Mar 11, 2012

What is Kony 2012? [video]

What is KONY 2012?

  • KONY 2012 – a documentary about Ugandan warlord

  • Film aims to create awareness and bring him to justice

  • Cashing in? Expert fears “giving money won’t help”

      KONY 2012 filmmaker Jason Russell first met Jacob when he visited Uganda in 2003
                         
    Kony 2012 is a film created by Invisible Children, Inc. which became a viral video.The film’s purpose is to promote the charity’s ‘Stop Kony’ movement to make indicted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony internationally known in order to arrest him in 2012.
    The film has spread virally.As of 9 March 2012, the film currently has over 14.4 million views on Vimeo,and over 55 million views on video-sharing website YouTube, with other viewing emanating from a central “Kony2012″ website operated by Invisible Children. The intense exposure of the video caused the “Kony 2012″ website to crash shortly after it began gaining widespread popularity.[12] The video has also seen a number of celebrities endorsing the campaign including Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Christina Milian, Nicki Minaj, Bill Gates and Kim Kardashian.On April 20, 2012, as part of the campaign, supporters will put up posters promoting Kony 2012 in their home towns. Invisible Children offers posters from an online shop in an attempt to gain wider recognition on the issue. They have also created action kits that include campaign buttons, posters, bracelets, and stickers to help spread awareness.
    Directed byJason Russell
    Produced byKimmy Vandivort
    Heather Longerbeam
    Chad Clendinen
    Noelle Jouglet
    Written byJason Russell
    Jedidiah Jenkins
    Kathryn Lang
    Danica Russell
    Ben Keesey
    Azy Groth
    Narrated byJason Russell
    CinematographyJason Russell
    Bobby Bailey
    Laren Poole
    Gavin Kelly
    Chad Clendinen
    Kevin Trout
    Jay Salbert, Shannon Lynch
    Editing byKevin Trout
    Jay Salbert
    Jesse Eslinger
    Distributed byInvisible Children Inc.
    Release date(s)March 5, 2012 (internet)
    Running time30 minutes
    CountryUnited States
    LanguageEnglish

    Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord Resistance Movement


                                               
    The Lord’s Resistance army leader, Joseph Kony, pictured in 2006. Photograph: Stuart Price/AP

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