| Pray the Devil Back to Hell | |
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 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Gini Reticker |
| Produced by | Abigail Disney |
| Cinematography | Kirsten Johnson |
| Edited by | Kate Taverna Meg Reticker |
| Music by | Blake Leyh |
| Distributed by | Balcony Releasing (US) ro*co films (International) |
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Running time | 72 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English subtitles |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary.[1] The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008. It had cumulative gross worldwide of $90,066.[2]
The film documents a peace movement called Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace. Organized by social worker Leymah Gbowee, the movement started with praying and singing in a fish market.[3] Leymah Gbowee organized the Christian and Muslim women of Monrovia, Liberia to pray for peace and to organize nonviolent protests. Dressed in white to symbolize peace, and numbering in the thousands, the women became a political force against violence and against their government.[4]
Their movement led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Liberia, the first African nation with a female president. The film has been used as an advocacy tool in post-conflict zones like Sudan, mobilizing African women to petition for peace and security.[5]
- ^ "Tribeca Film - Home - Award Winners 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ IMDB
- ^ 2009 Archived 2009-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Blogs". Guideposts. Archived from the original on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ November 2009 MEDIAGLOBAL Archived 2010-07-10 at the Wayback Machine