When I Was Young I Said I Would Be Happy

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 29, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Rwanda, United States of America

Cast

J.T. Lewis,Lori Leyden,Scarlett Lewis,CCH Pounder

Director

Paul J. Lynch

Writer

Ellen Goldwasser

Producer

Nicolas M. Ortner,Lori Leyden,Barnet Bain

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt3758314