POV: Lost Boys of Sudan
Lost Boys of Sudan, which premiered on PBS'sP.O.V.series in 2003, is a gripping documentary about young refugees from the Sudanese conflict as well as a moving story of survival and acclimation in a strange and daunting land. The film centers around two young Dinka tribesmen who must flee a vicious civil war in their homeland and risk thirst, starvation, and animal attack to reach refugee camps thousands of miles away in Kenya in Ethiopia. Once there, the "lost boys'" journey begins again, as they are resettled in Houston, Texas, and must start new lives in a completely alien country.  Eventually, their adjustment to 21st century life becomes the film's main focus; can they join American society and still retain their tribal connections? Told in simple but powerful images,Lost Boys of Sudanaffectingly addresses themes of home, acceptance, family, and what it means to be a member of society–-both America and the global community.--Paul Gaita