Full awards and nominations of Slaves (S)
Animation. Documentary
SLAVES is about Abouk, nine, and Machiek, fifteen. Like thousands of children they were taken by the government-sponsored militia in Sudan and used as slaves. They were later liberated by an organization headed by James Auger. SLAVES—AN ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY is based on an interview conducted in 2003 and is the second film in a series of animated documentaries with and about children in difficult situations by David Aronowitsch and Hanna Heilborn. [+]