THE ELEPHANTS AND THE GRASS

By Beau ROSARIO, Brandon GULISH

PHILAMEDIA - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2021

Fleeing a brutal civil war, a mother and daughter face unthinkable dangers as they journey towards safety. Can those most affected by the violence return and rebuild the nation that was stolen from them?

    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary, First film, Social issues
    • Countries
    • SUDAN, UGANDA, USA, RWANDA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 112 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Beau ROSARIO, Brandon GULISH
    • Producer(s)
    • Beau ROSARIO (Philamedia), Brandon GULISH (PHILAMEDIA), Carley BILINDABAGABO (Ingoma Films), Andrew BILINDABAGABO (Ingoma Films)
    • Synopsis
    • Fourteen-year-old Shamira Muhammed and her disabled mother flee brutal civil war in South Sudan to seek safety in a Ugandan refugee camp. Shamira recounts her harrowing journey, as we uncover the political corruption and cultural instability that displaced her.