Guide Note

Darfur Now is a documentary film about six people from around the world and their quest to educate the general public about the constant suffering of the Sudanese people. Through a variety of means, they enlist help to stop the genocide and provide aid to refugees in the Darfur region.

Fast Facts

1. Release Date: November 2, 2007
2. Written and Directed by: Ted Braun
3. Rated: PG
4. Duration: 99 minutes
5. Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures

1. American actor Don Cheadle first learned about the Darfur genocide while he was in Africa filming Hotel Rwanda. In Darfur Now, Cheadle travels the world with actor George Clooney visiting world leaders in an attempt to enlist their help.
2. UCLA student Adam Sterling encourages governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign a bill that will keep funds from the state of California out of Sudan.
3. At the request of the United Nations, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno-Ocampo investigates and pursues charges against the perpetrators of the most atrocious crimes in Darfur.
4. One of the thousands of displaced Darfurians, Sheik Ahmed Mohammed Abakar leads the Hamadea refugee camp.
5. Ecuadorian Pablo Recalde left his wife and children to become the Leader of the World Food Program team in West Darfur.
6. Hejewa Ada joined the Darfurian rebels to bring justice and peace to Sudan after her three year old son was beaten to death in front of her eyes.