The Sun. Jan. 29th edition of the Salt Lake City newspaper "The Deseret News" reported that "God Grew Tired of Us," a film partially financed by Nicole Kidman, about three Sudanese refugees who have immigrated to America won both the jury prize and the audience prize in the documentary feature category. Christopher Quinn directed the film and in his speech which was shown on the Sundance Channel, he said that he hoped his work would bring more attention to the people of The Sudan who are dying by the thousands. The film is the second one about Sudanese refugees in America to be produced within the last few years. "The Lost Boys of Sudan" was the other film, and it was shown on the PBS documentary series "POV."
The other big winner at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah was "Quinceanera," a feature film about Latino youths coming of age in inner city Los Angeles. The film won the auidence and jury awards in the drama category. Surprisingly, the film was not directed by Lationo filmmkaers, but rahter by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer.
Web sites containing more info on the Sundance Film Festival include:
3) http://www.sundancechannel.com
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