Slavar

We have heard news buzzing about this animated documentary Slavar, winner of countless of animation awards, but we waited to share with you once we found a trailer. Slavar is a short film by Hanna Heilborn, David Aronowitsch’s  and artist Mats Johansson about young Sudanese slaves. Based on an interview made in 2003, Slavar tells the story of  Abouk, 9, and Machiek, 15, who were taken by the government-sponsored militia in Sudan and used as slaves. The second film in a series of animated documentaries about children in difficult situations Slavar is powerful and inspirational.  (subtitles are in French)

“-We were abducted my mother, father, sister and me. Then they killed my parents and separated me from my sister. 
I was five, Abuk tells us in a low voice. I stayed with one of
 the men who kidnapped us and took care of his goats.”

Awards
Best short documentary, the Silver Cub Award, IDFA, Amsterdam, 2008.
Special Mention, the Generation 14plus Section, Berlinale 2009.
Best Short doc. the STHLM.DOC Award, Tempo Doc. Festival,Stockholm 2009.
Best Short Animation Film Award, Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California, 2009.
Special Mention, IT’S ALL TRUE–International Documentary Film Festival, Brasil, 2009.
Best Short Documentary Award, DOXA Doc. Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, 2009.
The Annecy Cristal for Best Short Animation and the Unicef Award at The Annecy International Animation Film Festival, June 2009.
Best Animated Short, The World Wide Short Film Fest, Toronto, Canada, June 2009
Best Documentary Short Film, The Melbourne International Film Festival, August 2009.