Children of Congo: From War to Witches

Year - 2008.

Directed By Dan Balluff.

Starring: Tony Akundi, Dan Balluf, Sadia Kaenzig, Fr. Zbigniew Orlikowski.

Produced and Written By Dan Balluff.

Over five million people have died during the past decade as a result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Few Americans are aware of the unimaginable scale of human suffering, death, and destruction that has occurred in this vast country deep in the heart of Africa. In the aftermath of this brutal war, children have endured the brunt of the suffering. This film documents the plight of thousands of street children living in Kinshasa and confirms the wide-spread accusations of child witchcraft, torture and child prostitution.

This documentary also examines the efforts being made to reintegrate demobilized child soldiers, displaced refugees, and orphaned children following the volcanic eruption near the city of Goma, in Eastern Congo, and to bring some measure of hope and stability to the lives of the Congolese people following the democratic elections in 2006.