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When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy
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When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

2016
1h 18m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2016

Runtime

1h 18m

Storyline

WHEN I WAS YOUNG I SAID I WOULD BE HAPPY is a feature length documentary about the transformation achieved by 12 orphan genocide survivors in Rwanda after participating in a new form of sustainable humanitarian aid called Project LIGHT. Using a train the trainer model, these young people called Ambassadors, were trained to heal their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and their hearts as well as teach others to do the same. In only two short years they paid forward their healing to hundreds, from Rwanda to Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Mar 29, 2016
Languages
English
Director
Paul J. Lynch
Production Countries
Rwanda
United States of America
Official Website

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Scarlett Lewis

Scarlett Lewis

Self

J.T. Lewis

Self

Lori Leyden

Self

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Narrator (voice)

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