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{{short description|2008 documentary film by Gini Reticker}}
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| name = Pray the Devil Back to Hell | name = Pray the Devil Back to Hell
| image = Pray the Devil Back to Hell Poster.jpg | image = Pray the Devil Back to Hell Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical Poster | caption = Theatrical Poster
| director = Gini Reticker | director = ]
| producer = Abigail E. Disney | producer = ]
| co producer = Johanna Hamilton | music = ]
| cinematography = ]
| music = Blake Leyh
| lyrics = Angelique Kidjo
| cinematography = Kristen Johnson
| editing = Kate Taverna<br>Meg Reticker | editing = Kate Taverna<br>Meg Reticker
| distributor = Balcony Releasing (US) ro*co films (International) | distributor = Balcony Releasing (US) ro*co films (International)
| released = ''']''':<br/>April 24, 2008<br>'''Theatrical Release:'''<br/>November 7, 2008 - NYC<br/>''' | released = {{Film date|2008|04|24|]|2008|11|07|U.S.}}
| runtime = 72 min. | runtime = 72 min.
| country = ] | country = United States
| language = English subtitles | language = English subtitles
| budget = | budget =
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'''Pray the Devil Back to Hell''' is a ] directed by Gini Reticker and produced by ]. The film premiered at the 2008 ], where it won the award for Best Documentary.<ref>http://www.tribecafilm.com/home/18455719.html</ref> The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008. '''''Pray the Devil Back to Hell''''' is a 2008 American ] directed by ] and produced by ]. The film premiered at the 2008 ], where it won the award for Best Documentary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribecafilm.com/home/18455719.html |title=Tribeca Film - Home - Award Winners 2008 |accessdate=2009-03-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303043905/http://www.tribecafilm.com/home/18455719.html |archivedate=2009-03-03 }}</ref> The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008. It had cumulative gross worldwide of $90,066.<ref></ref>


The film documents a ] called ]. Organized by social worker ], the movement started with praying and singing in a fish market.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227090728/http://www.odemagazine.com/blogs/readers_blog/9001/leymah_gbowee_peace_warrior_for_liberia |date=2009-12-27 }}</ref> Leymah Gbowee organized the ] and ] women of ], ] to pray for peace and to organize ] protests. Dressed in white to symbolize peace, and numbering in the thousands, the women became a political force against violence and against their government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guideposts.com/blog/life-faith-liberia-peace-movement-women|title=Blogs|work=Guideposts|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113053300/http://www.guideposts.com/blog/life-faith-liberia-peace-movement-women|archive-date=2009-11-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Plot ==
A group of regular women in ], led by Leymah Gbowee, came together to ask their government for peace and helped bring to power the country's first female head of state.


Their movement led to the election of ] in Liberia, the first ]n nation with a ]. The film has been used as an ] tool in post-conflict zones like ], mobilizing African women to petition for peace and security.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710093803/http://www.mediaglobal.org/article/2009-11-01/pray-the-devil-back-to-hell-documentary-serves-as-advocacy-tool-in-post-conflict-zones/ |date=2010-07-10 }}</ref>
Under Leymah Gbowee's leadership, a group of women managed to force a meeting with President ] and extract a promise from him to attend peace talks in ]. Gbowee then led a delegation of Liberian women to Ghana to continue to apply pressure on the warring factions during the peace process.<ref>http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2008/11/inf/GboweeLeymah.html</ref> As a result, the women were able to achieve peace in Liberia after a 14-year civil war.


