The Devil Came on Horseback
Film Title (Original): The Devil Came on Horseback
Film Title (English): The Devil Came on Horseback
Film Title (Spanish): El Diablo Vino en Caballo
Country of Origin: United States
Year of Completition: 2007
Running Time: 85 minutes
Format/Color/BW: Digibeta, Color
Language: English, Arabic
- Spanish subtitles
 Directors: Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern | Biographies | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis - Short:
While working as a neutral observer for the African Union, former Marine Captain Brian Steidle became the one to record the horrific genocide happening in the Western Darfur region of Sudan. This powerful award-winning documentary follows his attempts to bring photographic evidence of the ongoing crisis to the attention of the American government.
Film Synopsis - Long:
The Devil Came On Horseback exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take action to stop it.
Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, The Devil Came On Horseback takes the viewer on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where an Arab-run government is systematically executing a plan to rid the province of its black African citizens. As an official military observer, Steidle had access to parts of the country that no journalist could penetrate. He was unprepared for what he would witness and experience, including being fired upon, taken hostage, and being unable to intervene to save the lives of young children. Ultimately frustrated by the inaction of the international community, Steidle resigned and returned to the US to expose the images and stories of lives systematically destroyed. From award-winning directors Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern (The Trials of Darryl Hunt) comes this astonishingly devastating film that journeys from Darfur to the United States, following the transformation of a soldier to observer, to witness and finally to passionate activist and moral hero.
Film Credits
Director: Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern
Produced by: Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern, Gretchen Wallace, Jane Wells
Producers: Ira Lechner & Eileen Haag, Cristina Ljungberg
Cinematography: Jerry Risius, Phil Cox, Tim Hetherington, William Rexer II,
Annie Sundberg, John Keith Wasson
Editor: Joey Grossfield
Music : Paul Brill
Cast: Brian Steidle
Film History/Prizes:
SEEDS OF WAR AWARD - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
FULL FRAME / WORKING FILMS AWARD - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
WITNESS AWARD, SILVERDOCS
ADRIENNE SHELLY / EXCELLENCE IN FILMMAKING AWARD - Nantucket Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: Sundance, Cinevegas, Tribeca, Human Rights Watch Film Festival (Closing Night Film) |
