Mobile Cinema & Peacebuilding in CAR // USAID’s People-to-People Activity
In 2021, Invisible Children partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement USAID’s People to People (P2P) Activity in the Central African Republic (CAR), a multi-year initiative that equips Central African youth peacebuilders with the skills needed to reduce intercommunal tension and armed group violence in eastern CAR. A key component […]
How Have Things Changed Since KONY 2012?
On March 5, 2012, we launched the KONY 2012 campaign. Many recognize KONY 2012 as a YouTube video that became an overnight viral sensation. With over 100 million views in just a few days, our 30-minute film about a relatively unknown rebel conflict in central Africa became the most viral video of all time (that […]
Ridge Top Series // Exclusive videos from the Musician Coalition
The Frendly Gathering music festival provided another year’s worth of positive energy and ‘frendly vibes’ this summer at their festival in Vermont, and we were honored to have been a part of it. If you managed to go, we are sure you will want to re-live it, and if you didn’t… we want to give you a […]
Invisible Children responds to Expedition Kony
We have collaborated and worked with numerous NGOs, government officials, donors, civil society members, and foundations to implement effective, life-saving programs that contribute to the protection of civilians and an end to LRA violence. The LRA is currently being tracked by sophisticated multi-national military teams that in the past month have come closer than ever […]
Where is Emmy now?
In 2006, Invisible Children Uganda released Emmy: the story of an orphan, a film about a young boy who loses both his parents to HIV/AIDS. Not HIV positive himself, Emmy bravely faces a future without parents but surrounded by loving aunts and uncles who agree to care for him and his brother. Last week we […]
Supporter Spotlight // the tattoos to prove it
Bold and brave and controversial…tattoos make statements. For many people, tattoos are a form of self expression. To best articulate our inner self, we mark our outer body. We’ve come across lots of Invisible Children-inspired tats, and we’re equally honored and curious about the specific stories and reasoning behind them. Here’s some quotes and photos from […]
Where is Sunday now?
The fifth Invisible Children film, Sunday: the story of the displaced, was released in 2007. Okello Sunday was a 15-year-old orphan living in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in northern Uganda when he met an Invisible Children team doing research for the Displace Me event. Sunday stood out to them as an exceptionally bright […]
The true power of media
This post is about the power of media. Whether it be videos, social media platforms, or the daily news, our world operates as a product of what we see and read on a daily basis. The ubiquitous media presence plays an undeniable role in establishing the truth we subscribe to each and every day. Sitting […]
Four questions with Kathryn Lang
We’re entering the final week of our Four-Part Model video series, ending with our Media programs. I sat down with our lead film editor to ask her four questions (we love themes) to get a better sense of her role in the media that Invisible Children produces. Kathryn Lang started out as a Roadie back […]
The evolution of documentary filmmaking
In 2003, Jason, Bobby, and Laren landed in the heart of Africa with second-hand cameras on their shoulders, itching for a story to tell. Now, ten years later, Invisible Children has created nearly a dozen documentaries and has reached well over 100 million people through its media. There are countless factors in the success of […]