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After five years of war, Darfur lives off foreign aid in an atmosphere of stagnation, uncertainty and hopelessness. But a group of young Darfuris from the town of Nyala have started something more powerful and lasting than handouts or legislation. Through theatre and music, combining comical sketches and dark tales staged in the middle of crowded markets or IDP camps, they encourage awareness, reconciliation and development by transforming their reality into fantasy.

Haythum is the charismatic and witty leader of the troupe, Adam studies law and tends cows, half his family are in the camps, and he takes part in theatre in his free time. Selwa is 18, beautiful and loves to write. Their stories are interwoven to portray an unseen Darfur, one of hope, ambition and solutions.

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Rageh Omaar presents Witness, a half-hour daily documentary series which features short, specially commissioned or acquired films gathered from independent filmmakers.
 
Each documentary reveals the unknown lives of ordinary people, following their lives, telling their stories and portraying the challenges that confront them. Our witnesses are people in a situation or those who have observed them first hand.
 
The films cover conflict, belief, the past and the future and as well as bringing new stories to light they showcase the talents of a new breed of multi-skilled, frontline journalist. In the studio, Rageh will further explore the issues raised in the films, with expert guests on the subject matter and the filmmakers themselves.

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