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An award-winning documentary directed by C. Karim Chrobog.
Emmanuel Jal's first album is a mix of rap in Arabic, English, Kiswahili, Dinka and Nuer.
Juliani offers a different perspective on gospel music, as well as on hip hop.
Emmanuel Jal's sister, Nyaruach, is Gatwitch's newest rising star.
An armed boy stands on the front of the shirt, surrounded by bullet holes.
War Child DVD
War Child, an award-winning documentary directed by C. Karim Chrobog, chronicles the tumultuous, shocking, inspiring and ultimately hopeful odyssey of Emmanuel Jal. A former child soldier of Sudan's brutal civil war, he is now an emerging international hip hop star sharing a message of peace for his war-torn land and beloved Africa. Jal found his own redemption and life mission through a message of peace that represents one of the 21st centuries' most inspiring and hopeful journeys, and a metaphor for the broader African predicament.
The movie received a best documentary award at the Bergen International Film Festival in Norway, best documentary at Bologna International Film Festival, and Cadillac audience choice award at Tribeca International Film Festival, among other awards. War Child trailer can be viewed here.