The mothers of Heroes and Martyrs
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Title
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The mothers of Heroes and Martyrs
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Description
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A short documentary produced by Art of Solidarity. The original description by the creators states:
[This film] documents first-hand accounts of mothers who lost their children to the Nicaraguan Revolution of the 1970’s and the Counter Revolutionary War of the 1980’s. It was these youth, some as young as 12 years old, that led the movement to overthrow the brutal Somoza dictatorship in 1979 and to preserve the revolution from the threat of the US-backed “Contra” (counter-insurgency) for over 5 years. It was mothers who clothed, housed, and fed these child soldiers, and smuggled information and weapons, even in the face of torture and kidnappings. In the aftermath of the revolution a group of mothers formed an association to begin to document and heal from the tragic loss of life, creating an association with a museum of photographs and artifacts to share the stories of their fallen loved ones. Today nearly 70% of Nicaragua’s population is comprised of youth under the age of 21 who did not live through the revolution and have little to no recollection of war. In 2009, as many of these young Nicaraguans celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the revolution, the Mothers reflect on the tragedies of war with the goal of passing on their stories to a new generation and advocating for a more peaceful future for all nations.
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Creator
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Art of solidarity
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Subject
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Mothers
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Date Created
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2009
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Bibliographic Citation
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Art of solidarity (2009)
