| HAPPINESS Colloquium Film Series Presents "Rebuilding Hope" |
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In July 2011, the country of South Sudan formed its own nation, separating itself from Sudan after two civil wars, the most recent of which killed more than two million people. "Rebuilding Hope" (2009) follows three men who fled the country along with thousands of others during the wars, forming a group of refugees known as "The Lost Boys."
On Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 5:30 p.m., Lebanon Valley College will screen "Rebuilding Hope" at Annville's Allen Theatre and allow viewers to watch the three men return to their home country 20 years after fleeing as young children. Tickets are $1 for non-LVC students and $3 for the general public. The film is free to LVC students.
As part of the HAPPINESS Colloquium Film Series, "Rebuilding Hope" addresses issues relative to finding peace after war. South Sudan is one of the poorest nations on the planet despite its rich oil fields, and the violence between Sudan and South Sudan often stems over oil rights. According to The New York Times, 83 percent of South Sudan's people live in thatched-roof huts. In the film, the three men return to South Sudan to reunite with surviving family members as well as to work to instill hope for happiness and a better future for South Sudanese people.
In addition to the film, Gabriel Bol Deng, one of the three men featured in "Rebuilding Hope," will speak at Lebanon Valley College on Sept. 11. Deng will talk about his experience in Sudan and his contribution to relief efforts for the people who live there. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be at 7 p.m. in Lutz Hall, Blair Music Center.
HAPPINESS is a year-long integrated series of guest speakers, roundtable discussions, films and courses that will consider the meaning and importance of happiness as a psychological, physiological, social and cultural phenomenon. It involves presentations by speakers from a number of disciplines who approach the theme from the standpoints of the arts, the wellness of body and mind, the demands of a consumer economy, the expectations and duties of political life, and the broad philosophical questions of human flourishing.
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