Jimmie Briggs
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Tribeca All Access® 2006
About
As a journalist, Jimmie Briggs is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Journalism; the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braitrust Media Award: and the NABJ Magazine Award. He has written for The Washington Post, The Village Voice, Emerge, Vibe, The Source, XXL, The New York Times Magazine, and Life, and is the author of the non-fiction novel Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go To War.
Innocents Lost: Child Soldiers at War
Child soldiers from the war zones of Colombia, Nepal, and Uganda tell their own stories in their own words. With unprecedented access, the documentary explores their lives as well as the families and communities who are also trapped in this global crisis.