== Cast == == Synopsis ==
A group of ordinary women in ], led by Leymah Gbowee, came together to pray for peace. Armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the country’s civil war.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922002001/http://www.awdfchicago.org/about-film.html |date=2009-09-22 }}</ref>
In alphabetical order
* Janet Johnson Bryant, as Herself
* Etweda Cooper, as Herself
* Vaiba Flomo, as Herself
* Leymah Gbowee, as Herself
* Asatu Bah Kenneth, as Herself
* Etty Weah, as Herself


Under Leymah Gbowee's leadership, the women managed to force a meeting with President ] and extract a promise from him to attend peace talks in ]. Gbowee then led a delegation of Liberian women to Ghana to continue to apply pressure on the warring factions during the peace process.<ref></ref> They staged a silent protest outside of the ], bringing about an agreement during the stalled peace talks.
== Awards ==
2008 ] - Best Documentary


Asatu Bah Kenneth is featured in the film. She is currently Assistant Minister for Administration and Public Safety of the Liberian Ministry of Justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://unmil.org/1article.asp?id=3718&zdoc=1|title=UNMIL – Misión de las Naciones Unidas en Liberia|website=unmil.org|language=es-ES|access-date=2018-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005095835/http://unmil.org/1article.asp?id=3718&zdoc=1|archive-date=2011-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the time, she was the president of the ]. Inspired by the work of the Christian women's peace initiative, she formed the ] to work for peace.<ref></ref>
2008 Jackson Hole Film Festival - Cowboy Award Winner - Audience Choice Award


Working together, over 3,000 ] and ] women mobilized their efforts, and as a result, the women were able to achieve peace in Liberia after a 14-year civil war and helped bring to power the country's first female head of state.
2008 ] - Witness Award
2008 ] - Special Jury Prize for Non-Fiction Filmmaking


== Title ==
2008 ] - Crystal Heart Award for Best Documentary Feature
The title of the film is drawn from Gbowee’s statement about Taylor and the rebels. Both sides were supposedly religious. The rebels frequented mosques, while Taylor claimed to be a devout Christian who, according to Gbowee, could “pray the devil out of Hell.” It was therefore the responsibility of the women in this inter-faith coalition to pray the devil (of war) right back to Hell.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402203842/http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/Film/5547883-147/story.csp |date=2010-04-02 }}</ref>


== Cast ==
2008 ] - Best Documentary in the Interfaith Category
In alphabetical order
* Janet Johnson Bryant, as herself
* ], as herself
* Vaiba Flomo, as herself
* ], as herself
* Asatu Bah Kenneth, as herself
* Etty Weah, as herself


== Awards ==
2008 My Media Award from the ]
* 2008 ] — Best Documentary
* 2008 Jackson Hole Film Festival&nbsp;— Cowboy Award Winner&nbsp;— Audience Choice Award
* 2008 ] — Witness Award
* 2008 ] — Special Jury Prize for Non-Fiction Filmmaking
* 2008 ] — Crystal Heart Award for Best Documentary Feature
* 2008 ] — Best Documentary in the Interfaith Category
* 2008 My Media Award from the ]
* 2009 ]&nbsp;— Jury Award for Best Film
* 2009 ] — One of the Best of the Fest Selections
* 2009 ] — Social Justice Award for Documentary Film
* 2009 ] — The Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
* 2009 One World International Human Rights Festival, Prague&nbsp;— Rudolf Vrba Award in the Right to Know Competition
* 2009 Women's Film Festival, Brattleboro, VT&nbsp;— Best of Fest
* 2009 Wilbur Award&nbsp;— Film Documentary for 2009
* 2009 Movies that Matter Festival&nbsp;— Golden Butterfly
* 2009 I Will Tell Film Festival&nbsp;— Ndinadsawapanga Award
* 2009 ] — Audience Award: Best Documentary


