KONY 2012

KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.

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DIRECTOR: Jason Russell LEAD EDITOR: Kathryn Lang EDITORS: Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Jesse Eslinger LEAD ANIMATOR: Chad Clendinen ANIMATOR: Jesse Eslinger 3-D MODELING: Victor Soto VISUAL EFFECTS: Chris Hop WRITERS: Jason Russell, Jedidiah Jenkins, Kathryn Lang, Danica Russell, Ben Keesey, Azy Groth PRODUCERS: Kimmy Vandivort, Heather Longerbeam, Chad Clendinen, Noelle Jouglet ORIGINAL SCORES: Joel P. West SOUND MIX: Stephen Grubbs, Mark Friedgen, Smart Post Sound COLOR: Damian Pelphrey, Company 3 CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, Laren Poole, Gavin Kelly, Chad Clendinen, Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Shannon Lynch PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Jaime Landsverk LEAD DESIGNER: Tyler Fordham DESIGNERS: Chadwick Gantes, Stephen Witmer

MUSIC CREDIT:

Original Instrumental Scores by Joel P. West http://www.joelpwest.com/

“02 Ghosts I” Performed by Nine Inch Nails, Written by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor, Produced by Alan Moulder, Atticus Ross, and Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails appear courtesy of The Null Corporation

“Punching in a Dream”, Performed by The Naked and Famous, Written by Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith, and Thom Powers, Produced by Thom Powers, The Naked and Famous appear courtesy of Somewhat Damaged and Universal Republic

“Arrival of the Birds”, Performed by The Cinematic Orchestra, Written by The Cinematic Orchestra, Produced by The Cinematic Orchestra, The Cinematic Orchestra appears courtesy of Disney Records

“Roll Away Your Stone”, Performed by Mumford and Sons, Written by Benjamin Lovett, Edward Dwane, Marcus Mumford, and Winston Marshall, Produced by Markus Dravs, Mumford and Sons appear courtesy of Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC

“On (Instrumental)”, Performed by Bloc Party
Written by Bloc Party, Produced by Jacknife Lee, Bloc Party appears courtesy of Vice Records

“A Dream within a Dream”, Performed by The Glitch Mob, The Glitch Mob appears courtesy of Glass Air

“I Can’t Stop”, Performed by Flux Pavilion, Flux Pavilion appears courtesy of Circus Records Limited

Right now, there are more people on Facebook than there were on the planet two hundred years ago.

Humanity's greatest desire is to belong and connect,

and now we see each other. We hear each other.

We share what we love and it reminds us what we all have in common.

and this connection is changing the way the world works.

Governments are trying to keep up...

and older generations are concerned.

The game has new rules.

The next twenty seven minutes are an experiment.

But, in order for it to work, you have to pay attention.

Every single person in the world started this way.

He didn't choose where or when he was born...

but, because he's here...he matters.

My name is Jason Russell and this is my son, Gavin.

He loves jumping on the trampoline, being a ninja and dancing.

And just like his dad...

he likes being in movies,

and making movies.

But, he was born into a pretty complicated world.

And as a dad, I want him to grow up in a better world than I did.

And because of the course of events in my life,

I see a way to get there.

It has become my job.

Years before Gavin was born,

the course of my life was changed entirely

by another boy.

It's been almost ten years since Jacob and I became friends.

But when my friends and I first met him, in Uganda in central Africa...

it was in very different circumstances.

He was running for his life.

The night I first met Jacob, he told me what he and other children in northern Uganda were living through.

After spending a few weeks with Jacob,

he told me something I would never forget.

He told me more about his brother

and what he would say to him if he were still alive.

Everything in my heart told me to do something

and so I made him a promise.

I made that promise to Jacob, not knowing what it would mean.

But now I do.

Over the past nine years, I have fought to fulfill it

and the fight has lead me here,

to this move you're watching.

Because that promise is not just about Jacob, or me...

It's also about you, and this year...2012

is the year that we can finally fulfill it.

And if we succeed, we change the course of human history.

But, time is running out...

To level with you, this movie expires on December 31, 2012

and it's only purpose is to stop the rebel group, the LRA

and their leader, Joseph Kony.

and I'm about to tell you exactly how we're going to do it...

So, the thing is...my son, Gavin, has never...

I've never explained to him what I do,

he knows I work in Africa, but

he doesn't know what the war is about

or who Joseph Kony is, so I'm going to explain it to him

for the first time, today. That's what we're doing.