If you are looking for a documentary video to compliment a novel study set in conflict zones in East Africa such as War Brothers by Sharon McKay (Uganda) or Lost Girl Found by Leah Bassoff and Laura DeLuca (South Sudan), consider War Dance. The film is about students from a school in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda who struggle to prepare to compete for the National Music Competition in Kampala. The stories of students whose lives have been torn apart by war are interwoven with their preparation for and participation in the competition. This beautiful documentary is an interesting subject for deconstruction in terms of structure and the use of visuals and sound but, even more importantly, it demonstrates the resilience of the human spirit.
