About this project
You’ve probably watched “Lost Boys of Sudan” or “God Grew Tired of Us” in theaters and you cried your heart out and subconsciously still wonder, how the hell are these lost boys from Sudan adapting to the American life-style?
Well, it’s your lucky day because they are doing fine, well, at least we know one of them is and his name is Ger Duany. No, he wasn’t in either films mentioned above, but, he was one of the child soldiers and lost boys who fled the war in the formerly united Sudan and walked for miles to get to a refugee camp in Ethiopia then Kenya, and after many struggles he was one of the lucky ones that made it out on a plane to America.
In America, he encountered many obstacles but fate led him to his debut on Hollywood's silver screen where he played a refugee in the movie “I Heart Huckabees”. Director David O. Russell said he wanted someone who endured the real life experience of being a refugee to play the role. Soon after, Ger met supermodel Tyson Beckford, who saw Ger's modeling potential which opened doors to a modeling career and a shoot with photographer Norman Watson and many other photographers.
And so during all these years and the distance he lost touch with his family and land, but in January 2011, he hopped onto another plane this time back to South Sudan to vote for independence. And in July 2011, South Sudan finally got its well-deserved freedom and Ger was there to celebrate his new nation's independence, search for his family, and help build South Sudan.
Awesome right?!? Don’t you think this story would make a heartfelt real-life documentary? The kind that would complete the Lost Boys of Sudan trilogy that we got going on here? Well, the good news is that award winning Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu (From a Whisper, Pumzi ) has been documenting Ger’s life for the past year and she has captured some wonderful footage and the documentary is in the final stage of production. We're very close to completing this unique documentary and like any creatively awesome and life changing endeavor, we need moolah to finish this project. So we’re knocking at your door and hoping you’ll pledge and donate what you can to finish the editing of this unique story. We’re counting on you to help us see this through!
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Special 'thank you" note + the track “Glorious Day” by Arama Mara + a ticket to “Ger: To Be Separate” documentary premier + a copy of DVD of “Ger: To Be Separate" when it come out next summer.
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Ger Duany and Azza Satti have teamed up to create a Kickstarter campaign to complete the documentary "Ger: To Be Separate" by Wanuri Kahiu.
Ger Duany is an actor, model and social activist from South Sudan. Ger graduated with a B.S. in Human Services at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, and was featured in David O. Russell's film, "I Heart Huckabees". Award winning Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu documented his odyssey from war child and refugee to Hollywood actor and international fashion model. His amazing journey back home after 18 years to vote for the first time for a new Sudan and celebrate independence was a historic and anticipated experience. The completion of this documentary will mark the beginning of Ger's mission to help rebuild his nation, bringing educational institutions and health care facilities to his home village, Akoba, South Sudan.
Azza Satti is a producer, educator and curator from Sudan and Somalia with a background in art, film and theater. She is passionate about using the arts and arts education for social and political change. Azza holds an M.A. in Arts Politics from Tisch (NYU) and worked at the Rashid Diab Arts Centre and Japan Society before pursuing an independent career as an arts activist. She is on the board of Asmi international, a non-profit that trains young leaders in displaced populations to use theater and literacy to reclaim their identity, and she is leading the Al-Mashish partnership in Nyala, Darfur.
