Kassim the Dream:
Behind the charm, smile and power of boxing champion Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma lies a unique and tragic story: at age 6, Ouma was kidnapped into the rebel army in Uganda and forced into life as a child soldier. Over the next 12 years, he discovered his pugilistic talents in the army's boxing team, which led to his defection to the U.S. at age 18. Despite the culture shock, Ouma quickly became Junior Middleweight Champion of the World. Filmmaker Kief Davidson happened upon Ouma's remarkable story while watching HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, and knew he had found his next project: 'What struck me immediately was the big smile Kassim always seemed to have on his face, even though he was talking about being a child soldier. I wanted to find out what was behind that grin.' What Davidson, a two-time Tribeca filmmaker (The Devil's Miner, Tff '05), found was...
Behind the charm, smile and power of boxing champion Kassim 'The Dream' Ouma lies a unique and tragic story: at age 6, Ouma was kidnapped into the rebel army in Uganda and forced into life as a child soldier. Over the next 12 years, he discovered his pugilistic talents in the army's boxing team, which led to his defection to the U.S. at age 18. Despite the culture shock, Ouma quickly became Junior Middleweight Champion of the World. Filmmaker Kief Davidson happened upon Ouma's remarkable story while watching HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, and knew he had found his next project: 'What struck me immediately was the big smile Kassim always seemed to have on his face, even though he was talking about being a child soldier. I wanted to find out what was behind that grin.' What Davidson, a two-time Tribeca filmmaker (The Devil's Miner, Tff '05), found was...
- 6/1/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
The Directors Guild of America announced the nominees Wednesday for its documentary award, including two that examine aspects of the war in Iraq. The nominees are Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani for The Devil's Miner, Werner Herzog for Grizzly Man, Sean McAllister for The Liberace of Baghdad, Rupert Murray for Unknown White Male, and Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud for Off To War: Welcome to Baghdad. "The best documentary filmmaking provides a look inside a particular place or time and leaves us feeling like we've been transported to it, as a real eyewitness," DGA president Michael Apted said. "These talented filmmakers have made provocative and challenging movies that demonstrate why audiences are increasingly attending and why distributors are releasing more documentary films theatrically." The winner will be announced at the 58th annual DGA Awards show on Jan. 28 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
- 1/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana's Philippines-set ransom thriller Cavite was named best feature Sunday at the sixth annual Woodstock Film Festival. Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani's The Devil's Miner, about two Bolivian silver miners, took home best documentary honors. The indie-focused fest gave its first Trailblazer Award to Cinetic Media producer John Sloss; it was presented by his longtime collaborator Ethan Hawke. Actor/director Steve Buscemi received the Maverick Award from friend Aidan Quinn.
- 10/3/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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