''The Devil Came on Horseback'' is a documentary film by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg illustrating the continuing
Darfur Conflict
The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, is a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups be ...
in
Sudan. Based on the book by former
U.S. Marine
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through com ...
Captain Brian Steidle and his experiences while working for the
African Union. The film asks viewers to become educated about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and laments the failure of the US and others to end the crisis.
Details
It is a
Break Thru Films production in association with
Global Grassroots and
3 Generations.
It premiered at
Sundance Film Festival in 2007, was screened at the Laemmle Music Hall on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles in June 2007 and opened its nationwide release at the IFC New York in July 2007. It was released on DVD on 30 October 2007.
Awards
*Index on Censorship Film Award, Freedom of Expression Award 2009,
Index on Censorship.
Book
The book version is by
Brian Steidle with his sister, Gretchen Steidle Wallace.
Speaker's Bureau Site to Book Gretchen Steidle Wallace as a Speaker
, GDA Speakers. Accessed 3 July 2014.
References
External links
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2007 films
Documentary films alleging war crimes
Documentary films about the War in Darfur
2007 documentary films
American documentary films
Films about the United States Marine Corps
Films directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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