Land of Thorns: struggling for survival in Karamoja

Keulig and Kagan's film Land of Thorns: struggling for survival in Karamoja offers a necessarily subjective yet thorough account of the contemporary situation of Karamojans. It highlights several of the manifold dimensions of crisis in Karamoja and of the responses to challenges in the region.

The film reveals the interconnectedness of the different mechanisms of unsustainable development in Karamoja, opening up a search process for sustainable futures.

Land of Thorns depicts some turns of life in Karamoja through the portrays of three Karamojan women who have been facing various challenges with great personal strength.

With breath-taking images and exclusive scenes, Land of Thorns presents the richness and beauty of traditional pastoralist lives and cultures in the north east of Uganda and bordering Kenya. The film also warns against contemporary threats to the sustainability of pastoral livelihoods.

Land of Thorns gives voice to traditional communities and civil society, highlighting major themes of current relevance. The film also includes interviews with experts and leading figures, including among others:

Hon. Aston. P. Kajara, Minister of State, Karamoja Affairs

Theophane Nikyema, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Uganda

Vincent de Visscher, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Uganda

Jonathan Davies, Global Coordinator for the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism

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Length: 49 min.

Format: HDV (16:9)

Available in the following languages : English, French, German, Czech

Written and directed by: Steffen Keulig and Sacha Kagan

Executive Producer: David Knaute

Produced by:

ACTED

marketfilm productions

With the support of:

European Commission

Rechen- und Medienzentrum der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg