print materials on 2nd disc.
Variant Title:
POV presents Lost boys of Sudan.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"Follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, remarkably, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia"--Press kit.
Note:Disc one contains an 87 minute version of the film plus additional features. Disc two contains a 55 minute version of the film plus educator resources, a discussion guide, a community action kit, and additional video modules.
Videorecording.
Call Number:E184.S77 L67 2003 Educa.ed VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0767068157
Credits:Editors, Kim Roberts, Mark Becker; cinematographer, Jon Shenk.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Featuring Santino Majok Chuor and Peter Nyarol Dut.