Imagine being forced to leave your family and fight in a war you don't understand - and you are only eleven years old. Sadly, for many of these child soldiers in Nepal this is a reality and the peace process is not solving their problems. These children quickly discovered that the return home is even more painful than the experience of war.
Returned weaves the voices of Nepal's child soldiers, organizations working to help them, and military leader's from Nepal's opposing forces, in a search to understand why child join armed groups and explores ways to prevent recruitment."
This short film that demonstrates some of the exceptions to the expectations that westerners would find in Hindu society. These stories illuminate different facets of sex, marriage, and love in 21st Century Nepal.
This piece was filmed by Brandon Kohrt during his time in Nepal as a Fulbright Scholar and edited in by Robert Koeng for Cornell University's Film Series in honor of Women's History Month.
RETURNED is documentary video that follows several Nepali youths as they attempt to reintegrate back into civil society after their association with armed groups linked to the "People's War." The purpose of the documentary is to illustrate the struggle faced by the child soldiers. Go to nepaldocumentary.com for more information.
Skyland Trail
For many adults with mental illness, the everyday experiences that make life gratifying and meaningful - satisfying work, independent living and successful relationships - may seem like unreachable dreams. This short documentary chronicles one mans struggle with mental illness and tracks the steps of his recovery.
The Wrestler's Second (Excerpt)
After the fall of communism in Mongolia, a team of researchers stumbles across a mysterious disorder called "Yadargaa". This documentary follows a famous Mongolian Wrestling Coach as he searches for a cure to his "Yadargaa" and a sense of balance in the new capitalist Mongolia.
Atlanta Asylum Network
Thousands of people from all over the world come to the United States seeking asylum each year. Many of them have been physically or psychologically tortured in their native countries. This documentary sheds light on the work of committed volunteers from Physicians for Human Rights and the Emory University Center for Humans Rights.
Georgia Aquarium Fun Fish Fact & More
This short is an example from the Emmy AwardTM nominated series that was produced for 11Alive/WXIA (NBC) in Atlanta. The shorts usually involve an underwater camera, close-up access to the animals and interviews with biologist who care for them. This one is about the Divers who look after the animals clean the inside of the large Ocean Voyager tank.
