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:
Dr. Tom is a finalist for the Aurora Prize
CARING FOR THOUSANDS IN A FORGOTTEN WAR As the sole doctor permanently based in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, home to 750,000 people, Dr. Tom Catena has worked around the clock to care for the citizens of this war-torn area. Amid ongoing civil war between the...
Pauline Movie Reviews
The Heart of Nuba – Authentically Lived Christianity
NCAA: Ken Carlson–Goals, gumption and grit
Living and filming in such conditions were routinely fraught with peril for Carlson and his small production crew.
Screening: Boston, MA
Hosted by The Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur.
Boston Globe: Dealing with life and death in southern Sudan
An interview with Producer/Director Kenneth A. Carlson
Video: iHeart radio
Interview with Deborah Kobylt
Screening: Shanghai
The Heart of Nuba screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The festival ran from June 17-26, 2017.
Screening: Redding, CA
The Heart of Nuba had a special screening at the Cascade Theatre in Redding, CA. The screening also included a performance by Katrina Carlson.
News from Sudan:
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