Roll Film: Screening of DARFUR NOW followed by Q and A with writer/director Ted Braun.

Event Type:LifeRaft
Title:Roll Film: Screening of DARFUR NOW followed by Q and A with writer/director Ted Braun.
An examination of the genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur.
Date:Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time:7-9pm (Check-in 6:00-6:45pm)
Location:

SAG Foundation Actors Center

5757 Wilshire Blvd-Mezzanine Level

(Parking Validation Available)

Event Rules:
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Winner of the 2007 NAACP Image Award for Best Documentary and numerous other awards, Darfur Now explores the ongoing Sudanese conflict through the experiences of six people from around the world united by a drive to bring an end to the atrocities.  Featuring unprecedented access to the people of Darfur, the film tells a story of hope in the midst of one of humanities darkest hours.   Produced by the Academy Award winning producer of Crash, Cathy Schulman, along with Academy Award nominated actor Don Cheadle and three-time Academy Award winning documentarian Mark Jonathan Harris, Darfur Now was financed by Warner Independent Pictures, which distributed the film worldwide, and Participant Media which continues to spearhead a global social action campaign.  Q&A afterwards with the film's Writer-Director Ted Braun.