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American Freedom Alliance
proudly presents
The Redemption of
General Butt Naked
Thursday, April 21, 2011
7:30 p.m.
Location: Santa Monica Screening Room 1526 Fourteenth Street, Santa Monica
(between Broadway and Colorado)
Admission: $15.00
Parking: Street
Joshua Milton Blahyi was a ruthless and feared warlord during Liberia's 14-year civil war. Dubbed "General Butt Naked" for fighting with nothing more than an AK-47 and a pair of leather shoes, Blahyi believed he possessed supernatural powers that made him impervious to bullets. The General and his army of child soldiers are said to have killed thousands during Liberia's horrific civil war. However, following a dramatic conversion to Christianity in 1996, the General abruptly laid down his weapons, leaving behind his soldiers, his country and a war that would rage for another seven years.
Today Blahyi is on a quest for redemption: facing those he once terrorized, preaching where he once murdered, and trying to rebuild the shattered lives of those he commanded during the war. For five years, filmmakers Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion tracked his often troubling path up-close, finding both the genuine and disconcerting in Blahyi's efforts. The film forces us to question the very nature of what true, meaningful reconciliation looks like in a country where justice has not been available.
Call the AFA office at (310) 444 3085 for further information on the screening