Kony 2012 - Wikipedia Kony 2012 is a 2012 American short documentary film produced by Invisible Children, Inc The film's purpose was to make Ugandan cult leader, war criminal, and ICC fugitive Joseph Kony globally known so as to have him arrested by the end of 2012 [2] The film was released on March 5, 2012, [3][4][5][6] and spread virally, and the campaign was initially supported by various celebrities [7][8][9
What was Kony 2012, and why was it so popular, and a joke now? - Reddit I thought Kony 2012 was little more than a public display of the white savior complex, but the shaming of his public mental break was horrifying and a national embarrassment It is a scandal that we don't talk about how this is further evidence that mental health stigma is truly the last uniform, acceptable form of discrimination
KONY 2012 - Invisible Children The KONY 2012 campaign started as an experiment Could an online video make obscure war criminal Joseph Kony famous? What were the results?
Kony 2012 Documentary: The Viral Phenomenon That Changed Activism Kony 2012 was a documentary film that sparked a global phenomenon in March 2012 Produced by the nonprofit organization Invisible Children, the 30-minute video aimed to raise awareness about Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda The film's primary goal was to make Kony globally known and facilitate his arrest by the end of 2012 The documentary achieved unprecedented
KONY 2012 - YouTube We launched our KONY 2012 campaign ten years ago A lot has changed since then (including us) but our commitment to Central African communities has never wav
The Meaning of Kony 2012 - Jacobin The Kony 2012 campaign pioneered a new form of online activism — one that served empire more than the people it claimed to help
Kony 2012 (Short 2012) - IMDb Kony 2012: Directed by Jason Russell With Susan Davis, Shepard Fairey, Jim Inhofe, Joseph Kony A documentary that explores why African cult and militia leader and indicted war criminal fugitive Joseph Kony needs to be arrested by the end of 2012
How the Kony Video Went Viral - The New York Times How did “Kony 2012″ go viral so quickly? Invisible Children, which has already produced 11 films over the years and has brought its case to college students around the country, had a strong base of followers to begin with on Facebook, Twitter and its YouTube channel
Kony 2012: Social Media Activism or Mere Slacktivism? Kony 2012: Social Media Activism or Mere Slacktivism? On March 5, 2012, Jason Russell, co-founder of the NGO Invisible Children, uploaded a 30-minute film on YouTube titled Kony 2012 In this short film, Russell introduced Americans to the plight of children in northern Uganda who live in fear of being kidnapped by warlord Joseph Kony With over 100 million views in just six days, this video