== Women of Liberia ==
2009 Tri Continental Film Festival - Jury Award for Best Film
].]]
As a result of the ] from 1989 until 1996 and ] from 1999 until 2003, and during post-conflict periods, Liberian women were displaced and faced the death of family members, sexual violence, and challenging economic and social environments.<ref></ref> The recovery effort has been led by Liberian women against sexual violence with an all-female ] ],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/15/liberian-women-occupy-front-lines-of-war-on-sexual-violence/4989/|title=Liberian women occupy front lines of war on sexual violence {{!}} WORLDFOCUS|date=2009-04-15|work=WORLDFOCUS|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201003190477.html|title=Liberia: Female Peacekeepers Empower Women to Participate in National Security|last=Gaestel|first=Allyn|date=2010-03-19|work=MediaGlobal (New York)|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref> trained in sophisticated combat tactics and weaponry, crowd and mob control, and counter-insurgency.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/03/02/liberia.women/index.html|title=Indian women peacekeepers hailed in Liberia |publisher=CNN|first=Moni |last=Basu|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, women made up 15 percent of Liberia’s national police force.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211034506/http://www.peacewomen.org/news_article.php?id=211&type=news |date=2013-12-11 }}</ref>


== Notes ==
2009 ] - One of the Best of the Fest Selections
* On June 19, 2009, the film was featured on ] on '']'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06192009/watch.html|title=Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen {{!}} PBS|website=www.pbs.org|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref>
* Leymah Roberta Gbowee is the executive director of the ] Africa, based in ], ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/7352_leymah_gbowee.cfm |title=Leymah Gbowee - Hunt Alternatives Fund |accessdate=2011-10-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001201036/http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/7352_leymah_gbowee.cfm |archivedate=2011-10-01 }}</ref>
*In 2007, Leymah Gbowee completed a master's degree in conflict transformation at ].<ref>Jim Bishop. "Peacebuilder alumna tells her story at EMU." https://emu.edu/now/news/2009/peacebuilder-alumna-tells-her-story-at-emu/ Retrieved 04 July 2023.</ref>
* Leymah Gbowee was named one of "21 Leaders for the 21st Century".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3420|title=Aid for Girls Going Beyond Schoolhouse|work=Women's eNews|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2009, she and the Women of Liberia were honored with the JFK ] from the ].
* ] along with ] and ] were awarded the 2011 ] "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."<ref name=autogenerated5>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2011/press.html |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 – Press Release |publisher=Nobelprize.org |date=2011-10-07 |accessdate=2011-10-07}}</ref>


== See also ==
2009 ] - Social Justice Award for Documentary Film
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* ]
* ]
* ]


'''General:'''
2009 ] - The Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
* ]


== References ==
2009 One World International Human Rights Festival, Prague - Rudolf Vrba Award in the Right to Know Competition
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2009 Women's Film Festival, Brattleboro, VT - Best of Fest

2009 Wilbur Award - Film Documentary for 2009

2009 Movies that Matter Festival - Golden Butterfly

2009 I Will Tell Film Festival - Ndinadsawapanga Award

2009 ] - Audience Award: Best Documentary

== Notes ==
* This remarkable struggle for peace eventually paved the way for the election of ] to the presidency of Liberia – the first democratic election of a female head of state anywhere in Africa.
* On June 19, 2009, the film was featured on ] on The Bill Moyers Journal <ref>http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06192009/watch.html</ref>
* Leymah Roberta Gbowee is the executive director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa, based in Accra, Ghana.<ref>http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/7352_leymah_gbowee.cfm</ref>
* Leymah Gbowee was named "21 Leaders for the 21st Century"<ref>http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3420</ref>
* Leymah Gbowee and the women of Liberia were honored with the JFK ] in 2009.
* The composer for the film, ], recently worked on a feature-length theatrical documentary entitled '']''. The film depicts the story of ], a Hungarian Jew who negotiated with the ] during ] for the release of 1,700 Jews. Kasztner was subsequently assassinated in Tel Aviv in 1957. Director ] spent seven years researching and interviewing multiple individuals in order to find out the truth about Kasztner's work and murder. The film is scheduled to release in the US in October 2009.


