Fans of Canada’s Oscar finalist Rebelle with surely want to watch Stronghearted,
the new short film released by the National Film Board of
Canada. Like the tale of Komona in Rebelle,
Stornghearted is the story of a young
girl named Evelyn Amony who was born into a militant life at a young age. At
twelve years old, Evelyn was kidnapped by Joseph Kony, the leader of Uganada’s
militant Lord’s Resistance Army. She was then raped by Kony and forced to
become one of his wives. Evelyn endured her abuser for eleven years until she
escaped. Evelyn’s story is now the subject of a documentary, directed by Jodie
Martinson, which pairs Evelyn’s testimony with unique animation by Kunal Sen to
visualize the horror she endured. Stronghearted
is a beautiful, moving story about finding hope and meaning from a brutal
chapter of history. Martinson hopes to continue Evelyn’s story into a
feature-length documentary. You can hear Martinson’s radio documentary “To Have
and to Hold” on CBC’s The
Current.
Stronghearted streams for free from the NFB:
