''A Brilliant Genocide'' is a 2016

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

produced by Atlantic Star Productions. The purpose of the film is to reveal atrocities committed against the

Acholi people The Acholi people (also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, ...

by the

Government of Uganda Uganda is a presidential republic in which the President of Uganda is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government business. There is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is ...

, and its

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Yoweri Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...

, under the guise of crushing a rebellion by Joseph Kony's

Lord's Resistance Army The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), also known as the Lord's Resistance Movement, is a rebel group and heterodox Christian group which operates in northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Co ...

(LRA). The film is a counterpoint to the 2012 documentary short film ''

Kony 2012 ''Kony 2012'' is a 2012 American short documentary film produced by ''Invisible Children'' creators Invisible Children, Inc. The film's purpose was to make Ugandan cult leader, war criminal, and ICC fugitive Joseph Kony globally known so as to ...

''. It was directed by Ebony Butler. It's brings an insight of the forgotten war, that turned out to be one of the most neglected human crisis of the modern times as described by Jan Egland. The film brings out a dimension and perspective that has not always been with most of the film's that have entirely relied on official discourses.

Film festival selection

Palm Beach International Film Festival The Palm Beach International Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Palm Beach, Florida which showcases over 120 films annually in April for over 20,000 attendees. It was recently ranked by the international movie publicatio ...

(7 April 2016, Nominated—Best Feature Documentary) *LA Women's International Film Festival (27 March 2016, Won—Best Feature Documentary) *Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards (12 March 2016, Won—Best Feature Documentary) *

DC Independent Film Festival The DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) is a film festival in Washington, D.C. Launched in 1999, DCIFF exhibits features, animation, shorts and documentaries from around the world, focusing on cutting-edge ideas, new visions and advances in the c ...

(11 March 2016, world premiere)
A Brilliant Genocide
'.

. Retrieved 2 June 2016

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* * 2016 films Australian documentary films Documentary films about child abuse Documentary films about human rights Documentary films about war Documentary films about Uganda Documentary films about child soldiers Documentary films about African politics Lord's Resistance Army {{hist-documentary-film-stub

Film festival selection

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