War/Dance
Film Title (Spanish): Guerra/Danza
Film Title (Original): War/Dance
Film Title (English): War/Dance
Country of Origin: United States
Year of Completition: 2007
Running Time: 105 minutos
Format/Color/BW: HD, Color
Language: English
 Directors: Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine | Biographies | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis - Short:
A cinematic triumph, this heartwarming and heartbreaking tale follows three Ugandan children – borne of war-Northern Uganda, , thrust into the mayhem and brutality of a long-standing civil war -- as they prepare to compete in a national music competition. Winner at Sundance 07, husband and wife filmmakers Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine expertly deliver a beautifully crafted and unforgettable story of hope.
Film Synopsis - Long:
A cinematic triumph, this heartwarming and heartbreaking tale follows three Ugandan children- Rose, Nancy and Dominic – borne of war-Northern Uganda, thrust into the mayhem and brutality of a long-standing civil war -- as they prepare to compete in a national music competition. For more than 20 years, the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel militia group, has been waging war in northern Uganda. Amidst the violence, the LRA has abducted thousands of children, stealing their childhood, forcing many to take up arms and commit unspeakable acts against their own people. War/Dance is a film of striking paradoxes in which the children's accounts of affliction are starkly contrasted with the joy and pride achieved in preparing for competition.
Far from being yet another “sad war torn child orphan story,” WAR /DANCE catches the wind that is the aspiration of these young refugees in their quest to compete in Uganda’s national music and dance festival in Kampala. It is month of rehearsals, two-days travel under armed guard from their remote camp but light years from the struggle and tragedy of their everyday lives. What they encounter is the world they should have had: of joy, of laughter, of competing to be “the best” in the exercise of one’s passion.
Winner of the Documentary Directing Award at this year's Sundance, husband and wife filmmakers Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine expertly deliver a beautifully crafted and unforgettable story of hope.
Film Credits
Director: Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine
Producers: Albie Hecht
Executive Producers: Susan MacLaury, Mark Urman, Daniel Katz
Co-productores: Josie Swantek, Kari Kim
Associate Producer: Andrew Herwitz
Cinematographer: Sean Fine
Editor: Jeff Consiglio
Film History/Prizes:
"Documentary Directing Prize" at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival,
Audience Award at 2007 - Hot Docs Film Festival and Full Frame Festival |
