Kony 2012
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Kony 2012 is a campaign started by Invisible Children Inc and the name of an eponymous viral video.[1][2][3] The movement's purpose is to make Joseph Kony, a Ugandan war criminal, known to the world, for his successful arrest within the year 2012.[4]
The film has spread virally.[5] As of 7 March 2012[update], the film currently has over 2.5 million views on Vimeo,[6] and over 2.3 million views on video-sharing website YouTube,[7] with other viewing emanating from a central "Kony2012" website operated by Invisible Children.
The film was directed by 2 young Australian student film makers Jesse Rose and Callum Smyth and was shot in 2004.[citation needed]
Plot
The film documents the Invisible Children Inc's plans and efforts to arrest Kony. It describes Kony's guerilla warfare tactics with his Lord's Resistance Army and the regions (northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan) it has employed them in.[8] The film advocates for curtailing compelled and coerced youth military service and restoration of social order.[3]
Notes
- ^ "News Hour - Trending Now: Kony 2012". Global TV. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ Lees, Philippa; Zavan, Martin (March 7 20). "Kony 2012 sheds light on Uganda conflict". Ninemsn. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Jackson Center To Show KONY2012". The Post-Journal. February 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ Myers, Julia (March 7, 2012). "A call for justice". Kentucky Kernel.
- ^ Neylon, Stephanie (2012-03-07). "Kony fever hits York!". The Yorker. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Kony 2012". Vimeo.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|acessed=ignored (help) - ^ "Kony 2012". YouTube. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ "KONY 2012, an Invisible Children film, to show on campus March 12". Penn State Altoona. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2012-03-07.