They Turned Our Desert Into Fire (2007)
88 min
Reporting the devastation, forced displacement, and genocide in Darfur should be a story with daily coverage. Mere mention of the word "Darfur" should set off a passionate exchange, or at least the question, "What can be done?". Unfortunately, the people of Darfur struggle with a problem common to so many victimized by geo-political realities: how to overcome the willful indifference of powerful government and media interests who find their story unimportant or merely inconvenient. With images and first-hand accounts, filmmaker Mark Brecke shares his experience of the Darfur crisis with Amtrak train passengers journeying eastward on a three day trip to Washington D.C. Their reactions, interwoven with hard facts and expert opinion, raise the central question in They Turned Our Desert Into Fire - Why does the public not understand the severity of this crisis and how can the world continue to do nothing?
- Release date
- January 1, 2007
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Samantha Power as Self
- John Prendergast as Self
- Georgette Gagnon as Self
- Barbara Lee as Self
- Suleiman Jamous as Self
- A. Wahed Ahadi as Self
- Matt Anderson as Self
- Anthony Bondi as Self
- Barbara Capilos as Self
- Blanche Capilos as Self
Crew
- Mark Brecke · Director
- Mark Brecke · Writer
- Jason Mitchell · Writer
- Stacey Ransom · Writer
- Mark Brecke · Producer
- Jason Mitchell · Producer
- Stacey Ransom · Producer
- Vivek Maddala · Composer
- Jason Mitchell · Cinematographer
- S. Smith Patrick · Cinematographer
- Jason Mitchell · Editor