Lord’s Children: Introduction
(July 29, 2008) "Lord’s Children" follows three former child soldiers in Uganda who escape from the bush and try to put their lives back together.
(July 29, 2008) "Lord’s Children" follows three former child soldiers in Uganda who escape from the bush and try to put their lives back together.
Lord's Children and Birth of a Surgeon are nominated for Emmys!
WIDE ANGLE viewers often ask what they can do to help. Here is a short list of organizations that are working to help child soldiers in Uganda and around the world.
Links to additional online resources about "Lord's Children" and child soldiers.
Lord’s Children follows three former child soldiers who escaped from the bush and have since taken refuge in a rehabilitation center.
WIDE ANGLE host Aaron Brown interviews Betty Bigombe, a former Ugandan government minister who is involved in negotiations with the LRA.
An estimated 300,000 child soldiers serve as armed combatants, sex slaves, spies, messengers, minesweepers and even suicide bombers around the world. This interactive map shows where child soldiers are involved in armed conflicts.
An interview with filmmaker Oliver Stoltz about the making of "Lord's Children."
WIDE ANGLE visits the Liberian community on Staten Island and speaks with Mike Wessells, a psychologist who has worked with war-affected youth in over 15 situations of armed conflict.
Ugandan women tell their personal stories of rape, abuse, displacement, enslavement and torture.
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