After rising up in exile, a filmmaker returns residence to South Sudan to comply with her mom’s journey into politics.
When peace in South Sudan hangs within the stability, a filmmaker returns residence from exile along with her mom and sister.
Akuol de Mabior was 16 when her father was killed in a helicopter crash – simply three weeks after his inauguration as Sudan’s first vp in 2005. John Garang de Mabior is revered because the founding father of South Sudan.
Now, Akuol’s mom, Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, prepares to grow to be one of many 5 vice presidents on the planet’s youngest nation. Her mission is to safeguard her husband’s imaginative and prescient.
In the meantime, Akuol and her sister Nyankuir wrestle with what it means to name South Sudan residence.
A movie by Akuol de Mabior