The Thing That Happened (2011)

'The Thing That Happened' is a twenty-two-minute documentary short that profiles the Hope North Secondary and Vocational school on northern Uganda. Hope North struggles on a shoe-string budget to provide a home and an education for children displaced by the civil war between the Lord's Resistance Army (L.R.A.) and the Uganda People's Defense Forces (U.D.P.F.) The students are a mix of former child soldiers, orphans and the abjectly poor. Mitigating the horrific effects of the war and focusing them on their future is a monumental task

Director: Andrew Walton
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 22 min
Release Date:
Music: Michael Rohatyn, Adam Horovitz
Cinematography: Jeff Stonehouse
Editing: Stephen Jess
Country: Uganda, United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en

Keywords

uganda, school

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Thing That Happened about?
'The Thing That Happened' is a twenty-two-minute documentary short that profiles the Hope North Secondary and Vocational school on northern Uganda. Hope North struggles on a shoe-string budget to provide a home and an education for children displaced by the civil war between the Lord's Resistance Army (L.R.A.) and the Uganda People's Defense Forces (U.D.P.F.) The students are a mix of former child soldiers, orphans and the abjectly poor. Mitigating the horrific effects of the war and focusing them on their future is a monumental task
Who directed The Thing That Happened?
The Thing That Happened was directed by Andrew Walton.
How long is The Thing That Happened?
The Thing That Happened has a runtime of 22m (22 minutes).
What genre is The Thing That Happened?
The Thing That Happened is a Documentary film.
Where was The Thing That Happened produced?
The Thing That Happened was produced in Uganda, United States of America.