KEVIN - WILL MY PEOPLE FIND PEACE? (English version)
A portrait of Kevin Doris Ejon, a 29 years old Ugandese reporter known for being one of the few journalists who have ever met and interviewed Joseph Kony, the rebel leader who for the past 25 years disseminated terror and death throughout Northern Uganda. Today Kevin investigates the wounds left behind by the war and the difficult, challenging road towards peace and reconciliation. How do people affected by two decades of war regain their peace of mind? Can those who took part in the fighting go back to a normal life? The documentary revolves around the central figure of a brave and dynamic young Ugandan journalist, searching for testimonies and personal stories. In a journey which brings her from Kampala to Northern Uganda, Kevin poses questions to the witnesses (and to herself) about memories of the war, desires, dreams, and hopes for the future. The central question remains: is it possible to rebuild peace?
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Elisa MereghettiDirector
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Marco MensaDirector
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Kevin Doris EjonWriter
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Elisa MereghettiProducer
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:Human Rights, Politics, peace and reconciliation, Uganda
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Runtime:42 minutes
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Completion Date:January 10, 2015
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Production Budget:50,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Italy
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Country of Filming:Uganda
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Sguardi Altrove International Film FestivalMilan, Italy
March 21, 2016
Special Award from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists -
Un film per la paceMedea, Italy
July 12, 2015
Best documentary -
DocintourEmilia-Romagna, Italy
March 8, 2015 -
Ifilmmaker International FestivalMarbella, Spain
December 9, 2015
European Premiere
Special Mention -
Estate DocForlì, Italy
July 20, 2015 -
Martinique Film Festival
ELISA MEREGHETTI Director and documentarist, she began her professional career at RAI Corporation, the New York Bureau of RAI – National Italian Television. She directed more than 40 documentaries (the first one in 1988) and various social campaigns, many of which focussing on women’s issues, anthropological and development subjects, also treating the themes of cooperation, North-South relations, social, environmental and historical issues. Her films have received numerous awards both nationally and internationally.
MARCO MENSA Director, director of photography and photographer, is active in the audiovisual industry since 1980. The main themes of his visual research involve social and anthropological issues, nature and the environment, historical and artistic subjects. Has directed and photographed several reportages and award-winning documentaries for RAI National Italian Television, for the United Nations Development Program and many associations and non governmental organizations, filming in numerous countries around the world.
Kevin represents for us the new generation of African women, personally committed and determined to build new scenarios for their country. The choice to tell her story and to follow her investigative report on the process of reconciliation seemed very crucial in this historical moment, when wars, violence and fanaticism prevail on any type of logic, and political solutions seem more inadequate day by day. As always, women continue to be deeply wounded. With this film we wanted to give value to the role of women and of information in the peace-building process.