A 35-minute plea for peace from the world's youngest nation — shot with urgency, not budget.
'‘Our Big Fear’' is a short film from South Sudan aimed at highlighting the effects of cattle rustling in the country. This film was a response to an urgent need for disarmament. Civilians across South Sudan have been illegally armed due to the long wars that culminated into the independence of South Sudan. In this 35-minute movie, we show how guns are dangerous in the hands of the community. We further show the civilians being peacefully disarmed."
Direction
Martin M.C. turns disarmament education into urgent drama.
Production
Made with community resources as direct political intervention.
Director
Martin M.C.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during South Sudan's 2012 disarmament campaigns, when thousands of civilians were asked to surrender weapons they'd carried through decades of civil war.
Cattle rustling isn't petty theft here — it's inter-communal warfare where losing your herd means starvation. The film treats it as the root violence, not a symptom.
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