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Video Portrait #2 from Southern Sudan: Alberto Kuol Kuol Makuach
David Widgington
BurningBillboard.org
This is Alberto Kuol Kuol Makuach’s story.
During a 7-week visit to Southern Sudan, I interviewed over a dozen Southern Sudanese men and women. Each person offers an intimate view of their lives during the 21-year civil war and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. We get a glimpse into their family lives and their hope for a country with an uncertain future.
Alberto, tells about his education first in a Minor Seminary in Kenya, then in a Major Seminary in Khartoum toward his vocation of becoming a priest. He offers a glimpse into the family structure and community influence of being the son of the 19th wife of an Executive Chief. His hopes for a continued peace are revealed as are his willingness to take up arms should an unjust war return to Sudan.
Interview recorded in within the International Organization for Migration compound in Malualkon, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Southern Sudan. the street scenes were filmed from the front passenger seat of an IOM vehicle in the town of Aweil. The photographs were taken during various visits to various villages in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in March 2009.
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by Kristian Gareau
Sun, 01/10/2010 - 06:45
Hey there David,
Really great work, this is very interesting. I saw the video marked south sudan, and then remembered meeting you with pierre petiote in november at the expozine party. Anyways, good stuff. it's not that obvious interviewing people.
See you around,
kristian
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