| Omo Child: The River and the Bush | |
| Director: | John Rowe |
| Producer: | John Rowe |
| Starring: | Lale Labuko |
| Music: | Eric Poline |
| Cinematography: | Niels Lindelin Sebastian Humphreys Ally Rybiki Nicholas Wiesnet Jordan Raabe |
| Editing: | Matt Skow |
| Distributor: | Journeyman Pictures |
| Runtime: | 89 minutes |
| Country: | United States, Ethiopia |
| Language: | English |
Omo Child: The River and the Bush is a documentary film by John Rowe. It is about a young man who is on a quest to get tribes to change their beliefs and traditions. Namely their beliefs about curses.[1] One tribe in particular had a custom of killing children that were believed to be cursed.[2]
The film is set in the Omo River valley in Ethiopia. Children that are thought to be cursed are killed because it is believed that they can bring disease, famine and death to the tribes.[3] Lale Labuko, an educated man decided to challenge the tradition that had been around for a long time.[4]
As of October 2015, the film had managed to pick up 24 awards around the world.[5]
Journeyman Pictures, a London-based distributor has the worldwide rights to the film.[6]
Director John Rowe and Lale Labuko founded the Omo Child Organization to house rescued children.[7] As of September 2015, they had housed 33 of these children.[8]