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SFIWFF Opening Night: GRACE, MILLY, LUCY...CHILD SOLDIERS
The 7th Annual SFIWFF proudly opens with Raymonde Provencher's riveting and jaw-dropping documentary, GRACE, MILLY, LUCY...CHILD SOLDIERS. When we think about child soldiers, we rarely realize that many of them are girls. This documentary exposes the gripping first-hand accounts of Grace Akallo, Milly Auma, and Lucy Lanyero. Grace, Milly and Lucy were among the thousands of young girls brutally abducted from Ugandan villages, and trained to fight and kill for the Lord's Resistance Army, a notorious rebel group, and forced into a life of warfare and slavery. Today, as adults rebuilding their lives, these women have become activists, helping female ex-rebels find their voice in the world, acceptance at home and forgiveness from one another. Launching an active global campaign, these women survivors are determined to have every victim's voice be heard, and the war in Uganda must be stopped. The future of an entire generation of children and women depends on it. Stunning landscapes and quiet villages complete the setting for a call to rebuild lives once crushed by violence. The documentary also makes use of a distinct visual and sound treatment that conjures up the stifled echoes of a repressed past. GRACE, MILLY, LUCY...CHILD SOLDIERS exposes an entire generation shattered by war and violence, envisioning a more just world where all children are no longer used as tools of war.
Opening Night Reception included with film ticket. Reception will be from 6:00 - 7:30 PM at Mission Workshop: 40 Rondel Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
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LocationRoxie Theatre (View)
3117 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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