Sand and Sorrow
Brief Synopsis
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While analyzing the historical events that have given rise to an Arab-dominated government's willingness to kill and displace its own indigenous African people, the documentary also examines the international community's "legacy of failure" to respond to such profound crimes against humanity in the
Cast & Crew
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Paul Freedman
Director
George Clooney
Elie Wiesel
Barack Obama
Sam Brownback
Alex De Waal
Film Details
Also Known As
Sand & Sorrow
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Historical
Political
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Frame Runner, Inc.; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Jigsaw Music; L.A. Studios; Mg Film; NT Audio; Nt Video; Post Logic Studios
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video; Metropolitan Filmexport; Paradiso Entertainment; Sena
Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Darfur, Sudan; Khartoum, Sudan; London, England, United Kingdom; New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
While analyzing the historical events that have given rise to an Arab-dominated government's willingness to kill and displace its own indigenous African people, the documentary also examines the international community's "legacy of failure" to respond to such profound crimes against humanity in the past.
Director
Paul Freedman
Director
Cast
George Clooney
Elie Wiesel
Barack Obama
Sam Brownback
Alex De Waal
Gerard Prunier
Minni Minawi
Abdulrahman Al-zuma
Sabina Blay
Ahmed Ibrahim Diraigee
Eric Reeves
Ruben Colince Ondoua
John Prendergast
Nicholas Kristof
Olivier Bercault
Leslie Lefkow
Mike Katukula
Riley Macdonald
Hannah Macdonald
Ken Silverstein
Ahmad Ali
Hilary Benn
Alex Last
Happy Mutesi
Frieda Nyiramana
Harry Reid
Harold M Schulweis
Adam Sterling
Speciose Uwamwezi
Samantha Power
Crew
Zandy Ariss
Graphics
Zandy Ariss
Assistant Editor
Henry Ball
Post-Production
Joe Berchtold
Other
Greg S Bernstein
Legal Counsel
Larry Birstock
Post-Production
John Bolen
Sound Mixer
Adam Chuck
Other
George Clooney
Executive Producer
Bill Coffin
Post-Production
John Constantine
Camera
Michael Constantine
Camera
Jim Davey
Post-Production Supervisor
Greg Dehart
Photography
Greg Dehart
Writer
David Donaldson
Post-Production
Patrick Dufresne
Main Title Design
Jamie Dunlap
Original Score
Frank Ferrigno
Camera
Natalie Freedman
Executive Producer
Paul Freedman
Screenplay
Paul Freedman
Editor
Paul Freedman
Photography
Paul Freedman
Producer
George Hamad
Music
Brian Hannish
Camera Utility
Fritz Heede
Music
Robert Hoffman
Other
Shahana Kahn
Graphics
Bradley J Kaplan
Producer
Charles Kienzle
Assistant
Amy Kolsky
Post-Production Assistant
Chet Kucinski
Other
Mark Leiss
Cgi Artist
Stefan Luka
Post-Production
Paul Mcgrath
Sound Recordist
Michael Mendelsohn
Executive Producer
Randy S Mendelsohn
Legal Counsel
Jesse Monsour
Graphics
Josh Moore
Other
Patrick Murphy
Gaffer
Naser Musa
Music
Alexander E Naufel
Director Of Photography
Chris Neely
Sound Department
Molly Pasutti
Music
Jim Petit
Photography
Faust Pierfederici
Colorist
Carli Posner
Associate Producer
John Rhode
Photography
Jeff Rothman
Sound Department
Aarti Sequeira
Coproducer
Andre Shane
Photography
Merie Sharp
Post-Production
Sameh Sheikh
Interpreter
Scott Siegal
Visual Effects Producer
Rick Smith
Grip
Betsy Solorzano
Post-Production
Alon Stivi
Consultant
Bob Voipe
Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Sand & Sorrow
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Historical
Political
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Frame Runner, Inc.; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Jigsaw Music; L.A. Studios; Mg Film; NT Audio; Nt Video; Post Logic Studios
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video; Metropolitan Filmexport; Paradiso Entertainment; Sena
Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Darfur, Sudan; Khartoum, Sudan; London, England, United Kingdom; New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 6, 2007
Aired in United States January 29, 2008
Aired in USA on HBO in December 6, 2007.