This doc comes to the festival via the Emmy award winning editor, Tony Breuer of Treadwell NY.
This is the story of World Champion Boxer, Kassim "The Dream" Ouma - born in Uganda, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the government, Kassim became an army soldier who was forced to commit many horrific atrocities, making him both a victim and perpetrator. He soon discovered the army’s boxing team and realized the sport was hi...See More
Awards NOMINEE - IDA Award - Best Documentary
WINNER - AFI FEST - Best Documentary
WINNER - AFI FEST - Audience Award
WINNER - SILVERDOCS - AFM Silverdocs Award
WINNER - IDFA - DOC U Award
WINNER - Fort Lauderdale International FF - Spirit of Independence Award
WINNER - Ann Arbor International - Life Force Award
WINNER- US Sports FF - Audience Award
WINNER - Gasparilla FF - Best Documentary
Directed By Kief Davidson
Produced By Kief Davidson, Liz Silver, Forest Whitaker, Keisha Whitaker, Luke Thornton, Josh Green