African Soul, American Heart

From Fargo Filmmaking

African Soul, American Heart (2008) is a 22-minute documentary produced by Flat Valley Productions.

Contents 1 Main Details 1.1 Plot Summary 1.2 Production Information 1.3 Cast 1.4 Crew 2 Other Information 2.1 Film Festivals 3 External Links

[edit] Main Details

[edit] Plot Summary

Twenty years after leaving his homeland, a Lost Boy of Sudan returns to help the orphans of his village.

[edit] Production Information

African Soul, American Heart premiered on November 9, 2008 at the Fargo Theatre. An article titled African Film Makes Debut by Kim Winnegge appeared in the Metro/State section of the November 10, 2008 edition of The Forum. The brief piece mentioned the 150 viewers that attended the first of two showings, and interviewed producer/director/writer Deb Dawson, documentary subject Joseph Akol Makeer, producer/writer Kevin Brooks, and audience member Connie Peterson.

[edit] Cast

• Joseph Akol Makeer.... Himself
• John Bul Dau.... Himself
• Dayna DelVal.... Herself
• Quinn DelVal.... Himself
• Prairie Rose Seminole.... Herself
• Tierney Michon.... Herself
• Norm Robinson.... Himself
• Katie Smith.... Herself
• Forrest Carlson.... Himself
• Ron Saeger.... Himself
• Nancy Saeger.... Herself
• James Carlson.... Himself
• Sonya Carlson.... Herself
• Deb Dawson.... Herself
• Kevin Brooks.... Himself
• Matt McGregor.... Himself

[edit] Crew

• Deb Dawson.... Writer, Producer, Director
• Kevin Brooks.... Writer, Producer
• Greg Carlson.... Producer
• Matt McGregor.... Cinematographer, Editor
• Dayna DelVal.... Public Relations, Vocal Coaching

[edit] Other Information

[edit] Film Festivals

• 2009 Orlando Film Festival.... official selection
• 2009 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.... official selection
• 2009 Fargo Film Festival.... Invited Selection

[edit] External Links

• African Soul, American Heart website
• African Soul, American Heart at the Internet Movie Database