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Global Development Matters Movie Night: The Redemption of General Butt Naked

Jul 13, 2011

The Center for Global Development presents
a Global Development Matters Movie Night with

The Redemption of General Butt Naked

Featuring
Daniele Anastasion
Director/Producer

Eric Strauss
Director/Producer

Hosted by
Ben Leo
Research Fellow, Center for Global Development

Wednesday, July 13, 2011
6:00pm--8:00pm
*Light refreshments provided*

at
Center for Global Development
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC
*Please bring photo identification*

Joshua Milton Blahyi - also known as General Butt Naked - was a ruthless and feared warlord during Liberia's first civil war who was known for his use of child soldiers and his fondness for fighting in nothing more than his boots and his AK-47. This film follows his transformation to an evangelist preacher and his five-year, nation-wide quest for forgiveness from the people he victimized.

Eric Strauss has been creating documentary films for more than a decade, shooting, writing and producing for broadcasters such as National Geographic, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and A&E. Daniele Anastasion has worked regularly on documentaries for National Geographic and Frontline/WORLD. The Redemption of General Butt Naked is their first feature film.