‘Darfur Diaries’ filmmaker to tell story at University of St. Francis
In October 2004 a team of three independent filmmakers set out on a journey that would impact the world. Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro left for war torn Darfur, Sudan with the goal of providing a platform, a voice for the suffering people of Darfur. Marlowe will share her stories from “Darfur Diaries” at the University of St. Francis in Joliet on Monday, March 12.
The ongoing armed conflict of genocide in the Darfur region of western Sudan has resulted in the deaths of some 400,000 people, with nearly 2.5 million people being displaced from their homes.
Marlowe and her team traveled to Darfur after monitoring the worsening political and humanitarian crisis for months. The team set out with one goal: To give the people of Darfur a voice. Their voice and messages from the Darfurians have been recorded in the book “Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival” and the movie “Darfur Diaries: Message From Home.” Both works have been published worldwide.
"The Darfuri men and women you meet in this film bear testimony to grave abuses of human rights, yet they maintain hope, strength, resilience,” said Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty Internationa, USA. “'Darfur Diaries: Message from Home' is a powerful reminder of the high price people pay when their own government sanctions mass killing, displacement and destruction, and the world waits years to intervene. Watch this film and wait no longer."
Marlowe will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 12 in the university’s Moser Performing Arts Center Auditorium. For information call (815) 740-3603.