Saving Lives in Sudan
When President Omar Al-Bashir ordered the relentless bombing of the citizens of his own country in the Nuba mountains of Sudan, Dr. Tom Catena was on the ground, one doctor serving 700,000 patients. When a ceasefire was agreed to and the bombing stopped, Dr. Tom stayed, to serve the people who have put their faith and their hope in him.
Telling the Story
A college friend of Dr. Tom’s, filmmaker Kenneth A. Carlson navigated armed militia in Sudan to tell the story. Internationally acclaimed and award-winning, The Heart of Nuba, is now available through iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Sony, Xbox and in public libraries via Hoopla. It has raised more than $2.200,000 for medicine, vaccinations, supplies and crucial training of Sudanese staff to support Dr. Tom’s critical, life-saving work.
What now for Sudan?
Omar al-Bashir assumed power in Sudan in 1989 after leading a military coup to overthrow the sitting government. During that time al-Bashir directed the mass killing, rape, and pillage against Black African civilians in Darfur, with the goal of eliminating the Black population. He led a relentless bombing campaign against the citizens of the Nuba mountains, also Black Africans, targeting civilians, killing thousands, and destroying homes, schools, business, crops and more. In 2009, al-Bashir banned all humanitarian aid coming into Sudan, leaving his people starving, sick, dying, and subject to intensifying violence.
He has been indicted by the International Criminal Court on five counts of crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture, and rape), two counts of war crimes, and three counts of genocide.
Recent News:
ICN Film Feature: The Heart of Nuba
At six o'clock each morning an American doctor makes his way through the dark to a simple chapel where he spends half an hour, rosary in hand, enlisting God's support for the day ahead. He is Dr Tom Catena, and he is the only surgeon in...
Screening: Paris City Hall
Screening was held for policymakers in the Auditorium de la Maire de Paris. Hosted by the MagkaSama Project, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.
Screening: U.K Parliament
Screening was held for British Parliament at The Foundry. Hosted by Waging Peace and the Parliament.
Dr. Tom named Maria Shriver’s Architect of Change
“…the source of most of our conflicts is the idea that one person’s life is more valuable than someone else’s.”
Screening: US Congress
This Congressional screening was held at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center's Orientation Theater. Hosted on Capitol Hill by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
Global Human Rights Screenings Shine a Light on Sudan Genocide
The Heart of Nuba will be screened on all seven continents beginning this week in observance of the United Nations Genocide Prevention Day on December 9 and Human Rights Day on December 10. Select screenings will include a virtual reality...
Brown Alumni Magazine: A Life In War
“Never did I think… that he’d have the wherewithal to grab the camera out of his desk drawer when he heard incoming Sukhois and shoot some of the most harrowing footage of the film!”
Video: Tom’s Choice
An adult, a young adult and a child all have the same disease and you have enough medicine to save one. Who do you choose? It’s not a trick question.
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