Innocents Lost: Child Soldiers at War
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2006
Logline
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.
Gordon Skinner
Director, Executive Producer
Gordon T. Skinner is both a documentarian and an experienced international dispute mediator. Directing credits include Sitting in the Fire: Profiles of the Peacemakers, and Strategic Omissions: The Truth Behind The Health Effects After 9/11. Currently, he is in pre-production for a film on Panama's Kuna Indians and is developing projects for the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce, The Guggenheim Museum, Rubenstein Management, and The Nederlander Organization.
Diana Williams
Producer
Diana Williams has produced critically acclaimed narrative films such as Our Song (directed by Jim McKay), the mock-documentary The Love Machine (directed by Gordon Eriksen), Piggie (co-written and directed by Alison Bagnall), and Nice Guys Sleep Alone (based on the best selling book by Bruce Fierstein, directed by Stu Pollard), and award-winning documentaries, including the Emmy©-winning Sylvia Drew Ivie, and the Cine-Golden Eagle winning Another First Step. Williams has been a nominee for the Motorola Producer Award by the IFP/West Spirit Awards. She is the founder of Exit 5 Entertainment (E5E), a New York based production company. Williams is currently on the Board of Advisors for Stellar Network, a filmmaker organization based in NY and National Video Resources. She has served as an advisor or programming consultant to numerous film festivals including the New York International Latino Film Festival, AFI Silver Doc, and HBO Aspen Comedy Fest. A graduate of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, Williams began her career in Los Angeles as a DGA Assistant Director.
Jimmie Briggs
Producer
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.