Since 2003, there has been genocide in the region of Darfur, Sudan. Since that time there has also been a worldwide movement to end that genocide.
In the new documentary Darfur Now, director Ted Braun traveled throughout Darfur from January through May 2007 capturing the tragedy that is unfolding. A problem that the United Nations has described as, "The world's greatest humanitarian and human rights catastrophe."
Darfur Now is a call for action to help these people that are suffering through genocide.
The documentary shows a beacon of hope in this darkest of times, and how people will band together and call for justice.
The film is about how six people, the most well-known being Don Cheadle, whose lives were transformed by this human tragedy and unite in the belief of helping end the genocide.
This film shows the struggles and achievements of the six individuals from inside Darfur in order to bring to light the tragedy and show how the actions of just one person can make a difference to millions.
In such it tells stories that touch the viewer's hearts. The access that the director was able to get is amazing.
Braun was granted unprecedented access to the internally displaced people of Darfur, Sudanese government officials, and to members of the nomadic communities and the rebels - including exclusive access to the Sudanese Liberation Army controlled territory in the Jebel Mara region, a place and group never filmed before.
During this time, the director and his crew were the only members of western media allowed into Darfur, which had been closed to the press since November 2006.
Other locations in the film are The International Criminal Court in The Hague, the United Nations Security Council in New York, the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC, Cairo, Beijing and the State Capitol of California. These locations put the documentary on an international level.
This was an amazing film to watch and there were many touching and powerful moments in it. To be able to see that regular people in the United States are fighting for thousands of miles away is so wonderful.
This film calls everyone to action, from the biggest film stars to regular people protesting or handing out flyers.
Other notable people that pop in and out of this film are Sen. Sam Brownback, Sen. Hilary Clinton, Sen. John McCain, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and actor George Clooney.
The scheduled release date for Cleveland is Nov. 16 at the Cedar Lee Theatre.
For more information go to myspace.com/darfurnow or participate.net/darfurnow.
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