Explores the lives of eight Sudanese refugees. Displaced from their homes in the late 1980's due to a brutal civil war, the youngest boys were forced to flee alone. Pitted against an Arab ... See full summary
Lifestories: The Lost Boys of Sudan (2008) Online
- Original Title :
- Lifestories: The Lost Boys of Sudan
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Short
- Year :
- 2008
- Directror :
- J.D. Martin
- Cast :
- Angelo Aken Akok,Linos Deng Garang,Johnson Buoh Khea
- Writer :
- J.D. Martin
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 13min
- Rating :
- 7.4/10
Explores the lives of eight Sudanese refugees. Displaced from their homes in the late 1980's due to a brutal civil war, the youngest boys were forced to flee alone. Pitted against an Arab Militia, wild animals, starvation, and thirst the boys survived a trek of 1,000 miles and twelve years in refugee camps before coming to the United States. Enduring such unimaginable hardships left them with many stories to tell. In their own voices, these are their stories.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Angelo Aken Akok | ||
| Linos Deng Garang | ||
| Johnson Buoh Khea |
Director J.D. Martin was only 14 years old at the time of filming, in 2004.
A total of 11 hours of footage was shot for the documentary in 2004. The 11 hours was edited down to 42 minutes of "usable" footage in 2006. That 42 minutes was then edited down to the final length of 13 minutes in 2008.