Above, an earlier a rough cut of the film Invisible Children. The movie appears to be an ongoing work in progress, and as much an advocacy movement as much as it is a work of filmmaking. Richard Metzger writes,
This is one of the most fucked up things I have ever heard of: A Ugandan warlord by the name of Joseph Kony kidnaps children from their parents who are powerless to do anything about it. He is feared as if he has voodoo powers and any kids trying to escape from his army have their tongues cut out or are killed. The young guys who organized the “How it Ends” event made the film. I saw it on Rick Sanchez’s CNN show last month at the gym and it is WEIRD and disturbing. I ran home and looked it up.
The interesting thing about their movie (much of it online at their site) is that they were these these young guys from San Diego who made skateboarding videos and were best friends. They had the idea to go to Africa to have an adventure and shoot it for a movie. What they found was Joseph Kony’s child army. The story had not been really been told before that. They brought it back with them and started a movement. They’ve been on Oprah and Larry King. They’re heroes, full stop.
It’s riveting scary, stuff. A nightmare. A human rights disaster of the worst kind.
The film: Invisible Children
The event in DC: How it Ends
And: Night of the Rescue.