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The Empire in Africa
The Empire in Africa
Produced by	Philippe Díaz
Cinematography	Henri Rossier;
Edited by	Philippe Díaz;
Music by	James Lavino
Production; company	Mr. Mudd
Distributed by	HBO Films
Release date	January 31, 2006;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Spanish;

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The Empire in Africa is a 2006 documentary film directed by Philippe Díaz. The film follows several children who are attempting to get from Mexico, and Central America to the United States, on top of a train that crosses Mexico known as "La Bestia" (The Beast). This is a story that is more than children crossing the border. This movie shows the importance for children who are risking their lives and coming to America. These children have always dream about coming to America and finding a way to make some money for their families. ^[1] Cammisa received a Fulbright Scholar Grant to make the documentary in 2006. The film premiered on HBO on August 24, 2009.

Personalities[edit]

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone
Foday Sankoh, leader of the RUF
Mike Lamin, RUF commander
Murray Town camp refugee
Zainab Hawa Bangura, representative of civil society
Hassan Hujazi, rice importer
Joe Melrose, American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone
Steve Crossman, United Kingdom Acting Ambassador
James Jonah, Sierra Leone's Minister of Finances
Michael Fletcher, Honorary French Consul
Julius Spencer, Sierra Leone's Minister for Information
Hinga Norman, Minister of Defense
Pascal Lefort, of Action Against Hunger
S.Y.B Rogers, RUF spokesperson
M.A. Carol, President of the Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Paul Koroma, Major of the Sierra-Leone Army
Gabriel Kpamber, ECOMOG Commander-in-chief
Sir John Weston
Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the UN
Bill Richardson, US Ambassador to the UN
Philippe Maughan, of the European Community

Awards and nominations[edit]

Won[edit]

Emmy, 2010 - Outstanding Informational Programming-Long Form^[2]

Nominated[edit]

Academy Award 2010 - Best Documentary Feature
Spirit Award 2010 - Best Documentary^[3]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

^ Preston, Julia (23 August 2009). "Not Child's Play: Closely Watched Train Hoppers". New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
^ Sundance.org/
^ Spirit Awards website

Category:2006 films Category:French films Category:English-language films Category:2000s documentary films Category:French documentary films Category:Illegal immigration to the United States Category:Documentary films about United States immigration

[1] Preston, Julia (23 August 2009). "Not Child's Play: Closely Watched Train Hoppers". New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

[2] Sundance.org/

[3] Spirit Awards website

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