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St Helens Refugee Community Film Festival presents 'Not Just Football' (No Cert)

Entry Fee

£6.00

Runtime (mins)

110

Screening Date

20/06/25, 18:00

About the film

St Helens Refugee Community Film Festival in conjunction with Lucem House presents 'Not Just Football'


In 2005, Gabriel Stauring, a young and enterprising activist from California, decides to travel to Africa - with a camera in hand - to do what he can to help the thousands of refugees from Darfur escaping from a cruel and dramatic civil war in Sudan.


Eight years later, Gabriel's enthusiasm, although still high, is challenged with disappointment: he has since created an NGO and is still risking his life and facing outstanding obstacles, but the international community is no longer interested in his mission.

What can he do, to re-capture the world's attention?

In 2012, he creates Darfur United, a soccer team made of young Darfuri refugees living in the camps of Chad.


Through exclusive access to 500 hours of video footage taken directly by Gabriel Stauring and other characters in the flim, Not Just Football follows the journey of Darfur United players, from the dust of the refugee camps to the lights of the World Football Cup; and along the complex path of going from being refugees to becoming citizens.


Not Just Football.

Booking information

wegottickets.com/event/660317/


Doors open 18.30


Patrons can pay on the door (Subject to Availability)


For further information about the festival (including the Festival Pass) visit


www.lucemhouse.co.uk/whats-on





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