War/Dance (2006)

Directed by Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine
105 minutes, USA
Non-Fiction

Description:

War/Dance follows the historic journey of three of these children--Dominic, Rose, and Nancy--and their school in the Patongo refugee camp, the first school from the northern war zone to make it to the finals of Uganda's national music and dance competition. 

IMDB Link:

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912599/

Awards (n=5):

FESTIVAL HISTORY: n=16

1. Ashland Independent Film Festival (2007)
    
2. Cucalorus (2007)
    
3. Los Angeles Film Festival (2007)
    
4. Maryland Film Festival (2007)
    
5. Newport International Film Festival (2007)
    
6. Sarasota Film Festival (2007)
    
7. Seattle International Film Festival (2007)
    
8. SilverDocs (2007)
    
9. Sundance Film Festival (2007)
    
10. Tokyo International Film Festival (2007)
     
11. Vancouver International Film Festival (2007)
     
12. Woodstock Film Festival (2007)
     
13. Academy Awards (2008)
     
14. Human Rights Watch Festival UK (2008)
     
15. Palm Springs International Film Festival (2008)
     
16. Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2008)
     

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