Special to CNN January 4, 2012 -- Updated 1247 GMT (2047 HKT)
South Sudan 'Lost boy' tells of hope for new nation - CNN.com
By Ger Duany, Special to CNN
2012-01-04T12:18:33Z CNN.com
South Sudan
celebrates its
new-found
independence
on 9 July 2011.
Editor's note:
Ger Duany is a
former child
soldier and one
of the 'Lost boys
of Sudan,' a
name given to
the thousands of
young boys who
were separated
from their
families during
the country's
civil war. He
now lives and
Event: The Unlikely Heroes Benefit, Monday, May 2nd
by Africa.com Editorial Staff
LivelyHood, a media group founded by Tamara Hood, is presenting the Unlikely Heroes Benefit with host Sway Calloway of MTV News. The event will be an intimate fundraiser for GER: To Be Separate, a new documentary that traces one man's odyssey as a Sudanese child soldier to refugee, as well as his escape and his amazing journey home, on Monday, May 2 at the 92Y Tribeca in New York City from 7 to 9 p.m. In addition, attendees will experience a riveting discussion moderated by Oscar-nominated filmmaker David O. Russell and some of the Lost Boys of Sudan, including Ger Duany, Lopez Lomong, and King Deng.
By LAURA WALUBENGO
January 5, 2011 – Ger Duany is a model/actor based in the United States. He is a Sudanese man aged 32, who left his native home when things became apart, just like the meaning of his name – Ger – when things become apart.
Hearting Huckabees: Sudan native uses experience in role
Bloomington actor, refugee takes integral part in popular flick
by Joanna Borns
Indiana Daily Student
Published November 16, 2004
http://www.idsnews.com/story.php?id=26306
Actor, refugee takes integral part in popular flick.
