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Video Portrait #3 From Southern Sudan : Ruth Foni Okayo

widge — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:45:14 +0000

This is Ruth Foni Okayo’s story.

During a 7-week visit to Southern Sudan, I interviewed about a dozen Southern Sudanese men and women. Each one offers an intimate view of their lives during the 21-year civil war and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. We get a glimpse into their family lives, their years as refugees and their hope for a country with an uncertain future.

Interview recorded in Warrap Town (March 2009).

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Video Portrait #2 from Southern Sudan: Alberto Kuol Kuol Makuach

widge — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:51 +0000

This is Alberto Kuol Kuol Makuach’s story.

During a 7-week visit to Southern Sudan, I interviewed over a dozen Southern Sudanese men and women. Each person offers an intimate view of their lives during the 21-year civil war and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. We get a glimpse into their family lives and their hope for a country with an uncertain future.

Alberto, tells about his education first in a Minor Seminary in Kenya, then in a Major Seminary in Khartoum toward his vocation of becoming a priest. He offers a glimpse into the family structure and community influence of being the son of the 19th wife of an Executive Chief. His hopes for a continued peace are revealed as are his willingness to take up arms should an unjust war return to Sudan.

Interview recorded in within the International Organization for Migration compound in Malualkon, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Southern Sudan. the street scenes were filmed from the front passenger seat of an IOM vehicle in the town of Aweil. The photographs were taken during various visits to various villages in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in March 2009.

Special thanks to everyone at the Malualkon office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and to the villagers in the area who shared their stories with me during my visit.

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Video Portrait #1 From Southern Sudan : Rose Achan Beryl

widge — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:36:15 +0000

This is Rose Achan Beryl’s story.

During a 7-week visit to Southern Sudan, I interviewed about a dozen Southern Sudanese men and women. Each one offers an intimate view of their lives during the 21-year civil war and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. We get a glimpse into their family lives and their hope for a country with an uncertain future.

Interview recorded in Warrap Town, and roving footage from back of motorbike recorded in Wau (March 2009).

Thanks to Martin Peter Siba Mungu for the tour of Wau from the back of his motorcycle.

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