5 PM, MAY 31, 2009
LUMO @ TRIBECA CINEMAS
Jimmie Briggs, journalist and author of Innocents Lost: When Child
Soldiers Go to War, will moderate the discussion. Panelists include Nelson Walker III,
Producer/Director LUMO; Judy Anderson, Executive Director HEAL Africa; Dr. Roger Luhiriri,
Physician, Panzi Hospital; Kambale Musavuli, Spokesperson, Friends of the Congo; and Noella
Coursaris Musunka, Congolese model and founder of Georges Malaika Foundation.
Nicholas Kristof's "The Weapon of Rape" op-ed in The New York Times
LUMO in Kristof's blog on The New York Times website
Recent/ Upcoming Festival Screenings
LUMO on PBS.org (filmmaker interviews, video extras)
"This colorful, deftly structured documentary defies expectations." --Variety
"Tells the story of thousands through the profile of one." --New York Times
--Barbara Kopple, Director "Harlan County U.S.A.," two-time Academy Award-winner
“The camera work is of highest standard as is the film... those close-ups I can't forget, nor do I want to.”
Please visit HEAL Africa to learn about the hospital in Goma, Congo, where Lumo received treatment.
