War Dance

Documentary Genre: Biographies and portraits, Direct cinema, Performance Films

Role of the Filmmaker: Chronicler

Burning Question: With this group of students be able to make it to competition and win?

Visual Imagery: Crisp clear, rack focus, heart breaking with actions. Traditional song, dance, and clothing.

Theme: Through difficult times, a group a students in bush practice hard to get to a huge competition.

Stakes: Being attacked by Rebels, The students won’t be able to compete, The students won’t place in the first three, Some of the students won’t be able to come

Editing Style: Continues

Questions, emotions, thoughts that this film provoked in you as viewer:

I watched a documentary very similar to this a few years ago called the invisible children. They are very different from each other, even with the same setting. You feel sorry for the children, but you also learn how strong the people of Uganda are. They are adults in children’s bodies, and it’s horrible to know that they’re not living without worry. There are two major things that stuck out to me in War Dance. One, you learn about children trying their hardest to compete in music and dance in a war zone. Two you learn about individual children and their strengths.