Lost Boys of Sudan

The documentary LOST BOYS OF SUDAN follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, amazingly, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia. "Heart-wrenching . . . a restrained cinema vérité style, displays a keen eye for detail and a facility for conveying texture." (David Weddle, L.A. Times) "Engrossing . . . the filmmakers deftly capture the boys' depression and triumphs, but something of the American character –- the generosity and arrogance –- as well." (Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly)