South Sudan crisis ignored in midst of Darfur attention

By Allie Feras. American University's The Eagle

An amplified focus on the genocide in Darfur has drawn international attention away from tragedies occurring in south Sudan, filmmaker Jen Marlowe said at a panel discussion Tuesday evening.

"The peace process that was started [in South Sudan] ... has been allowed to slide back into what looks like a slide back into civil war," Marlowe said.

Dave Eggers, author and founder of literary journal McSweeney's; Karim Chrobog, founder of 18th Street Films; and Marlowe presented projects focusing on the "lost boys" of south Sudan.

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