== External links == == External links ==
* * {{Official website|http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com}}
* {{imdb title|1202203}} * {{IMDb title|1202203}}
* * {{YouTube|Uon9CcoHgwA|Trailer}}
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* {{YouTube|383geVVA4c0|NPR Interview with Leymah Gbowee and filmmaker Abigail Disney}}
== References ==
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* {{YouTube|ywj-FCeel_w|InFocus Interview}}


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Latest revision as of 03:20, 1 September 2024

2008 documentary film by Gini Reticker
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Theatrical Poster
Directed byGini Reticker
Produced byAbigail Disney
CinematographyKirsten Johnson
Edited byKate Taverna
Meg Reticker
Music byBlake Leyh
Distributed byBalcony Releasing (US) ro*co films (International)
Release dates
Running time72 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish 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. The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008. It had cumulative gross worldwide of $90,066.

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. 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.

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.

Synopsis

A group of ordinary women in Liberia, led by Leymah Gbowee, came together to pray for peace. Armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the country’s civil war.

Under Leymah Gbowee's leadership, the women managed to force a meeting with President Charles Taylor and extract a promise from him to attend peace talks in Ghana. Gbowee then led a delegation of Liberian women to Ghana to continue to apply pressure on the warring factions during the peace process. They staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace, Accra, bringing about an agreement during the stalled peace talks.

Asatu Bah Kenneth is featured in the film. She is currently Assistant Minister for Administration and Public Safety of the Liberian Ministry of Justice. At the time, she was the president of the Liberia Female Law Enforcement Association. Inspired by the work of the Christian women's peace initiative, she formed the Liberian Muslim Women's Organization to work for peace.

Working together, over 3,000 Christian and Muslim women mobilized their efforts, and as a result, the women were able to achieve peace in Liberia after a 14-year civil war and helped bring to power the country's first female head of state.

Title

The title of the film is drawn from Gbowee’s statement about Taylor and the rebels. Both sides were supposedly religious. The rebels frequented mosques, while Taylor claimed to be a devout Christian who, according to Gbowee, could “pray the devil out of Hell.” It was therefore the responsibility of the women in this inter-faith coalition to pray the devil (of war) right back to Hell.

Cast

In alphabetical order

  • Janet Johnson Bryant, as herself
  • Etweda Cooper, as herself
  • Vaiba Flomo, as herself
  • Leymah Gbowee, as herself
  • Asatu Bah Kenneth, as herself
  • Etty Weah, as herself

Awards

Women of Liberia

Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace.

As a result of the First Liberian Civil War from 1989 until 1996 and Second Liberian Civil War from 1999 until 2003, and during post-conflict periods, Liberian women were displaced and faced the death of family members, sexual violence, and challenging economic and social environments. The recovery effort has been led by Liberian women against sexual violence with an all-female United Nations peacekeeping force, trained in sophisticated combat tactics and weaponry, crowd and mob control, and counter-insurgency. In 2009, women made up 15 percent of Liberia’s national police force.

Notes

See also

General:

References

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  2. IMDB
  3. 2009 Archived 2009-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Blogs". Guideposts. Archived from the original on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. November 2009 MEDIAGLOBAL Archived 2010-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. African Women Development Fund Archived 2009-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Center for American Progress
  8. "UNMIL – Misión de las Naciones Unidas en Liberia". unmil.org (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  9. United Nations Radio
  10. Praying the Liberian war back to hell Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Amnesty International
  12. "Liberian women occupy front lines of war on sexual violence | WORLDFOCUS". WORLDFOCUS. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  13. Gaestel, Allyn (2010-03-19). "Liberia: Female Peacekeepers Empower Women to Participate in National Security". MediaGlobal (New York). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  14. Basu, Moni. "Indian women peacekeepers hailed in Liberia". CNN. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  15. Peacewomen.org following Media Global Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  16. "Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  17. "Leymah Gbowee - Hunt Alternatives Fund". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  18. Jim Bishop. "Peacebuilder alumna tells her story at EMU." https://emu.edu/now/news/2009/peacebuilder-alumna-tells-her-story-at-emu/ Retrieved 04 July 2023.
  19. "Aid for Girls Going Beyond Schoolhouse". Women's eNews. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  20. "The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 – Press Release". Nobelprize.org. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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