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Help us spread the word! Use the "menu" button in the top right corner of the slideshow for the link to share it and code to embed it on your own page. Making a difference. Now. This acclaimed, inspiring documentary follows six people who are striving to end the suffering in Sudanâ€™s war-ravaged Darfur. The six - an American activist, an international prosecutor, a Sudanese rebel, a sheikh, a leader of the World Food Program, and Don Cheadle, who traverses the globe with fellow actor George Clooney to pressure world leaders - demonstrate the power of one individual to make extraordinary changes. Be an eyewitness to the tragedy and the triumphs, the fear and the pride. Meet the refugees, determined to return to their beloved homeland. And discover how you too can make a difference.

Includes the following special features:
- Commentary by Director Theodore Braun
- Introduction by Director Theodore Braun
- Additional Scenes
- A portion of the DVD profit will be donated
to Solar Cooker Project
- Environmental packaging
- Low cost: $4.99 CLICK HERE TO BUY

Written and directed by Ted Braun, the film explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and Adam Sterling. Executive Produced by Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Omar Amanat, Matt Palmieri, Gary Greenebaum and Dean Schramm. Produced by Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle and Mark Jonathan Harris. Co-Produced by Lenore Zerman, Line Produced by Jacqueline Frank.

Rated PG for thematic material involving crimes against humanity.

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Darfur Peacekeepers personal story

Hey everyone, One of our friends sent over a first-hand account of his experiences as a Peacekeeper in Darfur. Here's what he had to say: "It was a year ago that I went to Darfur as a peacekeeper for ...
Posted by Darfur Now on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:37:00 PST

Bring 15 Friends - Talk to Don Cheadle!!

Darfur Now is opening in 23 additional cities this weekend, November 9th. Now, Participant Productions is offering an Activist Special! Bring a group of 15 people or more, and you'll be invited to a c...
Posted by Darfur Now on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:30:00 PST

Director Ted Braun on the importance of land

The word Darfur means land of the Fur. And as is the case in so many of the world's crises, one of the central issues of the Darfur conflict is land. While I was in one of the capital cities of the ...
Posted by Darfur Now on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:30:00 PST

This Week in Darfur

IN BRIEF... Unable to hold constructive talks without most of the rebels present, the GoS postpones peace talks until December. Meanwhile, reports surface that the government is forcibly removing civi...
Posted by Darfur Now on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:14:00 PST

Director Ted Braun’s personal screening stories

We recently caught up with busy DARFUR NOW director Ted Braun, who's been on the road with the film at screenings and festivals across North America. Lucky for us, he's been keeping some notes on his ...
Posted by Darfur Now on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:15:00 PST

This Week in Darfur

10.26.07This Week in Darfur: IN BRIEF... After two main rebel groups pull out of the Libyan peace talks, chances look bleaker than ever for a resolution to the conflict. Even an established agreement ...
Posted by Darfur Now on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:23:00 PST

This Week in Darfur

IN BRIEF... Amid reports of another massacre in the town of Muhagiriya, a dispute among rebel factions threatens the peace talks next week before they start. Three World Food Program drivers are kille...
Posted by Darfur Now on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:22:00 PST

This Week in Darfur

10.12.07This Week in Darfur: IN BRIEF... After a rebel raid on African Union forces in which ten peacekeepers are killed, GoS razes the town of Haskanita in retaliation. A recent alleged GoS attack on...
Posted by Darfur Now on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:04:00 PST

Director Ted Braun: Filming in Darfur

I returned from four months in Sudan filming Darfur Now with a transformed sense of what a story means. Before we started shooting, I traveled for a month throughout Darfur and listened as people tol...
Posted by Darfur Now on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:31:00 PST

Director Ted Braun: The six stories of DARFUR NOW

I was frustrated by the world's indifference to the catastrophe in Darfur, so I wanted this film to reach a wide audience, not just people who already knew about the subject. Because the Darfur confl...
Posted by Darfur Now on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:28:00 PST