Kassim the dream / a Believe Media and Urban Landscapes production; produced and directed by Kief Davidson.

An acclaimed documentary that charts the incredibly journey of Uganda-born world champion boxer, Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma. At age six, he was kidnapped by the rebel army and forced to be a child soldier. But Ouma found his ticket to freedom after discovering the army's boxing team, and defected to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: IFC Films
Other Authors: Davidson, Kief, 1970-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York : Zeitgeist Films : IFC Films, ©℗2012.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Ouma, Kassim.
Boxers (Sports) > Uganda > Biography.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Biography.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
An acclaimed documentary that charts the incredibly journey of Uganda-born world champion boxer, Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma. At age six, he was kidnapped by the rebel army and forced to be a child soldier. But Ouma found his ticket to freedom after discovering the army's boxing team, and defected to the U.S. in 1998, after more than a decade of warfare. Overcoming homelessness and severe culture shock, Ouma gradually rose through the ranks of the sport to become Junior Middleweight Champion of the World.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Videorecording.
Call Number:GV1131.O96 K37 2012 VideoDVD
CX3 D0140731 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Credits:Music by Leonardo Heiblum, Jacobo Lieberman, Andres Solis; edited by Kief Davidson, Tony Breuer; directory of photography, Tony Molina Jr.
System Details:DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation; stereo., NTSC.